‘Food Trucks Friday Fest’ planned for Nambour Town Square

Organisers, from left, Div 10 Cr David Law, Tramco Director Peter Clark, Rod Tunstall, ReImagine Nambour Facilitator Kerry Brown, Tim Mcgee, Tramco Director Rhonda Billett, Darren Collins, Nambour Chamber of Commerce Secretary Brian Bugenhagen and President Mark Bray and Dan Jones.

A group of Nambour’s community leaders, pictured, is working with Council to organise a September markets event featuring food trucks and musical entertainment around Lowe Street and the Town Square. 

It’s all part of a plan by the team, convened by local businesswoman and Tramco Director Rhonda Billett, to activate and energise the CBD and to raise money for further events promoting Nambour and “activating” spaces in town. 

The “Food Truck Friday Fest” will happen monthly, with the first planned for September 9  from 4pm to 8pm near the intersections of Lowe, Short and Queen Streets. 

Food Truck Fridays will alternate with the already-established and successful ‘Nambour Forecourt Live!’ events on Friday nights.  

“Our Nambour community groups met again recently and identified the Nambour Lowe Street precinct as a space in the community that needs some attention and activation,” said Rhonda. “Fun times and loads of smiles are what’s in store for this area of Nambour.

“The bright lights on Lowe Street will be lit up and the street will play host to its first Food Truck Friday Fest. 

“In our working partnership with Sunshine Coast Council we hope the community embraces the event and has a little fun on the streets of Nambour.”

It’s all part of the main game in which Nambour Chamber of Commerce, Reimagine Nambour, Tramco and Nambour retailers are working alongside Div 10 Cr David Law, Mayor Mark Jamieson and key council staff to advocate for the town through an Economic Activation Plan. 

It’s aims to work within the plans, groups and resources that are already in place, such as the recently-announced Nambour Activation Plan.   

“The thing that got me going was seeing the 2024 strategic plans for Nambour and realising that we were falling short of where it was hoped we’d be at this stage,” Ms Billett said. “I’ve had a business in town and I think it’s important to give back.”

Ms Billett said it was important the groups presented a united front to work with Council to get the best possible outcomes for the town.

 The team is working to deliver new Nambour events, CBD revitalisation and business activation. “We already have the established brand ‘IAmNambour’ developed in 2021 by ReImagine Nambour.  Our collective organisations aim to leverage off this brand and grow the local economy encompassing the ‘IAmNambour’ brand into our future projects. 

“Nambour is a large catchment area and one of our first priorities is to focus on events that stimulate the economy and support business and make Nambour a vibrant place to live, work and play.”

To that end the team was also looking at promoting a maxi-event to fall in line with the already-established and successful Nambour Rodeo and Retro Rocks Nambour. 

The first Food Truck Friday Fest featuring food and music is planned for September 9  from 4pm to 8pm near the intersections of Lowe, Short and Queen Streets.