Reef Festival ramps up

 Organisers of the Reef Festival are now seeking community involvement and sponsors for this year’s event.

 Secretary for the Reef Festival committee Margie Murphy said active participation and suggestions were welcome at this time.

 “We’re asking any businesses or community groups or individuals who have ideas for input or feel they could offer something to the festival to please get in touch,” she said.

 Promotion for the event got off to a good start last week with some national publicity on Channel 7’s Sunrise show, broadcast from Airlie Beach.

 “Tourism Whitsundays chose the Reef Festival and our sand sculpting competition for a live cross (on the Sunrise show),” Ms Murphy said.

 Ms Murphy described the festival as a celebration of the North Queensland lifestyle.

 “This is a festival that will help support not only the tourism industry but the whole town.”

 “There’s an emphasis on reef preservation and our natural wonders,” she said.

 This year’s Reef Festival will be a four-day celebration, taking place from October 20 to 23 and incorporating a number of free events such as live music, a street parade, sand sculpting competition, open-air movies and fireworks display. There is also a ‘frocktails’ fashion parade and a comedy night planned.

 For more information contact Margie Murphy on 0418 155 542.