One of the most amazing and successful festivals is the Australian Body Art Festival in Cooroy and organisers need your help!
It is an exciting, unique and fun festival for the whole family that showcases some amazing artists and their creations. The event includes body and face painting, wearable art, surfboard art, live music and lots of fun activities for all ages. The theme this year is Time Travel which is sure to create a host of amazing artworks!
It’s the last chance for sponsors to get on board and share in the success of the festival. The festival is always looking for volunteers to join the team and it’s a great way to get involved in a community event and have fun at the same time!
The Australian Body Art Festival is held in Cooroy on 4-5 April and is Australia’s premier body painting festival attracting over 9000 people with 80 per cent attendance from the outside region.
According to surveys done each year by IER for Queensland Events and Tourism, the event provides an economic return to the region in excess of $1.5 million.
That’s a pretty impressive statistic for a not for profit event run by volunteers that has a relatively small cash budget of just $65,000.
An incredible 97 per cent of attendees state that the Australian Body Art Festival adds to the appeal of Cooroy and Noosa and that local residents should feel proud of the festival! That’s a pretty good outcome for our region too.
Businesses that are looking to support the event and share in it’s success can become a sponsor – info available at www.australianbodyart.com.au/sponsorship but be quick because there are 10,000 programs about to be printed and distributed across the coast and further afield. Now’s the chance to get your business featured! There are several sponsorships left starting from $300. Even a donation of a prize or voucher for the fundraising raffle helps.
Volunteers are always in need and there are a multitude of jobs from helping set up or pack down, to selling raffle tickets, putting up posters or car parking. Volunteers get a free shirt sponsored by Wythes Real Estate and can register on the website at www.australianbodyart.com.au
The Australian Body Art Festival is run by the Cooroy Chamber of Commerce and supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland’s Destination Events Program. Sponsors already signed up for this year’s festival include Mix FM, Sunshine Coast Daily, Eumundi & District Historical Association, Tourism Noosa, Noosa Outback, Wythes Real Estate, Cooroy Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank, Fiducian Financial Services, Face Paint Shop Australia, SPV Accounting, Sunny Coast Accountants, Cooroy Supa IGA, Cooroy RSL, Gelignite Jacks, Fairy Tale Events & Equip4Hire, Firefly Solutions, Mehron Makeup Australia, Tewantin Noosa RSL, Not Just Another Salon and Derivan.
