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Meet the team. Pt 2. Martine Cotton

carnivale — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:09:07 +0000

Martine Cotton, IT & Social Media Manager, Beach Day and Street Parade Coordinator

Name: Martine Cotton

Carnivale Title: IT systems, Social Media, Street Parade and Beach Day Event Coordinator, Photographer

Please tell us a bit about yourself: Freelance photographer, Gazette staff photographer, part time event coordinator, part time social media internet marketer. Born in Brisbane, Australia. Lived in New Guinea, Brisbane, Mooloolaba, Kuranda, Port Douglas, Fujiyoshida, Tokyo and now back to Port Douglas again. Studied film and media. Worked in the Australian music biz for many many years. Moved to Japan in 2002. Worked as an English teacher, then became a photographer and returned to the event management field on a part time basis. Lived happily there just over 6 years. Returned to Australia in February 2009. Love travelling, adventure, music and my friends. Drawn to all things visual. Take photos (almost) every day. See pictures everywhere. Cry at ad’s, movies, weddings and award ceremonies. Love life in the tropics.

Describe your role at Carnivale: I maintain all the internet related stuff: we use an online project management system called Basecamp so I make sure everyone is on top of their section; I do the social media – facebook and twitter, I write (almost) everything that you see here on the blog; I am about to take over the main website at www.carnivale.com.au and give it a much needed overhaul (wish me luck). I worked Carnivale last year, alongside Susie Marr who is over in W.A. now, and I was the person responsible for Beach Day so I have stepped up again to bring that event together this year too. I’ve also signed on to pull together the Street Parade. I did all the event photography last year and will be doing a lot more in the lead up to Carnivale this year though I don’t think I’ll be repeating the same huge job I did last year (I donated $5000 worth of photography services to the community and event managers) – it is too big a job for just one person!

What does Carnivale mean to you?: Most of all it means a chance for the community to get together – whether they are pulling an amazing event together or just letting their hair down or showing their kids a great time. Community spirit in the Douglas Region is the strongest I’ve seen anywhere in Oz, it’s lovely to be a part of that.

Favourite memory of a past Carnivale?: Hmmmm, my first ever Food & Wine night – I got a free ticket to go last year, and wasn’t working at all (after working my butt off for months helping pull the rest of carnivale together) so ended up having a rocking good time and ended up at the Courty with the Gazette team. I was in pain for days after! I don’t drink anymore so I’m glad I got to see that event with amber coloured glasses just once!

What’s your ultimate Carnivale dream?: Barack Obama judging the street parade floats! Ha ha. Actually, I just want to see this event grow into something that really pulls a lot of diverse local / national / international visitors into the region, so that the whole place is just jumping and we can get all those pesky bills paid. Carnivale is not just about community, it’s also about promoting this region which relies so heavily on tourism.

Independent Event Applications for Port Douglas Carnivale 2010

carnivale — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:56:47 +0000

The Port Douglas Meridien Marina's SEAFOOD EXTRAVAGANZA 2009

EVENT APPLICATION DETAILS!

People and organisations interested in producing an Independent Event at Port Douglas Carnivale 2010 must complete the 2010 Port Douglas Carnivale Event Application Online Form before April 8 2010.

We look forward to seeing what exciting events the community can muster up for this year!

Call for Volunteers

carnivale — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:52:38 +0000

Carnivale Volunteers carry the Carnivale sign at the 2009 Macrossan Street Parade, Port Douglas.

Carnivale is an annual community event managed by the Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce. The event managers will require assistance to make Carnivale 2010 as successful as possible. Your expertise, enthusiasm and creativity could be called upon for anything from basic office work to door-knocking and leaflet distribution, from graphic design to sponsorship assistants. If you are interested in being a part of the Carnivale community by volunteering your services, please complete this Carnivale Volunteers Application Form.

A Call for Feedback from the Community

carnivale — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:46:47 +0000

2009 Port Douglas Carnivale Beach Day Sand Castle Building Contest

We are more than halfway to Carnivale 2010 – can you believe it?

We want to hear from you about what you thought about Carnivale 2009: what you thought worked, what could be improved, helpful suggestions, some tips and hints about ways to make Carnivale even better in 2010. Please add your thoughts in the comments reply form below.

What is Carnivale?

carnivale — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:35:59 +0000

A hand made mask on display at the Carnivale Masquerade Arts Ball, held at the Port Douglas Community Hall 2009

Welcome to the Port Douglas Carnivale. For 10 balmy days and nights each May (May 20-30th 2010), the festival of Carnivale takes over the seaside resort village of Port Douglas (Queensland, Australia) offering food, wine, music, culture, fashion, arts, sports, family fun and entertainment… and absolutely every reason you need to head to lovely Port Douglas!

Now 18 years old and recognised as one of the regions principal events, Carnivale has grown from a street fiesta to a broad and diverse program which involves the entire community. Managed by the Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce, Carnivale aims to give locals a chance to celebrate the end of the wet season and the beginning of the busy tourist season, while encouraging regional, national and international visitors to visit and take part in the jocular festivities.

Port Douglas is just an hour’s drive from Cairns via a spectacular coastal road that is surrounded by forest and the Coral Sea and is the proud home to dozens of national award winning restaurants and resorts. It is the only place on Earth where two World heritage listed jewels exist; the Great Barrier Reef and the rainforest of Daintree and Cape Tribulation. With the seductive May climate, balmy cloudless blue sky days dissolve into tropical evenings with velvet starry skies, giving Carnivale-goers the perfect opportunity to enjoy “A Taste of Paradise”.

Port Douglas Carnivale: A Taste of Paradise LOGO’S

carnivale — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:07:53 +0000

With so many of our local Port Douglas restaurants sweeping the national and international restaurant awards, we want to celebrate that special facet of life in the former Douglas shire: FOOD. All the glorious fresh and tropical food and wine on offer here is world class and people travel a long way to taste it. The tagline for Carnivale 2010 (and ongoing) is

A Taste of Paradise!

People requiring Port Douglas Carnivale logo’s for use on their own websites or publications are welcome to right click download the above 600 px image.

Below is a 300 px wide image for public use also:

And here is a transparent PNG file at 300 px:

And here is the mask (LARGE SIZE, 300 DPI):

and at 110 dpi, 200 px wide:

If you need to resize any of these images you can try PIXLR free online image editor.

If you need a hi-res image, please get in touch via the contact form below:

Carnivale 2010 dawns….

carnivale — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:12:35 +0000

Greeting Carnivale fans far and wide! Welcome to the dawn of the 2010 Carnivale social media extravaganza.

2010 sees Carnivale becoming even more community-oriented than ever before with the launch of a whole range of interactive social media options for people to stay fully informed about all things Carnivale. News releases. Events. Special offers. Ticketing, Gossip. Venue information. Accom & regional info for travellers. Merchandise. Sponsors. Music. Buskers. Family stuff. Food/wine stuff. Free stuff. Awesome stuff.

First up, we have this swanky new blog which will be constantly updated with news as it happens…. you can choose to subscribe via an RSS feed (what’s this?) or a simple old fashioned newsletter (sign up on the right here), or just check in regularly.

We also have a Port Douglas Carnivale Facebook Page which we’d love you to “become a fan” of.

Then there’s our Carnivale Twitter Page!

Make your choice, or choose all of them and stay on top of the news that’s fit to print for Carnivale 2010.