07/05/2021
Gold Coast Beach Parade unveils mascot ‘Burleigh’
A baby koala blimp was flying high over Burleigh Beach on Friday morning to mark one month until the Gold Coast Beach Parade.
Measuring in at 5.3 metres wide and 6 metres tall, ‘Burleigh’ the koala blimp was unveiled as the mascot for the event, which will take place on May 16.
Organiser Leanne St Geroge told myGC the event hopes to set a world record for the greatest number of people wearing koala ear visors involved in a beach parade, as well as raise funds to protect koalas.
“Gold Coasters will walk from Burleigh Heads down to North Burleigh on the beach, turning and coming back. It’s single file, so you will see this amazing length of people wearing their bright pink koala ear visors,” she said.
“Most importantly, we are raising money for our furry residents, the koalas, through our charity of choice, the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Foundation. Who doesn’t love saving koalas.”
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