Each year Cooroy Fusion Festival throws something new into the mix of fantastic entertainment and activities. This year is no different with demonstrations by Skate Aid in the Apex Park skate park being added to the program thanks to the sponsorship of Cooroy Rag.
“In anticipation of the soon to be built Hinterland Playground, this year Cooroy Fusion Festival is on the move from Mill Place across the road to Apex Park. Because of the fantastic skate park in the new location, we felt it made sense incorporate some skate demonstrations,” explained festival chairperson, Jim Ennis.
“We are all about giving back to the community at Cooroy Rag and we couldn’t imagine a better way of doing that by contributing to our local youth – after all they are the future of our community. The Skate-Aid initiative provides skating skills but it also is aimed at inspiring creativity, developing confidence and enabling connection and a sense of community for the kids and those are really important life lessons,” said sponsor Brenda Gladwood from Cooroy Rag.
Skate-Aid Australia is aimed at building pathways to independence and inclusion through education and community development. Their primary focus is enabling young people to find better pathways in life by building context and connection to education and inclusion through the relational bridge of skateboarding helping to overcome disadvantage, reduce dependency and build for a brighter future.
This is just one of the great activities at Cooroy Fusion Festival which includes a huge program of entertainment and fun throughout town at Apex Park, Cooroy Library, The Butter Factory Arts Centre, the Noosa District Orchid Society Annual Show at the CWA Hall; the Lifeline Denim Sale is at Cooroy Memorial Hall; and woodworking displays at the Cooroora Woodworkers and Cooroy Camphor Laurel Group in Lower Mill Road.
This event couldn’t be held without the support of volunteers and sponsors including Noosa Council, Cooroy Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank, Tourism Noosa, Cooroy Super IGA, Cooroy Country Menswear & Jeanery, Noosa Pengari Steiner School, Wythes Real Estate, Cooroy Rag, Fiducian Financial Services Noosa Hinterland, Sutton’s Cleaning, Fiona Winter Realty, Cooroy Service Centre RACQ, Gelignite Jacks, Sunny Coast Accountants, Mower & ATV Solutions, Cartwright Lawyers, Cooroy RSL, Greenwood Grove, John Madill Toyota, Noosa Arts Theatre, Jim’s Building Inspections Cooroy, Cooroy Hotel, McDermott Aviation, Cooroy Landscape Supplies, SPM Law, Max Watterson & Associates, The Clay Shed Cooroy Chamber of Commerce, Firefly Solutions, Permaculture Noosa, Noosa Landcare, Unity Water, Bunnings Noosaville and Plastic Free Noosa.
All the information can be found at www.cooroyfusionfestival.com.au
