It was a big weekend of music and awareness with the second annual Shed Music held from Friday, September 5 to Sunday, September 7 at the Coolum Peregian RSL.

It was an ambitious task, and in the space of just one year, the second annual Shed Music Festival went from a single-day event to a whole weekend of music. Put on by the Coolum Men’s Shed, the festival was actually a health initiative disguised as a music event, with the main agenda to get men to have a health check. The festival was held at the Coolum Peregian RSL and featured an outdoor stage, food and drink vendors, and most importantly, a health check marquee run by Queensland Health with some 300 health checks carried out across the weekend. Pictured are Bob Barford, Doug Arbrow, and Bruce Uhlhorn from Coolum Men’s Shed with MC Pat Cavanagh inside the Coolum Peregian RSL, where the Saturday night music was held and drinks were served.

Be sure to keep an eye out for the 2026 Shed Music event, which will no doubt be just as entertaining and a highlight on the Coolum social calendar.