Gatorade Queensland Triathon Series is back at the Caloundra Power Boat Club for what is known as the 'series highlight' round! It's a great excuse to head up to the Sunshine Coast and make a weekend out of it. With a beautiful canal swim and finishing in front of the Caloundra Power Boat Club, then continuing on with celebrations afterwards, it's a great way to have fun & exercise with your mates.
Gatorade Queensland Tri Series R6 Caloundra
6th & 7th February 2016
Woorim Park, Golden Beach
Want to see the best in the State? Over 160 teams competing. Over 2,200 junior Queensland athletes battling it out. 1 location. 1 crown. 2016 Qld Oztag Junior State Cup! Representing the best in Queensland, the Queensland Oztag Junior State Cup is gearing up again as the pinnacle of representative Junior Oztag in the state.
The Sunshine Coast Stadium will play host to over 160 teams, representing boys and girls divisions across u10 - u15, all battling it out to be crowned the 2016 Junior State Cup Champions. With nearly 40 schools converging on the Sunshine Coast, the 2016 Qld Oztag Junior State Cup is set to exceed last year's attendance, expecting to attract over 8,000 total participants including players, support staff and spectators alike; travelling from locations such as Far North Qld and Tweed Coast.
Get Tagged! You'll love it!
Celebrating its 20th anniversary 22 - 24 January 2016, the Ginger Flower & Food Festival is set to mark this milestone occasion with an exciting line up of local kitchen masters and gardening experts.
As one of Australia’s premier annual events, the Ginger Flower & Food Festival has stood the test of time on the Sunshine Coast, with guests returning year on year for this spectacular event.
With a promise to delight the senses, this year’s free event will welcome guests to The Ginger Factory, for three glorious days of fabulous flowers, delicious food and entertainment for all.
Set to be the biggest yet, this 20th annual event will host live cooking demonstrations and garden talks that explore the processes of planting, growing, harvesting and cooking with gingers.
Visitors will be treated to a visual feast of vibrant colour with a three metre high central floral display. The most exquisite range of ornamental Gingers and Heliconias will be for sale throughout the festival, with plant varieties suited to all garden sizes available. Exploration into The Ginger Factory gardens will bring visitors face to face with stunning natural delights that flourish in our subtropical climate.
An event to be enjoyed by the whole family, The Ginger Flower and Food Festival is an incredible celebration of all that is local to Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
Mooloolaba New Years Eve is a fun, family friendly celebration with national music acts, street performers and buskers, carnival rides and food stalls plus two spectacular fireworks shows at 8.30pm and midnight. The event is an alcohol, glass and drug free event in a safe, patrolled, fenced event zone. The gates open at 16:00 and the event concludes at 0030.
Yes, it's Christmas Wonderland time and this year there's two nights of special events on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 December at Aussie World.
From 6:00pm till 9:30pm, wander through Santa's village where you can meet Santa and the elves making toys in the workshop. Enjoy rides, attractions and festive fun with roving Carollers, Christmas entertainers and loads more action not to be missed. It's all included in the entry price which also gives you Unlimited Rides!
Santa will also be giving out "surprises" for little visitors to celebrate the season. If you've never visited Aussie World at night this is the best time of the year to do it. There's so much Christmas cheer and snow under the stars you'll never want to leave.
This year, the last weekend in November can truly claim to be Buderim's Mega weekend. There will be a plethora of activities to enjoy, with nearly 40 community groups holding displays and providing events for locals and visitors.
The venue is the recently-opened beautiful Buderim Village Park, where super-size marquees will feature displays, activities and entertainment – that's fun for the public while promoting all the things these groups do within our community.
Expo will coincide with the famous Christmas Fair - making it a truly mega weekend for Buderim.
The first of it's kind to take full advantage of the extensively scenic views and terrain of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, the Merida Road Epic will take riders through some of the areas most iconic townships, lookouts and locations. The 86.5 kilometre course will set off from the Maleny Showgrounds, then take riders on a tour through the townships of Witta, Conondale, Kenilworth, Mapleton, Flaxton and Montville before heading back in for the course finish line at the Maleny Showgrounds once more.
The Family Ride and Run course takes in some of Maleny's most iconic views of scenic beauty, and with the undulating terrain, makes a great course to share with the family. Added peace of mind that the circuit is a closed and controlled even the smallest of riders and runners who can comfortably complete this distance can take part in this Scenic and Unique Active Family Friendly event!
