By Margaret Maccoll
The Noosa Polo Cup held last Sunday was hailed a great success with 700 people attending and Colliers winning the cup.
Noosa Country Polo Club president Niall Coburn said all the feedback pointed to a highly successful day with guests travelling event from the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane.
“It was a good atmosphere,“ he said. “A lot of people came up to me saying they’d like to learn to play.“
Niall said a lot of interstate people had also wanted to attend but Covid restrictions prevented them doing so. As the horses thundered up and down the field, guests watched the action unfolding and indulged in good food and drink.
“We had a lot of community support and provided a lot of local employment,“ Niall said.
“We’d like to thank everyone for their support. It was a wonderful day for the community and corporate sponsors as well.“
Niall said it had been difficult to plan the event with the uncertainty of Covid but, being optimistic, they had decided to take the risk and it went well.
In addition, a painting auctioned at the event raised $3500 for Katie Rose Cottage.
The next event for the Noosa Country Polo Club will be the Dowling Cup in June.
