Coolum Kite Festival - Press release

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Public Announcement: IGA Coolum Kite Festival transport, tides and road closure information

Festival organisers are urging all motorists to take advantage of the free parking and bus services available during the upcoming IGA Coolum Kite Festival from September 22-23, due to a number of road closures in and around the Coolum area.

Over 40,000 visitors are expected to converge upon Coolum Beach for the festival, which will see Stumers Creek Road closed from 1pm on Friday, September 21 to 6pm on Sunday, September 23.

The David Low Way will also be closed through the main street of Coolum, between Hewitt Street and Springfield Avenue on Saturday, September 22 from 1pm to 10pm and on Sunday, September 23 from 9:30am to 5pm.

There will be a number of detours in place through Coolum directing traffic via Hewitt Street and Springfield Avenue.

“I would like to urge all motorists to be patient around road closures and would encourage all visitors to take advantage of the free parking and shuttle busses available for the duration of the festival,” said Noel Mooney, IGA Coolum Kite Festival Chairman.

Busses will run between Beach Road and Stumers Creek with pick up points in four locations including the Coolum Sports Complex, Jack Morgan Park, Tickle Park and Elizabeth Street (behind Element on Coolum). There will be free parking available at the Coolum Sports Complex, Jack Morgan Park and Elizabeth Street.

All road closures and detours will be clearly signed for ease and accessibility, traffic within these closure points will be notified to give way to pedestrians at all times.

Tides at Stumers Creek will reach a high of approximately 1.66m at 5:00pm on Saturday, with fine weather predicted for the whole weekend.

Don't miss out on one of the Sunshine Coast 's most popular events which is free to members of the public. For more information on the IGA Coolum Kite Festival, please visit www.coolumkitefestival.com.

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