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Coolum Kite Festival
3-4th October

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As part of the lead up to the fest, the Coolum Kite Festival gets the local school kids on the beach for a flyday.
The Sanders huge Caterpillar.
Robert Van Weers (NZ) school of fish, a trio of these have now found a new home with the QKS.
Peter Stauffer looking on over the main beach.
PLK Teddies and Octo's really do love each other. David Hoggans (US) Octopile Noel Moody (Coolum Committee) taking a spin on the beach. PLK new colour scheme for the ray. Looks Great (love it's googly eyes)
The 2nd of Sandman's 2 sculptures over the weekend. Di Delli's beautiful poppy banners. And Sponge Bob makes a good buggy engine. Rob Brassington (Tas.) star train.
 
Linda Sanders massive array of Australian icon banners - so much work there! Another view over, Robs kites, the big ones, and QKS kites on the far shore.  

Another wonderful Coolum Kite Festival has come and gone. Our thanks to the Organisers, all their sponsors and their huge team of volunteers that make this event such a success and so much fun every year. Our thanks to the public as well, their conversation, questions, smiles and delight make this weekend a very special one.

It was wonderful to meet the new International and National visitors for their first time at Coolum and to welcome back those who have been before. But it was also very pleasing to see a lot of well known and very talented Australian kiteflyers return to the beach this year after a long absence. We all had a great time, thats for certain.

So sadly, it's time to shake the sand out of the shoes and kite bags and wait out the months again for the Coolum Calendar to roll around till next year.

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