THE consultative process regarding the location of a beginners skate park at Coolum’s Tickle Park got under way last night with a meeting at the Coolum Civic Centre.

IN THE wake of a sickening assault against a child at Coolum earlier this month, details have emerged about a separate incident at the same park that ended in a citizens' arrest.

Coolum resident Issy Taylor, seven, also hasn't stopped talking about the park. Her mother Lauren says Issy, who has cerebral palsy, uses an eye-gaze device to help her communicate.

She rocked up to Coolum Skate Park as a 16-year-old, before it had a bowl, when it was a boy's only zone. She'd get the jeers, the name calling, the "What are you doing here?” While boys and men ...

FORMER world champion skateboarder Renton Millar took time out to skate the bowl with two pint-sized Coolum hard core skater groms - the Dellit brothers Jett, 11, and Kodi, 8.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sunshine Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. She rocked up to Coolum Skate Park as a 16-year-old, before it had a bowl, when it was a boy's ...