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Peter Gardiner is a Noosa-based reporter for the Sunshine Coast Daily. He has been reporting on the Sunshine Coast for the past 28 years after serving his cadetship at the Queensland Times in Ipswich going becoming sports editor and covering the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games and working at The Examiner in Launceston. He has worked extensively in local politics and covered Noosa Council for more than two decades including the momentous de-amalgamation battle and loves covering a good community stoush.

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Public enemy number one on Noosa North Shore has met its match in the shape of a smart mobile phone.

Smart phone technology traps Noosa feral pig pack

Noosa Council’s weapons of choice in a battle to reclaim an aircraft landing strip from a pack of wild pigs were not high-powered rifles but mobile phones.

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John McDermott and his team at McDermott Aviation are committed to helping communities in need.

Chopper boss cuts it fine to help sick kids

A surf-loving mate of the late Shirley Strachan, with a passion for helping pull people out of tight jams, has got himself into another close shave.

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The proposed rental duplex in Noosaville.

Child care centre objects to neighbouring holiday duplex

A Coast child care centre is objecting to a short stay duplex application with worries the property’s outdoor area could expose kids to inappropriate language.

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The property at Verrierdale is on the market for $1.995 million.

Beach homeowners circle $2m greener pastures

A Coast real estate agent says he is seeing a trend of luxury coastal homeowners selling up and heading inland for a more sustainable lifestyle.

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Pelican Boat Hire owner Craig McGovern - has had his planning appeal against Noosa Council upheld in court.

Big Pelican boss swoops on Noosa River jetty win

A council bid to force a Coast boat hire boss to do a costly reconstruction of his jetty upgrade has been knocked back in court.

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Eurovision Aussie talent Kate Miller-Heidke is part of a stellar Eumundi line-up.

Katie’s assembling musical dream team in Eumundi

Star performer Katie Noonan has declared the artists on the bill of the newly-announced Sunshine Sounds Festival to be staged locally is her dream line up.

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David Zwierzchaczewski highlights the latest film technology special effects during his residency at Peregian Digital Hub.

X-Men effects guru brings Hollywood magic to Coast students

A special effects wizard who grew up wanting to draw Spider-Man is showing Coast students how to take magic to the big screen.

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Noosa MP Sandy bolton speaks with Save Noosa Hinterland protestors outside Noosa Council chambers on Wednesday about the quarry truck use of rural roads.

‘High alert’: Road fears for school kids in hinterland town

Fearful parents have developed a roster system to ensure their children can safely cross the main road after reports of a surge in Kin Kin quarry truck traffic.

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Noosa's Main Beach has copped an erosion flogging over the years and Noosa Councillor Brian Stockwell has grave concerns about the future of the Sunrise Beach sand dune buffer.

Noosa pleads for action as erosion threatens dunes

A Noosa councillor says erosion predicted to impact Sunrise Beach is one of the many factors driving his demands for Federal Government climate action.

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A petition signed by more than 3000 people is calling for greater development protections for the glossy black cockatoo in Sunrise Beach.

Community fights to save vulnerable birds’ homes

Petition to church aged care providers makes a stand for ‘one of the rarest cockatoos in Australia’ found right here in Noosa.

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