Cooly Rocks On Festival
THOUSANDS will converge on Tweed Heads-Coolangatta for the Cooly Rocks On Festival - formerly known as Wintersun. A celebtration of rock 'n' roll music, all things Elvis, classic cars and great dancing. June 3-13, 2011.
Cooly Rocks On drums up $18m for Coast
THE importance of Cooly Rocks On has been illustrated by an economic report which has found the nostalgia festival pumped $18 million into the Gold Coast economy.
Cooly set to rock to surf culture
COOLY Rocks On organisers are riding their wave of success to the beach and want to woo surfing into their nostalgia festival on the Gold Coast for next year.
We will be the best: Cooly Rocks On
A SUCCESSFUL debut has Cooly Rocks On organisers convinced the nostalgia festival could soon become the Gold Coast's premier stand-alone event.
Cooly Rocks On attracts 90,000
COOLY Rocks On organisers have estimated as many as 90,000 people visited the nostalgia festival at Coolangatta over the weekend, proving nothing was lost by the relocation of Wintersun last year.
Cooly bopping to the Rocks On beat
THE rain threatened to bear down but despite the chilly temperatures thousands have flocked to Cooly Rocks On festival on the southern Gold Coast today.
Nothing frosty about Cooly Rocks On
THIS time last year, the mood was frosty in Coolangatta when Wintersun decided to pull up stumps and take its festival to Port Macquarie, but Cooly Rocks On organisers are grinning from ear to ear.
Couple's 'baby' to shine at Cooly Rocks On
AT 54 year-old she's hardly a new-born but for Noel and Debbie Davis their powder-blue 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air is their baby with the proud parents to show off their darling at the Cooly Rocks On hot rod and classic car show on the Gold Coast.
Cooly Rocks On weekend guide June 10-13
YOUR guide to what's on at the Cooly Rocks On festival over the weekend. June 10-13, 2011.
Cooly Rocks On overflows with chrome
THE Cooly Rocks On festival is already proving popular, with organisers saying they have had to turn down at least 200 people who want to display their classic cars at the event.
Hunka hunka Cooly Rocks On
ROCK 'n roll fans in need of some chill-out time at the Cooly Rocks On festival at Coolangatta can take a walk down memory lane and immerse themselves in all things Elvis.
Rockin 50s fashion
IT is Cooly Rocks On festival time on the Gold Coast and in order to get into the spirit of things bright colours, superior fabrics and sharply structured frocks define the immaculate style of the '50s.
Cooly Rocks On swings into action
COOLANGATTA is the place to be for the next 10 days as the Cooly Rocks On festival comes to the streets and venues of the border town.
Cooly all set to rock and roll
SLICK back the hair, pull out the stove-pipe jeans and break out the bobby socks because the inaugural Cooly Rocks On festival is ready to roll in Coolangatta and Tweed Heads from Friday.
Car collection to highlight Cooly Rocks On
IF YOU like your cars to have more chrome and less plastic then Coolangatta is the place to be over the next few weeks as an extensive collection of vintage and classic cars, including hot rods, cruisers and coupes highlight the Cooly Rocks On festival.
Cooly Rocks On festival guide
A guide to Cooly Rocks On, formerly known as the Gold Coast Wintersun Festival. Including links to program guide, ticketing information, accommodation and photo galleries.
Wintersun's successor revealed
THE festival that will replace Wintersun in the Coolangatta-Tweed region next year has officially been named Cooly Rocks On.
Wintersun fans all shook up one last time
THE curtains closed on the final Gold Coast Wintersun festival yesterday with mixed feelings among its rock 'n' rolling congregation.
Sun sets on Wintersun finale
SPECIAL REPORT: Today is the last day for the Gold Coast's final Wintersun festival. See our special report for a wrap-up, what the future is for Coolangatta's festival and a special comment from Michael Jacobson.
Hot-rod crushes police officer's foot
A HOT-ROD driver drove over a police officers foot twice after the male Sergeant attempted to pull the car over during the Wintersun Festival.
Another world at Coast's Wintersun
THERE's something strange and otherworldly about Wintersun, something destined to remain unexplained now the festival is leaving the Gold Coast.
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