This week in Queensland culture: pedal power is rolling into Coolum, Gympie songwriter Elke Louie has released “Lavender”, Horizon Festival is marking 10 years, and Brisbane and the Gold Coast have a few live music moments on the way.
Here are a few scene notes worth keeping on the radar.
Coolum pump track incoming
A new pump track is set to take shape at Lions and Norrie Job Park on David Low Way, Coolum, with Sunshine Coast Council upgrades scheduled to begin on May 4.
The track will be designed for bikes, scooters and skateboards, using the up-and-down “pumping” motion that lets riders build speed over bumps, rollers and turns.
Council says the track was identified as a standout community priority, with feedback calling for taller jumps, crossover opportunities, coastal-inspired line markings, higher drop-ins and tabletop jumps.
The wider park upgrade will also include an additional barbecue shelter, better path connections, an upgraded fitness station and new shade. The project is expected to open by the end of September.
Elke Louie brings “Lavender” home
Gympie indie folk singer-songwriter Elke Louie has released her debut EP “Lavender”, a dreamy five-track coming-of-age record written across her teenage years.
A hometown Gympie show has been added for May 31 at Perseverance Street Theatre Company, where Louie will perform with special guests Those Folk.
Louie describes “Lavender” as a time capsule of growing up in a small town, with songs shaped by first love, change, comfort, confusion and the strange little emotional weather system of teenage life.
The EP includes the title track “Lavender”, alongside earlier releases “Sandman” and “Killing Time”. The official video for “Lavender” was self-directed by Louie with Liz Wilkinson and filmed around Gympie/Gubbi Gubbi Country.
Horizon Festival marks 10 years
Horizon Festival is back on the Sunshine Coast from May 1-10, marking its 10th anniversary with live music, beachside arts events, community gatherings and creative surprises across the region.
The program includes free live music by the beach, a family film night under the stars, and an all-day dance-a-thon, bringing art, people and place together across the Coast.
More details are available through the Horizon Festival program.
Brisbane gets a Logan Road street party
Stones Corner Festival returns to Logan Road on May 3 bringing free live music, street eats, cold beers and community energy back to one of the city’s best-known inner-south strips.
Now in its 11th year, the festival has grown from a local gathering into a full street-level music moment, with bands, food trucks, market stalls and a loose Sunday crowd taking over the Stones Corner precinct.
Gold Coast blues season is warming up
Blues on Broadbeach returns to the Gold Coast from May 14-17, marking its 25th year with four days of live rhythm and blues across the Broadbeach precinct.
The festival remains one of the Gold Coast’s major live music fixtures, bringing together international names, homegrown players, outdoor stages and the kind of roaming crowd that turns a whole suburb into a music weekend.
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