BE A PART OF THE PARADE

Dust off the fairy lights and get the wallpaper ready to paste, it's time to start thinking about ideas
for your float creations for this year's Street Parade.

Registrations are now open for commercial businesses, schools and community groups to join in the fun and enter a float in the 2010 Fraser Coast Chronicle Illuminated Street Parade. There are a number of fantastic prizes on offer for the float that will turn the most heads. Here's how to get involved...

• Theme
• Categories and prizes
• New judges prize: "Best Eco Float"
• How to register
• Tips
• Bunnings DIY float building workshops
• Recycle Centre Tours
• Inspiration

THEME:

The Illuminated Street Parade will this year take on the theme of A World Treasure representing our home -The Great Sandy Biosphere and the recent recognition of our region as a unique world environment. Float participants will be asked to represent this theme within their float creations.

CATEGORIES AND PRIZES

BEST ECO FLOAT

The parade will also take on a more environmentally friendly focus this year with a NEW $1,000 judges prize being awarded to the most eco friendly float.  Organisers hope this year will see the introduction of new breed eco-friendly alternatives and encourage participants to reduce-re-use and recycle, making a float out of all recyclable materials or considering ways to reduce their carbon footprint.

We encourage you to make the most out of the Recycling Centre Tours and DIY Classes at Bunnings Warehouse to get the most out of your entry.

how to register

Registrations are now open. 
Please click here to download a registration form or
Contact Council's Fraser Coast Events Team on:
1300 79 49 29 or events@frasercoast.qld.gov.au

Please note registrations close on Tuesday 21 July 2010.

tips:

The illumination can be provided by any form of lighting from strings of fairy lights, spot lights, torches, glow sticks, glow ware or candles.

Floats do not have to be mounted on vehicles. Entries can be groups dressed in costumes walking the parade route or groups might like to make their float into a lantern. With event organisers trying to give the event a much greener emphasis, they also encourage people to take part under their own "steam" so to speak. Foot and cycle powered entries are encourage.

This year sustainability is the key in this year's street parade. As a parade participant we hope you will consider helping us to make the celebrations eco-friendly- consider the ecological footprint of your float in terms of energy, materials and waste generated.

We encourage:

• Environmentally friendly floats that limit diesel fumes which release dangerous greenhouse gasses
• Foot and cycle-powered floats
• Car clubs and groups
• School groups
• Local businesses
• Community groups
• Clubs and sporting groups
• Marching bands
• Roving characters and costume carnivale
• Fire twirling and street theatre

Click here for further inspiration

DIY float building workshops with bunnings warehouse

Learn the art of Float Building 101 with workshops thanks to Bunnings Warehouse. Bunnings
will run 2 weekends of float building classes for your groups to attend to get some fabulous
float-building tips with recycled materials.

Workshops will be run at 1:30pm on Saturday 17th and 24th July and can be booked by calling Bunnings Warehouse on 41 285 100. It is a great opportunity for you to get the most out of your float for this year’s Street Parade.

RECYCLE CENTRE TOURS

To celebrate the new Eco-Float category in this year’s festival, we’re inviting your school orcommunity group to take part in our Recycling Centre tours to learn more about recycling and some useful tips on materials that could be utilised for your floats.

You’ll receive fun float building tips and material suggestions for your floats. Bookings are essential and can be booked by phoning 4190 5629. Organise a trip with your group today.

• Maryborough Tours will be held on Tuesday 13th and Thursday 15th July
• Hervey Bay Tours will be held on Wednesday 14th and Friday 16th July