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Coolum to be represented at International Kite Festival

In the lead up to one of Australia 's largest kite festivals, event representatives will travel to Indonesia on August 7, to promote the upcoming IGA Coolum Kite Festival to officials and kite flyers from around the world.

The internationally renowned Bali International Kite Festival held from August 9-12, attracts thousands of people from over 25 countries worldwide.

IGA Coolum Kite Festival Chairman, Noel Mooney says that the Bali festival is a premier event and falls into a prime promotional period for the Sunshine Coast event, as it attracts thousands of spectators and coincides with the peak holiday period.

“We will be taking a number of ground-based promotional banners and aerial promotional kites, all vibrantly adorned with the ‘IGA Coolum Kite Festival' logo to create excitement and encourage competitors and kite-flying enthusiasts to come to Coolum in September,” said Noel.

The IGA Coolum Kite Festival, a spectacular community event which has grown in popularity over the years, is expected to attract over 40,000 visitors this year. The line-up will include a number of impressive personalities including members of the Balinese royal family, Prince Ida Bagus Ucrasena Narendra and Princess RA. Helmi Ginanti.

Noel, who will meet with the Balinese royals at the Bali festival, says that they will bring a great deal of Eastern tradition and colour to this years' Coolum festival, with their traditional Balinese 3D single-line kites displaying long tails, fine strings and bamboo structures.

“The Prince and Princess will be ably assisted by Mr James Kekenusa, President of the Jakarata Kite Association and Secretary to of the ASEAN Kiting Council and those attending can expect a very colourful flying spectacular,” said Noel.

“We are really excited about welcoming these visitors to the Coast and with the most extensive program to date, we are confident that this year's festival will continue to attract the rave reviews it has received in the past from the thousands of visitors who make the pilgrimage down the beach to the creek.”