This year’s Coastal Twist Festival Window Display Competition saw dozens of businesses take part all over the Peninsula and as far afield as Terrigal, Long Jetty and Gosford.
First prize was taken by Lifeline Woy Woy, scoring the store a $2,300 Hit101.3 promo package.
Bigboyz Pizza at Woy Woy took the second-place prize of a $770 advertising campaign with Central Coast Newspapers and third prize of a $500 printing voucher with Signarama Erina went to Central Coast Antiques & Collectables in Gosford.
Festival director, Glitta Supernova, said bold and innovative businesses went all out to give the streets a festival razzle dazzle.
“Community participation was through the roof,” she said.
“The judges said it was a very tough decision with so much creativity from real estate agents to surf shops, thrift stores to bars and restaurants.
“A big round of applause for all the businesses which took part and coloured our streets and to our prize partners who supported the festival by their generous donations.
“It does take a village.
“Central Coast businesses really brought it on this year; I don’t think there has ever been a unification of businesses through shop window displays on this scale before and we can’t wait to see what the community does next year.”
Lifeline Woy Woy featured mannequins dressed in rainbow colours and the slogan Be the change in its window and carried the theme throughout the store.
The window at Bigboyz Pizza, Woy Woy, featured outlines of figures representing inclusivity and the slogan Be the change you want to see.
Central Coast Antiques & Collectables manager, Mitchell Gordon, said his window display featured a giant rainbow which was created with input from customers and members of the LGBTQI community.
The window display was complemented by interior decorations and a display of memorabilia from the marriage equality campaign.
The store, at 3 Watt St, Gosford, is open 10.30am-5pm, seven days a week.
Terry Collins