February 2013 Vol 15 Issue 2
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2013 Art Festival flooded with entries With bated breath, some of the Art Festival crowd
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eld on the Australia Day weekend, it was perfect weather for viewing artwork - and ducks! A lot of attendees were glad to be out of the house on the wet weekend Unfortunately, Coondoo and flooding in Gympie prevented our Mayor, some sponsors and participants from attending. Even the markets, live entertainers and wine and cheese were kept at bay. Not to worry, Ricky Modin filled in to present prizes and give speeches left, right
and centre. With an extra 50 more entries to last year, the fifth annual Rainbow Beach Art Festival was the biggest “Brushes by the Sea” yet. Local artists from around the Cooloola Coast area of Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove were eligible to enter, and enter they did. Organisers Bev Starr and Peggy Howe were delighted to see the flood of photography entries, the seccontinued on page 6
Five Gympie Girls having a blast of a Summer in the tranquil waters of Inskip Point 2013 People’s Choice winner was Carolyn Smith with “The Magpie Fight”.
“Best season ever!” A Lena Brodin took out the “Our Local Area” - Rick Modin will display her artwork at the Sports Club for all to enjoy
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fter the last couple of years with poor weather in our peak season, it was great to see so many smiles around the coast’s businesses. 13th Beach’s Shane Mahn agrees, “the weather saved us – we were flat out.” “It was a record breaker for us at the carwash – above 2009, when it was really good, and many other years,” reported Scott Elms, Rainbow Beach Chamber of Commerce and Tourism President. He tells us many other businesses are saying the same thing. Tin Can Bay Chamber of Commerce and Tourism President, Kevin Reibel reports it was busy times in the accommodation, hospitality and real estate sectors. The New Year’s Carnival was a good success with probably
1000 or more attending. It was great to give families and parents a night of entertainment and music with the fireworks. Adam Rummery from Rainbow Beach Hotel was smiling, “It was the busiest we’ve ever seen it. There were 20 people out the door waiting to get in on New Year’s Eve. That’s never happened before. The two separate bars were constant. On our busiest day ever, we served 270 lunch “covers” – that’s main meal only, not counting kid’s meals, starters or desserts with 260 covers again at dinner. Across the busy season, the whole team worked twice as hard and twice as long.” continued on page 3
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