Queensland Kite Flyers Society
32 Birkin Rd
Bellbowrie 4070
Phone:
(07)
3202 5088
Email QKS
Email Webmaster
Queensland Kite Flyers Society
32 Birkin Rd
Bellbowrie 4070
Phone:
(07)
3202 5088
Email QKS
Email Webmaster
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The Festival kicked off at 4pm on Saturday afternoon, although as we began to arrive that on the Friday and Saturday morning, many would have been very worried about the weather forecast. With reports of major wind damaging coming in from some areas of the Sunshine coast on Friday night, ships that couldn't get into the Brisbane river...the weather was predicted to settle completely by Sunday. |
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Sunday dawned a beautiful blue Queensland day and soon kites and banners and the crowds started to fill the beach.. |
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| The organisers of the festival may have learnt some lessons from last year, as they excelled themselves even more so than the last. The Crowds enjoying the Kites, Skydivers and roving entertainment are proof of that (30,000 predicted and it seems they were all there). There was also great coverage in the local newspapers and the local tv news as well. |
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| Some members of the AKA were present again this year and Peter Lynn bought a few of his monstors to thrill the crowds. | ||||
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Another brilliant Festival. Cant wait for the next one!! | |||
Thanks to Alan Bayley, Karl Hayes, Anthony Thyssen, Jason (Briskites), Graham and Lorraine Tappenden, Genevieve and Allan (Tasmania) for photos received.
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