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Festival Fun at Emu Park
Wondering what to do this weekend? Do you want a relaxing Sunday or yearn for a bit more activity? You may have both if you make your way to Emu Park. Pile the family into the car and make your way down to beautiful Bell Park and Fisherman’s Beach. What a fantastic spot to enjoy some good old fashioned outdoor entertainment.
From 8am meander through the great variety of stalls offered by the bustling Bell Park market while being entertained by Narelle Schirmer and then take a leisurely stroll towards Fisherman’s Beach to see a wondrous spectacle of colourful kites drifting in the breeze where world class kite technicians will be on hand to offer advice.
Enjoy the challenge of the sand sculpturing competition (free entry) from 12noon where winners will take home a cash prize, or while away the afternoon listening to talented musicians Greer Webley and Steve Jay Music.
Or, test yourself by getting together a team of four for the beach games competitions from 12pm and 3pm that run over six rounds, and try and win a cash prize, also with free entry. For excitement, carnival rides also operate throughout the day.
The kids have not been forgotten with a jam-packed day of activities with face painters, the ‘Frozen Sisters’, exotic mermaids offering photo opportunities, kit kite & lantern workshops, activities with Bunnings and ‘Resilient Ricky’, and there’s a kiddies beach play area adjacent to the sand sculpturing site.
And what better way to finish a terrific day of entertainment and activities then to be awed by a spectacular lantern parade with lanterns made throughout the day, and a monster fireworks display, at dusk.
The popularity of the Emu Park Lions & Triple M Festival of the Wind has been growing steadily each year as it has much to offer families. It is an alcohol-free festival hosted by the Lions Club to strengthen community ties and display the beautiful environs of Emu Park with its sandy beaches and green parks.
The Emu Park Lions Club sincerely thanks its supporting partners – Triple M (CQ), Livingstone Shire Council, Bendigo Bank, Fun Time Amusements, Keppel Bay Sailing Club, and Absolute Waste – and the valued volunteers for their continued support of this family festival.
Sunday, 15th May 2022
Markets: 8am – 3pm
Festival activities: 10am – 7pm
http://www.festivalofthewind.com
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2022 – Official Media Release
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Look to the Skies!
Make your way to Emu Park on Sunday 15th May and look to the skies for an amazing array of colourful kites waving in the breeze over Fisherman’s Beach. Be impressed by the world class kite designers and flyers showing off their craftsmanship and skills with their myriad of kites of all colours, shapes and sizes.
Not only does the ever-popular Emu Park Lions and Triple M Festival of the Wind have the amazing kite spectacle, there are loads of other fun filled activities for all the family to enjoy throughout the day.
Browse your way through Bell Park’s biggest market of the year starting at 8am as this bustling market offers a great variety of stalls including food and entertainment. Then explore the many other festival activities on offer.
There are carnival rides, face painting, photo opportunities with mermaids or the Frozen sisters Anna and Elsa. Resilient Ricky and Bunnings will be conducting activities for the kids under the main marquee followed by live entertainment with Steve Jay Music. Children can learn to assemble and decorate their own kite before launching them alongside the professionals; or make their own lantern to join in the lantern parade at dusk. Another option is to have one of the bright and colourful spinning windmills that will be available.
Don’t miss the opportunity of buying a ticket in the raffle to have a chance of winning one of the great prizes sponsored by Kingfisher Bay Resort, Rockhampton Helicopters, Funtastic Cruises and Freedom Fast Cats.
For those feeling a bit more competitive, the Clarke Creek Wind Farm are sponsoring prizes for beach games and sand sculpturing competitions on Fisherman’s Beach. Beach games are held over two competitions with a series of challenges for teams of four. Visit http://www.festivalofthewind.com or contact Cameron on 0473142378 to find out more. The sand sculpturing competitions are open to all ages including family groups.
While on the beach watch the Coast Guards flare display or take the chance to have a chat with members of the Capricornia Blokart Club and the Keppel Bay Sailing Club.
All this activity will lead up to the grand finale at dusk when all the lantern makers will be encouraged to join in a spectacular lantern parade that will be followed by the Bendigo Bank’s monster fireworks display that will light up the sky, a spectacle not to be missed.
Pet owners are advised to keep their animals secured during the fireworks display (at approx. 6:45pm) to keep them safe. Also, throughout the Festival, Hill Street, east of Emu Street to Fisherman’s Beach, will be closed to ensure pedestrian safety.
Festival organisers are mindful that there is still COVID-19 within the community so ask that anyone that is an active COVID-19 case or experiencing symptoms of cough, fever, sore throat, fatigue, or shortness of breath to please stay home. Sanitising stations will be provided throughout the event site for patrons use.
The Festival is proudly partnered by Triple M (CQ), Livingstone Shire Council, Bendigo Bank, Clarke Creek Wind Farm, Fun Time Amusements, ,Keppel Bay Sailing Club, JRT Group, & Absolute Waste.
This family fun day has something for everyone, so get the family together, away from computers and games, and come enjoy some good outdoor fun together. Everyone loves to fly a kite!
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2021 – Media Release
Let’s go fly a kite!
The skies over Emu Park will once again be filled with colour when the most colorful festival on the Cap Coast returns to Bell Park and Fisherman’s Beach. Following the disappointment of cancellation last year due to COVID-19, the Emu Park Lions and Triple M (CQ) Festival of the Wind will celebrate its 21st anniversary on Sunday, 11th April. Be entertained while you browse your way through Emu Park’s biggest market of the year and then make your way through the day’s activities.
Be enthralled by the skills of the world class professional kite fliers who have come from around Australia to show off their amazing kites and kite handling skills. Make your own kite at the kit kite workshop or purchase a kite from the professionals. The professionals are only too willing to offer advice on kite flying techniques.
Enjoy the carnival atmosphere with rides, games, face painting and live entertainment with plenty of food and drink available or make your way down to Fisherman’s beach to watch the Coast Guards flare display or try your hand at sand sculpturing or the beach games where you may win a prize.
The Clarke Creek Wind Farm beach games will include individual beach skipping competitions and team competitions with a series of challenges for those with a competitive spirit. Entry is free and prize money will be awarded to winners in each competition. To register or obtain more information please contact Cameron on 0473142378 or visit http://www.festivalofthewind.com.
Enjoy the live entertainment through to the finale at dusk when spectators will be awed by the Bendigo Bank’s monster fireworks display. Pet owners are advised to keep their animals locked up during the fireworks display to keep them safe.
Throughout the Festival, Hill Street, east of Emu Street to Fisherman’s Beach, will be closed to ensure pedestrian safety.
- As the Festival is a COVID safe event we ask that you do not attend if you
- have in the last 14 days travelled from overseas or a COVID-19 hotspot;
- have been in close contact with a person who is positive for COVID-19;
- are an active COVID-19 case;
- have currently, or recently, experienced symptoms of cough, fever, sore
- throat, fatigue, or
- shortness of breath.
And if you should become unwell during the festival please seek assistance from event personnel who will contact first aid officers on site.
To facilitate contact tracing should it be required, patrons will upon entry be required to sign in via QR code registration including the above screening questions. QR codes will be displayed before the four entries so patrons are encouraged to begin scanning as they approach so that queues may be avoided. Sign-in screens can then be shown to gate attendants on entry.
Event organizers have facilitated all measures to allow social distancing throughout the event site and event personnel will be monitoring social distancing throughout the day; however, it is also an individual’s responsibility to maintain 1.5m social distancing at entry/exit and throughout the event site from anyone that is not part of your family or social group. Sanitising stations will be located throughout the event site. Queensland Health also encourage patrons to download the Commonwealth Government COVID-19 app prior to attendance.
The Festival is proudly supported by Triple M (CQ), Livingstone Shire Council, Bendigo Bank, Clarke Creek Wind Farm, Fun Time Amusements, JRT Group, Keppel Bay Sailing Club & Absolute Waste.
Take time out of the usual routine, pack up the family and come enjoy a wonderful carefree day of fun filled activities at Emu Park. What better way is there to celebrate after a year of cancelled activities.
Let’s go fly a kite
Up to the highest height!
Let’s go fly a kite and send it soaring
Up through the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear
Oh, let’s go fly a kite!
[from Disney’s Mary Poppins, composed by Richard M.Sherman & Robert B.Sherman]
2020 – Media Release
Emu Park Kite Festival
Kites will once again be flying high and taking over the sky at Emu Park for the Emu Park Lions Club Triple M Festival of the Wind. This annual festival will be held on Sunday, 5th April 2020 at Bell Park, Peace Park and Fisherman’s Beach, Emu Park.
Festival coordinator, Jackie Senior, says “Kite flying is one of life’s simple pleasures no matter what your age. It’s something for the whole family to enjoy. If you are not flying a kite you can just feast your eyes on the myriad of kites of all colours, shapes and sizes dancing in the sky, watching them duck and dive amidst the winds.”
Talk to one of our world class professional kite fliers from Queensland, New South Wales, Canberra or Tasmania who will be there to show off their kites and kite handling skills.
Jackie says after the soaring success of the 2019 festival, the Lions are once more expecting up to 10,000 people to descend upon Emu Park for a wonderful family day out. Markets start at 8:00am & festival activities at 10:00am. The festival is an alcohol free event specifically designed for family entertainment.
Festival goers can meander through one of Emu Park’s largest markets of the year or enjoy other activities including live entertainment, carnival rides, sand sculpting, making your own kit kite to fly, colouring competition, a flare display by the Yeppoon Coast Guard, or for the more adventurous, try out a Blo-kart along the beach or try your hand at sailing. There will also be yummy food and drinks available.
“We are also seeking teams of (4) to enter our wacky competition beach games [sponsored by the Clarke Creek Wind Farm] with FREE ENTRY” says Jackie. There will be lots of fun and laughter as competitors try to navigate each leg of the games. Prize monies will be awarded to winning teams. In addition to the competition games there will be beach activities for all ages to enjoy all day long.
Great prizes for the raffle have been donated by: Agnes Water Beach Club & 1770 Larc Tours (1st prize); Freedom Fast Cats (2nd prize); Capricorn Caves (3d prize); and Koorana Crocodile Farm (4th prize). So don’t forget your raffle tickets that will be drawn at 3pm at the festival.
A fitting end to the day’s festivities will be the Bendigo Bank‘s monster fireworks display. Each year more people claim a spot on the hill for this spectacular finale.
Pet owners are advised to keep their animals locked up during the fireworks display to keep them safe.
Hill Street, east of Emu Street to Fisherman’s Beach, will be closed for the duration of the festival to ensure the safety of patrons.
Jackie praised sponsors and volunteers for their valued support of the Emu Park Lions Club Triple M Festival of the Wind and urged everyone to take time out of their usual routine to bring the family to come fly a kite with us at Emu Park!
Festival Highlights –
- Free Entry
- Spectacle of kites from all over Australia
- World class kite flying professionals
- Make & decorate your own kite
- Learn to fly duel line stunt kites
- Try the Blo-karts & Sail boats
- Markets
- Carnival rides
- Sand sculpture competition
- Beach Games competition
- Free entry & cash prizes for games & competitions
- Colouring in competition
- Face Painting
- Raffle
- Food & drink stalls
- Live entertainment
- Fireworks
Festival coordinator
Email: emuparklions@gmail.com
http://www.festivalofthewind.com
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Emu Park Kite Festival
Kites will be flying high and taking over the sky at Emu Park for the Emu Park Lions Club Triple M Festival of the Wind. The festival hosted annually by the Lions Club of Emu Park will be held on Sunday, 14th April at Bell & Peace Parks and Fisherman’s Beach, Emu Park.
Festival Co-ordinator, Jackie Senior, says “kite flying is one of life’s simple pleasures no matter what your age. It’s something for the whole family to enjoy. If you are not flying a kite you can just feast your eyes on the myriad of kites of all colours, shapes and sizes dancing in the sky, watching them duck and dive amidst the winds.”
Talk to one of our world class professional kite fliers from Queensland, New South Wales, Canberra, South Australia or Tasmania who will be there to show off their kites and kite handling skills.
Jackie says after the soaring success of last year’s festival the Lions are again expecting throngs of people to descend upon Emu Park for a wonderful family day out. Markets start at 8:00am & festival activities at 10:00am. The festival is an alcohol free event specifically designed for family entertainment.
Festival goers can meander through one of Emu Park’s largest markets of the year or enjoy other activities including live entertainment, carnival rides, sand sculpting, making your own kit kite to fly, colouring competition, a flare display by the Yeppoon Coast Guard, or for the more adventurous, try out a blokart along the beach or try your hand at sailing. There will also be a variety of food and drinks available.
“We are also seeking teams of (4) to enter our wacky beach games” says Jackie. There are (2) categories – under 16s & over 16s – FREE ENTRY. There will be lots of fun and laughter as competitors try to navigate each leg of the games. Prize monies will be awarded to winning teams’ nominated charities.
Great prizes for the raffle have been donated by The Hideaway GKI, The Rainforest Ranch Retreat Byfield, Sandcastles 1770 all offering (2) nights accommodation for two and Freedom Fast Cats with an adventure trip for two. So don’t forget your raffle tickets that will be drawn at the festival.
A fitting end to the day’s festivities will be the Bendigo Bank’s monster fireworks display when spectators will be awed by the wonderful array of fireworks.
Pet owners are advised to keep their animals locked up during the fireworks display to keep them safe.
Hill Street, east of Emu Street to Fisherman’s Beach, will be closed for the duration of the festival to ensure the safety of patrons.
Jackie praised sponsors and volunteers for their valued support of the Emu Park Lions Club Triple M Festival of the Wind and urged everyone to take time out of their usual routine to bring the family to come fly a kite with us at Emu Park!
Festival Highlights –
Free Entry
Spectacle of kites from all over Australia
World class kite flying professionals
Make & decorate your own kite
Learn to fly duel line stunt kites
Try the Blokarts & Sail boats
Markets
Carnival rides
Sand sculpture competition
Beach Games competition
Free entry & cash prizes for games & competitions
Colouring in competition
Face Painting
Raffle
Food & drink stalls
Live entertainment
Fireworks
Festival Co-ordinator –
http://www.festivalofthewind.com
Family Fun at Emu Park
Emu Park will be the place for families on Sunday 14th April with plenty of fun activities on offer when the Emu Park Lions host the Triple M CQs Festival of the Wind.
The festival has been growing each year attracting thousands of people to enjoy a fantastic day of outdoor activities. Start the day at 8am wandering through the Park’s biggest market of the year before making your way through festival activities that will culminate with the Bendigo Bank’s monster fireworks display just after sunset.
Look to the skies to see the colourful array of kites of all shapes and sizes being flown by world class professionals that travel from throughout Australia for this event. Fly your own kite alongside the professionals who can offer advice on kite flying techniques. There will be a kit kite workshop where your own kite can be made. New look kit kites are available this year with prizes awarded for best decorated in (3) categories (up to grade 2; 3-4; & open).
Enjoy the carnival atmosphere with rides, games, face painting, entertainment and plenty of food and drink available. Entertainment will include Daniel Miller, the Rockhampton Pipe Band, the Irish/Scottish Dancers and Shawazza. Or, wander down to Fisherman’s Beach for lots more activities. There will be blokarts and sail boats to try with guidance from the experts and a flare demonstration by local Coastguard members.
Try your hand at sand sculpturing – competition entry is free and you just might win a prize. Or, form a team of (4) and enter the wacky beach games that will be a test of your co-ordination and skills. Prize monies will go to the winning teams’ nominated charities in (2) categories: over 16s prizes: 1st – $1000; 2nd – $600; 3rd $400 & under 16s prizes: 1st – $400; 2nd – $200; 3rd – $100. Be an early bird and get your team entry in
Don’t miss the opportunity to win one of the great prizes donated by The Hideaway GKI, The Rainforest Ranch Retreat Byfield, Sandcastles 1770 and Freedom Fast Cats. Buy a ticket in the raffle that will be drawn at the festival.
Festival co-ordinator Jackie Senior praised sponsors and thanked community volunteers for assisting the Lions in the running of the festival and invited families to come to the beach to enjoy a wonderful day’s activities. It’s a great atmosphere and there really is something for everyone. Just come and be care free and enjoy the age old pleasure of kite flying.
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High Flying in Emu Park
The families’ favourite event on the Capricorn Coast, the “Triple M Festival of the Wind”, hosted annually by the Emu Park Lions Club is on again on Sunday, 8th April at Bell Park/Fisherman’s Beach, Emu Park.
The skies will be a spectacle of colour with a myriad of kites displayed by world-class kite flyers from all over Australia. Combined with markets, carnival rides, live entertainment, and plenty of games and competitions, there is plenty for all the family to enjoy.
Entry is free including the games and competitions. New to the beach competitions will be a primary school bare bottom boat regatta with a cash prize for the winning school’s P&C Association and for the team beach games there will be additional prizes on offer for the best dressed team & best team name.
The professional kite fliers will include some very talented people – the Kite Magic team from Sydney who recently gained notoriety for their entry into the Guiness Book of Records for flying the highest kite ever; the Oz Feathers team from South Australia headed by Linda Sanders and husband Kevin who have been designing and making kites and banners for 15 years; Robert Brassington from Tasmania who has been invited to many countries to display and fly kites and to teach design and conduct construction workshops in kite making. They are also well supported by the enthusiastic Queensland kite fliers and a few extras joining the team this year.
Families can try their hand at sand sculpting, decorate and make their own kit kites, or for the more adventurous try out a Blokart along the beach. The lucky wheel also will also provide opportunities to win a kite.
The markets will commence at 8:00am and the Festival at 10:00am but don’t leave before day’s end as the Festival will culminate in the Bendigo Bank’s monster fireworks show at approximately 7:00pm, a show not to be missed.
Pet owners are advised to keep their pets locked up during the fireworks display to keep them safe.
Hill Street east of Emu Street to Fisherman’s Beach will be closed for the duration of the Festival to ensure the safety of patrons.
Festival Co-ordinator, Di Roper, says the Festival is specifically designed for family enjoyment, with entertainment for everyone whether it’s a leisurely stroll through the markets, flying a kite and being part of the many activities on offer, or just being awed by the colourful array of kites in the air and the fireworks display.
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Festival Highlights
Free Entry
Spectacle of kites from all over Australia
World class kite flying professionals
Make & decorate your own kite
Learn to fly duel line stunt kites
Try the Blokarts
Sail boats
Markets
Carnival rides
Sand sculpture competition
Beach Games
Free entry & cash prizes for games & competitions
Colouring in competition
Face Painting
Lucky Wheel – win a Kite
Food & drink stalls
Live entertainment
Fireworks
Festival Co-ordinator
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