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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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Swimming great John Konrads after doing laps in the Noosa Aquatic Centre.

Coast swimmer mourns Olympic star who shone from young age

Like many young teenagers growing up in 1950s Australia, Noosa’s Jan Croft had a crush on one of the early superstars of Australian swimming John Konrads.

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Paul Reilly says there is no better feeling that using his weight shifts to steer his microlight aircraft.

‘Do it once – you’re hooked’: Pilots sky-high on thrills

Hanging out with the clouds thousands of metres above Noosa North Shore is one of the Sunshine Coast’s fastest growing adventure sports.

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Leading the way for a Long Lunch in Hastings St is celebrity chef Matt Preston.

Noosa ready to rub shoulders with celebrity chefs

Tourism Noosa is delighted there is a massive appetite for locals and visitors to mingle with some of the best culinary talents in the land.

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Noosa locals want more cash spent on roads and bridges.

Residents have a crack at balancing council budget

Councillors have been briefed on where the community’s priorities lie with direct feedback showing where residents were prepared to spend more … and less.

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Prof Peter Timms is keen to trial the new koala vaccine on the Coast.

Vaccine roll out to help save Coast’s koalas

Koala researchers are leading a fight to save the vulnerable species on the Sunshine Coast.

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Coolum residents are soon going to be paying double for their local firefighting services.

Councillor fires up over $115 emergency levy rates hike

Thousands of residents in four Coast suburbs are facing a $115 rates hike to help pay for their fire station being staffed full-time.

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The Twinnies working on an injured pelican at their Lansborough seabird rescue centre.

$20K donations fly in for Twinnies seabird rescues

National exposure of Coast siblings’ dedicated seabird rescue efforts has helped them secure funding to keep their passion alive.

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After almost three decades of covering Noosa's goings on Peter Gardiner is still determined to cover the issues that matter most to his local community.

Peter passionate about keeping Noosa well informed

Over the years Peter Gardiner and the Noosa News team have been on the frontline of community battles like the Noosa de-amalgamation and the Kin Kin quarry and trucks saga.

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Multiple crews are on the frontlines at Noosa North Shore battling a blaze. Photo: Patrick Woods

Property owners learn to fight fire with fire

Environmental manager Dr Sam Lloyd is encouraging property owners to prepare themselves for fire in an effort to reduce threats to the region’s biodiversity.

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Braydan Willrath of My IT Shop Noosa is looking for customer savvy new staff members.

New jobs on offer as Coast shop doubles staff numbers

A hands-on approach to selling and repairing computers on site has helped make a Coast IT shop so busy they are about to employ five more staff.

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