DANIEL PLAYING WITH HIS COMPUTER
THE Voice's Darren Percival will be among stars appearing at the first Daniel Morcombe Family Day Out - which hopefully will mark the start of an annual event.
The first Day Out, which will bring together child safety organisations and entertainers.
The free event for families, parents and children will follow the Caloundra Music Festival, as part of the Fringe Festival on October 1.
The Irwin family - Terri, Bindi and Robert - will attend. The Day Out will bring together experts and community organisations, as well as exhibitors and emerging talent, and is designed to educate.
Daniel Morcombe Foundation committee member Brett Winkler said the event was something that the Morcombes had wanted to achieve for a long time.
Daniel's mum, Denise, said yesterday the foundation had been looking for an educational event that brought community groups together. "We want to teach children to keep safe and the best way to do that is to join forces and do it together," Mrs Morcombe said.
Mr Winkler said children and parents would come away from the day with more knowledge about where they could get help. "It is a great opportunity to see what is out there and where they can get help if they need it," he said. "It is perfect timing with the holidays coming up. "Families will be looking for things to do." Mr Winkler said that it was also a lead-in for the Day For Daniel on October 26, the foundation's child safety action day which last year attracted a million people. He said the Irwins would open the show at Kings Beach at 9.30am and Percival would close it at 3pm.
Other Coast and emerging talent will perform on two separate stages throughout the day. Thirty exhibitors would also be on hand, offering information, displays, tips and assistance. "This is what the day is all about, community stakeholders coming together to assist our children and families," Mrs Morcombe said. "We are very grateful that a number of corporate organisations have financially assisted in making this all possible and we are aware of the huge effort that the performers and exhibitors have gone to by donating their time and resources to attend the event."
The day is planned to be an annual event on the local community calendar with the potential to grow the 'Education through Entertainment' event platform to other areas across Australia, to deliver key messages and information that empowers children, parents and families.
Mr Winkler said that he would like to see 5000 people attend across the day. "The beauty of the location is that people will be spread out and people can do their own thing," Mr Winkler said. "We are lucky the foreshore is such a great set-up." The event Family Day Out will be held tomorrow from 9.30am to 3pm at the Kings Beach Foreshore Precinct.
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