Cooktown Blue Water Club will collaborate with the Cooktown Music Collective for a fun night of tunes and fundraising on 30 August. Photo: Supplied.
Cooktown’s love of the water, sport and music will come together for a night of live entertainment by the waterfront sunset next weekend.
Cooktown Blue Water Club (CBWC) will host the Saturday Sundowner fundraiser on 30 August from 4pm at their clubhouse, utilising the local talents of the Cooktown Music Collective in a small town collaboration highlighting water sports and performing arts in the region.
CBWC treasurer Helen Greaves said fundraiser would help the club in the process of raising its profile in the community.
“The club has been a bit lowkey for a few years, so we’re really trying to start to build it up again, so that’s why we’re holding more events,” she said.
“We’re hoping to improve the facilities at the clubhouse – get a proper kitchen, for instance, so that more events can be held there, because it’s a beautiful spot on the waterfront.”
The Cooktown Music Collective is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to keeping live music alive in Far North Queensland, with professional local musicians mentoring young and aspiring musicians on their journey to performing on stage.
Attendees of Saturday Sundowner will see acts such as Flick the Switch, Pete and Merv, Jarrah, Ian Grant, and many more.
“I think it’s really great that we can help support the Music Collective, too, because this event gives new people into music a chance to actually perform in front of people,” Ms Greaves said.
“I think it’s just absolutely lovely to cheer people along that are taking on music as a form of entertainment for themselves and for others, and there’s a really good music vibe in Cooktown.”
