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GOLDEN DAYS 2012 HERE WE COME!!!!
After a hugely successful 2011 festival - Golden Days is ready to rock the boat again with another amazing
lineup and even more suprises in store.
‘’TO US IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT PUTTING ON A GREAT SHOW..... IT’S ABOUT HIGHLIGHTING THE AMAZING TALENT
ON THE SUNSHINE COAST AS WELL AS THE BEAUTIFUL REGION WE LIVE IN..’’
GOLDEN DAYS
 2
A TIME TO
CELEBRATE.
It’s not often you see an
event that spans such a
broad demographic yet still
manages to completely
stoke everyone out....
With a strong intention to
bring prolonged business
and tourism activity into the
local community from
outside the region- Golden
Days has set about creating
an all ages family friendly
event which incapsulates
everything the beautiful area
of Coolum has to offer .
The formula seems to be
working BIG TIME with
ticket sales coming from all
regions of Australia as well
as countries such as
Canada, USA , Austria and
NZ.
GDF’S intense 2011
marketing campaign which
created huge interest from
outside the Sunshine Coast
region will be stepped up
even more this year to
really focus on pulling the
outside tourism dollar into
the Sunny Coast.
By turning GDF’S into a two
day event and making the
second day completely free
to the public - GDF has
encouraged festival goers
to make a weekend of it
thus driving up record
profits for local shop
owners on the Sunday.
GDF made a conscious
decision not to sell any food
or alcohol on the Sunday
so as to boost profits for the
local businesses.
GOOD TIMES
GOLDEN DAYS
 3
WHAT MAKES COOLUM COOL ?
COMPETITION....
This worked a treat and had hundreds of entries from
all over the country. The idea behind the comp
was to encourage people to research Coolum and
perhaps fall in love with it along the way, preferably
when the festival was on.
On top of an amazing Music lineup....
GDF 2012 will be running several competitions this
year as well as incorporating SURFING, BMX,
LOCAL ARTISTS, STAND UP PADDLE BOARD
RACING, SKATE BOARDING ECO VILLAGE and a
GOLF CHIPPING COMPETITION on the beach to tie
in and promote the PGA.
Page 1 of 1oking.com/Reports/ReportMapBookings.aspx
Show on Map
Map data ©2011 Europa Technologies, Tele Atlas -
The red flags indicate
regions where tix were sold
in 2011.
sunshinecoastdaily.com.au Friday, October 21, 2011 | PAGE 7DailyDailysunshinecoastdaily.com.au Friday, October 21, 2011 | PAGE 7DailyDaily
THE quiet beachside village of Coo-
lum will be transformed into Cool-
Town for two days next month when
thousands of music fans from near
and far arrive for the annual Golden
Days Festival.
The event is a celebration of roots
Also appearing will be blues and
roots legend Jeff Lang, The Winnie
Coopers, Dialectrix, Ashleigh Man-
nix, Oka, Cheap Fakes, Cabins,
Floating Bridges, Stryder, and Cle-
veland Blues and The Red Eye
Junction.
On the following day the festival
will become more family orientated
The jam is open to anyone.
In keeping with the family friend-
ly feel of the day, kids will be ca-
tered for with sand sculpting les-
sons and treasure hunts.
The two-day festival will finish
with a film on a massive movie
screen.
The festival looks set to provide a
great music and entertainment and
a boost to the local tourist industry.
“We have tried to create one of
the hottest coastal, family friendly
festivals in Australia by combining
music that is hugely popular, such
as Xavier Rudd and The Cruel Sea,
and mixing this with Coolum’s mag-
ical location and vibe,” he said.
Good as gold line-up
for Coolum festival
BOOKED IN: Xavier Rudd (above), The Cruel Sea and The Beautiful Girls are the headline acts for the Golden Days Festival. PHOTO: DEAN LEWINS/AAP
By MIKE GARRY
ADVANCED Aquarium Technolo-
gies has defied a surging $A and
global economic slowdown to take
out a major export award.
The Kunda Park-based company
last night won the regional exporter
award at the Premier of Queens-
land Export Awards held in Bris-
bane.
The company has an extraordin-
ary list of projects to its name, in-
cluding recreating Sea World’s
Shark Bay at the Mardan Palace
Hotel in the Turkish coastal resort
town of Antalya.
It has also built aquariums, com-
plete with artificial reefs and coral
it manufactures on the Sunshine
Coast, in Denmark, Lithuania, Chi-
na, Hong Kong, Macau and New
Zealand.
The company’s projects include
the Tivola Theatre Aquarium in Co-
penhagen, the Ocean World Aqua-
rium at Guangzhou Zoo in China
and the Grand Aquarium Ocean
Park in Hong Kong.
In announcing the award, acting
Premier Andrew Fraser said Ad-
vanced Aquarium Technologies,
which employs 23 staff, had shown
incredible perserverence through
tough economic times.
“The Sunshine Coast has been
doing it tough, and to see a local bu-
siness continue growing through
these times is nothing short of in-
spiring,” Mr Fraser said.
“Advanced Aquariums’ ability to
provide the entire spectrum of
aquarium services, from concept
design to turnkey development, is
Inspiring
result for
Coast
company
THERE could not have been a
better name for the Golden
Days Festival held this week-
end.
Mother Nature turned on
her charm showering music
lovers with glorious sunshine
and a refreshing cool ocean
breeze.
sunshinecoastdaily.com.au Monday, November 21, 2011 | PAGE 9DailyDailysunshinecoastdaily.com.au Monday, November 21, 2011 | PAGE 9DailyDaily
GOOD TIMES | Revellers rock on
Jeff Lang
performs.
PHOTOS: JIM
MOSEDALE
the coming years.
“We are mindful of making
this a win-win situation for
both the festival and
Coolum,” Mr Pico said.
“That’s why we added the
second day to the event this
year and made it free to the
public.”
On Saturday night Xavier
Rudd, The Cruel Sea and The
Beautiful Girls had the almost
sold out crowd hyped up.
Promoter Mark Pico said
the festival would ultimately
have a great impact on the
local business and tourism
sector as the festival grew in
The two-day festival
wrapped yesterday with free
entertainment for the family.
Activities included a stand-
up paddleboard race, demon-
strations by the Drawing
Boards skate team, giant kite
flying and of course top-class
music all day.
GLORY DAYS: An appreciative crowd turned out for the fun and entertainment at the Golden Days festival.
Festival pure gold
BOOGIE NIGHTS: The Beautiful Girls rock. ON STAGE: Didgeri-Stu of Oka. HEADLINER: Xavier Rudd.
Golden Days patrons showered with sunshine and entertainment

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Golden Days #3

  • 1. GOLDEN DAYS 2012 HERE WE COME!!!! After a hugely successful 2011 festival - Golden Days is ready to rock the boat again with another amazing lineup and even more suprises in store. ‘’TO US IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT PUTTING ON A GREAT SHOW..... IT’S ABOUT HIGHLIGHTING THE AMAZING TALENT ON THE SUNSHINE COAST AS WELL AS THE BEAUTIFUL REGION WE LIVE IN..’’
  • 2. GOLDEN DAYS 2 A TIME TO CELEBRATE. It’s not often you see an event that spans such a broad demographic yet still manages to completely stoke everyone out.... With a strong intention to bring prolonged business and tourism activity into the local community from outside the region- Golden Days has set about creating an all ages family friendly event which incapsulates everything the beautiful area of Coolum has to offer . The formula seems to be working BIG TIME with ticket sales coming from all regions of Australia as well as countries such as Canada, USA , Austria and NZ. GDF’S intense 2011 marketing campaign which created huge interest from outside the Sunshine Coast region will be stepped up even more this year to really focus on pulling the outside tourism dollar into the Sunny Coast. By turning GDF’S into a two day event and making the second day completely free to the public - GDF has encouraged festival goers to make a weekend of it thus driving up record profits for local shop owners on the Sunday. GDF made a conscious decision not to sell any food or alcohol on the Sunday so as to boost profits for the local businesses. GOOD TIMES
  • 3. GOLDEN DAYS 3 WHAT MAKES COOLUM COOL ? COMPETITION.... This worked a treat and had hundreds of entries from all over the country. The idea behind the comp was to encourage people to research Coolum and perhaps fall in love with it along the way, preferably when the festival was on. On top of an amazing Music lineup.... GDF 2012 will be running several competitions this year as well as incorporating SURFING, BMX, LOCAL ARTISTS, STAND UP PADDLE BOARD RACING, SKATE BOARDING ECO VILLAGE and a GOLF CHIPPING COMPETITION on the beach to tie in and promote the PGA. Page 1 of 1oking.com/Reports/ReportMapBookings.aspx Show on Map Map data ©2011 Europa Technologies, Tele Atlas - The red flags indicate regions where tix were sold in 2011. sunshinecoastdaily.com.au Friday, October 21, 2011 | PAGE 7DailyDailysunshinecoastdaily.com.au Friday, October 21, 2011 | PAGE 7DailyDaily THE quiet beachside village of Coo- lum will be transformed into Cool- Town for two days next month when thousands of music fans from near and far arrive for the annual Golden Days Festival. The event is a celebration of roots Also appearing will be blues and roots legend Jeff Lang, The Winnie Coopers, Dialectrix, Ashleigh Man- nix, Oka, Cheap Fakes, Cabins, Floating Bridges, Stryder, and Cle- veland Blues and The Red Eye Junction. On the following day the festival will become more family orientated The jam is open to anyone. In keeping with the family friend- ly feel of the day, kids will be ca- tered for with sand sculpting les- sons and treasure hunts. The two-day festival will finish with a film on a massive movie screen. The festival looks set to provide a great music and entertainment and a boost to the local tourist industry. “We have tried to create one of the hottest coastal, family friendly festivals in Australia by combining music that is hugely popular, such as Xavier Rudd and The Cruel Sea, and mixing this with Coolum’s mag- ical location and vibe,” he said. Good as gold line-up for Coolum festival BOOKED IN: Xavier Rudd (above), The Cruel Sea and The Beautiful Girls are the headline acts for the Golden Days Festival. PHOTO: DEAN LEWINS/AAP By MIKE GARRY ADVANCED Aquarium Technolo- gies has defied a surging $A and global economic slowdown to take out a major export award. The Kunda Park-based company last night won the regional exporter award at the Premier of Queens- land Export Awards held in Bris- bane. The company has an extraordin- ary list of projects to its name, in- cluding recreating Sea World’s Shark Bay at the Mardan Palace Hotel in the Turkish coastal resort town of Antalya. It has also built aquariums, com- plete with artificial reefs and coral it manufactures on the Sunshine Coast, in Denmark, Lithuania, Chi- na, Hong Kong, Macau and New Zealand. The company’s projects include the Tivola Theatre Aquarium in Co- penhagen, the Ocean World Aqua- rium at Guangzhou Zoo in China and the Grand Aquarium Ocean Park in Hong Kong. In announcing the award, acting Premier Andrew Fraser said Ad- vanced Aquarium Technologies, which employs 23 staff, had shown incredible perserverence through tough economic times. “The Sunshine Coast has been doing it tough, and to see a local bu- siness continue growing through these times is nothing short of in- spiring,” Mr Fraser said. “Advanced Aquariums’ ability to provide the entire spectrum of aquarium services, from concept design to turnkey development, is Inspiring result for Coast company THERE could not have been a better name for the Golden Days Festival held this week- end. Mother Nature turned on her charm showering music lovers with glorious sunshine and a refreshing cool ocean breeze. sunshinecoastdaily.com.au Monday, November 21, 2011 | PAGE 9DailyDailysunshinecoastdaily.com.au Monday, November 21, 2011 | PAGE 9DailyDaily GOOD TIMES | Revellers rock on Jeff Lang performs. PHOTOS: JIM MOSEDALE the coming years. “We are mindful of making this a win-win situation for both the festival and Coolum,” Mr Pico said. “That’s why we added the second day to the event this year and made it free to the public.” On Saturday night Xavier Rudd, The Cruel Sea and The Beautiful Girls had the almost sold out crowd hyped up. Promoter Mark Pico said the festival would ultimately have a great impact on the local business and tourism sector as the festival grew in The two-day festival wrapped yesterday with free entertainment for the family. Activities included a stand- up paddleboard race, demon- strations by the Drawing Boards skate team, giant kite flying and of course top-class music all day. GLORY DAYS: An appreciative crowd turned out for the fun and entertainment at the Golden Days festival. Festival pure gold BOOGIE NIGHTS: The Beautiful Girls rock. ON STAGE: Didgeri-Stu of Oka. HEADLINER: Xavier Rudd. Golden Days patrons showered with sunshine and entertainment