The Crystal Waters music club at Conondale is facing closure after the Sunshine Coast Council moved to shut down its community live music events. It’s one of the most heartbreaking local stories in recent memory, writes YELO editor Penny Brand. When the sun broke today and our alarm went off, my daughter and I jumped
“Sunshine Coast Cancel” is the new nickname punters are calling Council after the Crystal Waters’s Eco Village Music Club was shut down last week. The music club is the latest victim in a string of other cancelled events by Council including Ocean Street World Festival, Big Pineapple Festival and Buskers by the Lake, which was recently
Sunshine Coast Council has been accused of “completely obliterating” and “sabotaging” the local live music scene. The criticism followed the temporary closure of the Crystal Waters Music Club while the Crystal Waters Co-op and Council worked through requirements for events staged at the venue. The dispute came amid broader frustration in parts of the local