By JOLENE OGLE
THERE will be kickflips, nose blunts and ollies galore at the first ever Kick’n’it Skate Jam this Saturday, at the newly rebuilt Cooroy skate park.
After months of community consultation and design work, Trinity Skateparks, in conjunction with the Noosa Council, have created a skating hub for the community with all the must-haves of a top-quality skatepark including a half pipe, spine, box jump, rollover and ledge.
Trinity Skatepark’s Kodan Lynam said the Kick’n’it Skate Jam is all about bringing together the community and said the design team spoke with locals to find out what they wanted in their local park.
“We’ve enjoyed chatting with the skaters and finding out what they want to add to the park,” he said. “They seem to all enjoy the new features.”
Kodan, who also skates for the Boardstore team, said skateparks formed part of the community hub and it was important to bring everyone together to enjoy them.
“At the skate jam, we’re just going to celebrate the new features and local skaters,” he said.
The Kick’n’it Skate Jam kicks off at 9.30am, this Saturday, with a full day of skating, trick competitions with a $700 prize pool and a skate session with the Boardstore team.
Also supported by the Noosa Council and Headspace, the skate day is free for anyone to attend. Just bring along a helmet.
