Noosa Come Together Festival on this weekend will pay tribute to two local legends, Betty Wallace and Mark Davidson, who were known for their kindness to others, with the naming of the festival stages in their honour.
The main stage will be named after Mark Davidson, an avid supporter of the festival, who passed away two years ago in the middle of the two-day festival.
When the first festival was held Mark was the last person to leave the event. Despite being in a lot of pain at the time he stayed into the night to make sure every bit of rubbish had been cleaned up after the festival.
The other stage will be named after Better Wallace who recently passed away. Betty became a Noosa icon for her infamous $1 burgers which fed a generation of local youth. The stage will be opened at 11am by Betty’s daughter Kim Lentz.
Festival organiser Oz Bayldon said the festival celebrated being local and was very proud to be associated with these two legends for as long as the festival was alive.
The festival will begin on Saturday 8 June with the Noosa Busking Championship organised by Rotary Noosa Heads. Part of an Australia-wide competition the Noosa busking championship will bring together buskers to play at hotspots along Gympie Terrace and compete for a range of prizes, including the People’s Favourite, which is awarded as a result of votes cast by attendees on the day.
On Sunday a lineup of entertainment has been organised. Headlining the event is festival favourites, The Hill Billy Goats who were finalists in the Golden Guitar award in three of the past four years and have performed at pretty much every festival in Australia. Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club has provided a stage this year, with local legends Bob Abbott and Phippsy presenting.
Additionally, there will be food stalls, a train, bouncing castle, climbing wall, petting zoo, and representatives from Queensland Reds, Noosa Dolphins and Eumundi Dragons will be there. There will be all day kids activity passes for $5 and a chance to try sailing for a gold coin donation. New additions this year include Laser tag and a reptile enclosure.
The event will conclude with Noosa’s biggest laser show, sponsored by RJS Accounting.
The goal of Noosa Come Together festival is to be the best affordable day out for families that Noosa has to offer and to raise money for several local charities which assist people with disabilities to enjoy sporting activities.
For more information visit www.noosacometogether.com, www.facebook.com/noosacometogether/, www.noosabuskingchampionship.com/ or
www.facebook.com/noosabuskingchamps/.
