The body painting is a bit more specialised, with specific paints and equipment needed and a bit of skill using the medium and a living person as a canvas, Ms Taylor said. The Noosa Outback Surfboard Art competition saw artists given a surfboard to decorate with the theme Noosa Outback. Artist Andra Budaie and model Olivia Wycherley at the Australian Body Art Festival in Cooroy. Picture: Eden Boyd Cash prizes were on offer and the surf boards were auctioned to raise funds for next year s festival. Ms Taylor said the Bendigo Bank Wearable Art Competition had a theme of Time Travel.
Councillors had earlier rejected a motion put by Councillor Brian Stockwell to go back out to community consultation before deciding if it would accept applications for category one events of greater than 10,0000 people. Noosa Triathlon and sports multi-fest organiser Ironman Oceania will be able to apply for the late October multi-sports event permit, which pumps millions of dollars in the local economy. Any successful application will have to meet the Queensland Health Covid Event Framework and any locally relevant factors raised by the council s health experts. Noosa Tri has been given permission by Noosa Council to resume its normal numbers in a Covid Safe way. Picture: Barry John Alsop