Running this November, the second day of the Gold Coast International Marine Expo will host the Club Marine Shipyard Party. Taking place in the Gold Coast City Marina, the event will start as the sun sets, bringing the beat of a live band as the party gets underway.
The Club Marine Shipyard Party will feature live entertainment by a leading local band
The family event will feature live entertainment, the charity art auction from the Expo’s Artists’Quarter, a selection of international cuisine and beverages, and therewill be a spectacular fireworks extravaganza at 7 pm.
Gold Coast International Marine Expo spokesman Stephen Milne said the Saturday night Club Marine Shipyard Party was open to the public with free entry and family’s areencouraged to attend.
“The Club Marine Shipyard Party will be one of the major highlights of the 2012 Gold Coast International Marine Expo,”Mr Milne said.
“This fun-filledfamily event will be held right in the heart of the Expo site overlooking theCoomeraRiverand we are expectingquite a crowd.”
A spectacular fireworks display for the whole family to enjoy will go off with a bang at 7pm
The charity artauction will be held during the Club Marine Shipyard Party with proceeds goingto Sailability, Paradise Kids and the Westpac Life Saver Helicopter Rescue Service. The Expo also supports theWasp Creek Rural Fire Service and the Rotary Club of Coomera River.
People will have the chance to view the nautical themed art works prior to the auction and can watch the artists in action creating their art works as they put brush to canvasin the Expo’s Artists’Quarter.
The not-for-profit expo will showcase the latest products and services from Australia’s leading marine manufacturers, from kayaks to superyachts, jet skis to jet packsand everything in between.
“This year’s expois tipped to be bigger and more entertaining than last year with more than 40 new exhibitors and 20,000 people expected through the gates at this year’sexpo,” he said.
Nautical themed artworks will be auctioned at the Shipyard Party to raise funds for local not-for-profit groups
“We have more than 200 leading marine brands on display and this is continuing to grow daily in thelead up to the Expo.
“These brands will be displayed over a 2.5 kilometre circuit and we will also have an impressive on-water display featuring 120 boats ranging in size from four feet to more than100 feet.
“We have anexciting line-up of entertainment this year with the RAAF Roulettes performing an aerial acrobatics display at 12 noon each day above the Coomera River. The Yamaha Supertank Travelling Fishing Show, the Jetlev Jetpack Flyer Australia, a Class 2 Offshore race boat displayand there will be an opportunity to meet the drivers from the Queensland division of the Australian Power Boat Association. The Expo’s Artists’Quarter and the Little Pirates Kids’Club will once again entertain the children with jumping castle and face painting, and there will also be a host of international foodstalls and live entertainment.
The Club Marine Shipyard Party is set to rock the Expo with live entertainment intenational food stalls and a fireworks display
The second annual Gold Coast International Marine Expo has also announced the Nine Network asofficial television media partner who will launch an exciting national viewer competition on the Today Show in the lead up to the Expo.
The Gold Coast International Marine Expo will be held on November 2, 3 and 4 from 9 am to 5 pm with free entry and free parking.
