Organiser Ronnie Timperon and the Rainbow Beach Learning Community are excited to again host the annual Rainbow Beach Sandcastle Competition this April.
The 2022 event attracted a great turn-out with twenty-two teams creating incredible sand sculptures on the main beach north of the flags.
The exuberance of the entrants last year was matched by their fierce competitiveness with much enthusiasm and great sportsmanship shown.
Last year the perfect conditions drew a beach full of happy families and volunteers who worked hard on their unique designs which ranged from a traditional sandcastle complete with stairs and turrets, to a mother turtle and her babies scurrying towards the ocean and everything in between.
Ronnie said the idea of holding a sandcastle competition came from a childhood memory.
“My father was President of the local Progress Association and used to run similar competitions at a small beach-side town called Weymouth in northern Tasmania.
“It seemed like the whole town came down to the beach on those days to build sandcastles and it brought everyone together, with people making friends with other residents that they had only ever seen in passing driving down the street.”
“It has become a regular event for visitors who come back year after year to be part of this wonderful family activity which also attracts onlookers who vote for the Peoples Choice Award.
Arron McCormack from Sandshapers on the Sunshine Coast had the difficult task of judging the winners of the three categories: best sea creature (winning team Fishbones), best sandcastle (winning team Seagulls) and a miscellaneous category (winning team Sandsation).
Entrants and passers-by were each given a token to vote for their favourite sand creation in the People’s Choice category which was won by Team Janicky.
Great prizes for the winners of each category were donated by local businesses and again Ronnie is reaching out to businesses or individuals to help support the event so they can
again engage Aaron who is a huge draw card for the event and offer great prizes.
All money raised from the event goes towards supporting the Rainbow Beach Learning Community which provides activities such as sewing, cooking, art, craft, and computer skills for home schooled children.
