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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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Alive! and kicking as the Noosa's looks to reignite its social scene Saturday week.

Festival bosses hope booze ban will be relaxed

Noosa Council will vote at a special meeting tomorrow on a staff recommendation to allow an alcohol exemption for the Noosa alive! Reignite Festival.

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Imperial Hotel manager Paul Thomas, left, and head distiller Mick Reif with their new lines of gin.

‘Gin-tellectual’ approach has distiller in high spirits

A dedicated team has coined their head distiller a “gin-tellectual” for his passion for perfecting an exceptional drop.

Noosa Triathlon is one of the major events that could be impacted by tomorrow's Noosa Council major events vote.

Residents wary of open slather for Noosa’s major events

Noosa residents are divided on a council recommendation to hold the line on limiting major events to less than 500 people.

This green landy purchase for $900,000 will help Noosa preserve the environment.

Council invests $900,000 in a green and literate future

As well a new library mobile rig Council has spent $900,000 of the environment levy to secure almost 90 hectares of Boreen Point of land.

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Noosa Halse Lodge. Photo Patrick Woods / Sunshine Coast Daily.

Historic Noosa site set for tourism resurgence

Noosa landmark Halse Lodge which sits on the doorstep to Hastings St will not be sold by the church owners as a new leaseholder eyes its potential.

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The keen Kin kin volunteers were part of the mass muster at last year's Clean Up Australia Day morning muster.

Noosa looks to clear away ‘death by plastic’

Waste collected in parks, bushland and along waterways is being described in Noosa as “death by plastic”.

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Russian hemp tycoon Evgeny Skigin is the owner of Domic, an $18 million eco-home and the most expensive costal home in Queensland. Designed by Brisbane-based architect Noel Robinson, the house in the sand dunes took three years to build.Photo Patrick Woods / Sunshine Coast Daily.

Noosa Easter holiday renters egged on for $145k stay

One accommodation provider has grabbed the prized Easter “chocolates” by letting the Coast’s most expensive house for an eye-watering $72,500 a week.

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Business mentor Simone Milasis.

A touching therapy to shut down noisy brains

A class which shows how the gentle touch of 32 “access consciousness bars” or points on the head can banish those voices that tell people they are basically useless.

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2019 Noosa Triathlon.Henri Schoeman crosses the finish line.Photo Warren Lynam / Sunshine Coast Daily

So Tri-ing: Business leader warns of costly Noosa events cap

A Noosa business leader believes a recommendation by senior council staff to retain entry levels as part of temporary events permits would create economic havoc.

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Kerri Coyle.

Council blindsided by developer’s ‘unusual’ tactic

An 11th hour move to “stop the clock” on the approval process for a $130 million retirement resort and golf club redevelopment was a first for senior council advisers.

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