Noosa Villages - Cooroy
The historic town of Cooroy is a busy creative centre with plenty to see and do. Enjoy hinterland hospitality at a cafe, restaurant or club, and browse the diverse range of shops, from fashion and homewares to gifts, books, antiques and second-hand bargains. The restored Butter Factory Arts Centre in the historic Cooroy Butter Factory showcases local and national artists and is part of the new Cooroy Mill Place, a community and tourism hub featuring a state-of-the-art library and an interpretive walk through restored boilers and kilns. Walking, biking, horse-riding and bird trails traverse the area around Cooroy, and on the way, explore the Noosa Botanic Gardens with its magnificent amphitheatre on the shores of Lake Macdonald.
Cooroy Fusion Festival
This fantastic, free, community event attracts approximately 10,000 locals and visitors to town and showcases the very best of the Noosa hinterland with a wide selection of activities across the Cooroy Lower Mill site and including the Cooroy Library, Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy Camphor Laurel, Cooroora Wood Workers and day two of the annual Noosa District Orchid Society Show.
Art, music, entertainment, horticulture, community, food and produce are all showcased with over 50 stalls, entertainment in the big tent, displays, demonstrations, workshops and more! This event is proudly presented by the Cooroy Future Group with partnership support from Noosa Council and Cooroy Community Bank branch of Bendigo Bank. Thanks to Virtual Press Office Photography for photos.
Curlew Republic in concert directed by Colin Offord
Curlew Republic in concert directed by Colin Offord.
Colin Offord: Composer and director, Wallharp, instrument inventor
Chris Finnen: Dobro guitar, Electric guitar
Yilan Yeh: Moonbell, water bell, water percussion, wallharp and video projection
The Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy 2012
Sunshine Coast Council, QLD Australia
colinofford.com
Curlew Republic in concert-Wallharp created by Colin Offord
Colin Offord: Composer and director, Wallharp, instrument inventor
Chris Finnen: Dobro guitar, Electric guitar
Yilan Yeh: Moonbells, waterbell, water percussion, wallharp and video projection
The Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy 2012
Sunshine Coast Council, QLD Australia
colinofford.com
Mount Cooroy Summit Hike
A quick tour up Mount Cooroy - 408m above sea level. Due to the mountain only being open to the public once a year, there were big crowd numbers on the hike. It was relatively steep and quite loose dirt and rock under foot, but overall, a decent little climb. It took us 50 minutes to get up and about 30 minutes to get down. It'd be a lot quicker without the crowds.