JUNE 2021 | VOLUME 1 | ISSUE 11
COOLUM NEWS INFORM • KNOW • GROW
WALKING INTO FITNESS DECKCHAIR FUN Theatre in Coolum is alive and well
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GAME ON: The Walking Football Coolum crew are keen to find new members to join in the fun on Monday nights at the fields behind the Baptist Church.
BY REBECCA CROCKETT THEY WON’T WIN THE FA CUP FOR FOOTBALL FINESSE, BUT ONE LOCAL GROUP IS KICKING GOALS IMPROVING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR OLDER PEOPLE.
Walking Football Coolum (WFC) team Founder, Dom Massoni, started the group around two years ago when his wife saw the sport on TV and thought he should give it a go. There wasn’t one close-by so once he found a ground (thanks to the help of Coolum Baptist Church for the use of the soccer pitch behind the Church) he started a team in Coolum. As a sport, Walking Football is Coolum News - June 2021
said to be the fastest growing in the world. It is a phenomenon that started in Scotland around 10 years ago bringing people, with willing minds and perhaps less willing bodies, together to participate in a game they might’ve played or watched when they were younger - combating social isolation and improving mental and physical health and personal relationships in the process. Dom, who originally hails from France, says the Coolum walking footballers are a fun crew and a great mix of people from a wide range of local, interstate and international backgrounds including from Scotland, The Netherlands, England and New Zealand. Continued page 4
COAST CARE Locals defending our coastal environment
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NEW KID IN TOWN Playgroup for under 5’s
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