THE TEAM Editor’s Note

Spring is a gift of joy – the new season brings with it blooms, new life and a sense of excitement. It’s timely that this is the season I step into the role of Editor of this incredible magazine dedicated to bringing the savvy, spirited and surprising Sunshine Coast stories to life.

Always a storyteller, my love of entertainment and information sharing began at an early age (ask my parents) but was cemented in high school. My friend Emily’s Mum was a producer for Bert Newton’s television shows and we worked in production at Channel 10 during school holidays. So began a very rewarding career in broadcast media that transitioned into print media when I joined the IN Publishing team over three years ago as Fashion Editor and Writer.

As your freshly minted Editor for Hello Sunshine Magazine I promise to continue to deliver a beautiful magazine that celebrates the people, places and many faces on the Sunshine Coast. I vow to bring you more than the delicious eco-stock printed pages of a quarterly magazine but also a community that supports our region through being more than a magazine. Hello Sunshine is print, social, digital, audio and event driven.

So, let’s turn this first page together and spring (yes, I love a pun) into this superb fourth issue of a magazine created with love for the Sunshine Coast.

DEB CARUSO PUBLISHER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Deb has almost 30 years’ experience providing strategic communications and brand reputation advice to clients in the government, business and not-for-profit sectors. She started IN Publishing to connect the community through storytelling and is passionate about working with small businesses in the region. She loves hanging out with her boys John and Maximus.

Paul Bird Publisher

Paul is the Publisher and co-Director of IN Publishing. He has enjoyed a successful career spanning almost 40 years working in media and corporate communications industries and more recently in the profit-forpurpose charity and business sector as an Independent Director and Corporate Advisor

Carlie Wacker Editor

Carlie Wacker is a presenter, MC, freelance fashion writer and stylist. She is also the Fashion Editor for Hello Sunshine Magazine and keeps busy managing our social media pages, not to mention churning out stories regularly. She recently launched her own range of World of Wacker handmade polymer clay earrings.

Carlie Wacker Editor

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Bookings close: 8 November 2021

Art Deadline: 14 November 2021 hello@inpublishing.com.au www.hellosunshinemag.com.au

ALI SMITH DESIGN & PRODUCTION

MANAGER

Ali is our go-to girl when it comes to design, deadlines and digital. An experienced graphic designer with nearly 20 years’ experience in advertising, magazines and publishing, she brings creativity and efficiency to the team. When she’s not at her computer, you can find her on the water with her husband and three kids.

Shona Smith

CLIENT SERVICES MANAGER

From her early days working in the art room of major publications back in the 1980s, Shona has enjoyed a long career in media. When she’s not creating the stunning pages and supporting clients of IN Noosa Magazine and Hello Sunshine Magazine, you’ll find Shona relaxing with her family at the beach.

JOHN CARUSO WRITER/PODCASTER/MC

After 30 years in radio, John now runs the Everyone Has a Story: Conversations from the Sunshine Coast and Noosa podcast and in between being our writer, sanity checker, accounts manager and event MC; he spends time with his first love, recording a daily Drive program for regional radio and raising his son Maximus.

Carly Wade

PROJECT MANAGER & HOME

A highly-experienced events management specialist and wedding planner, Carly owns CL Weddings and Events and was the acting General Manager of Makepeace Island. She makes things happen with her ability to handle pressure and take control of any situation with authority and ease.

Ellie Capurso Design

Ellie is passionate about visual design and creating a career that is both dynamic and fun. After completing an Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design in 2020, she is thrilled to join the creative and clever crew at IN Noosa Magazine and Hello Sunshine Magazine and work locally in the place where she was born.

GEORGIA BEARD INTERN/WRITER

Georgia is a feature writer and storyteller exploring the triumphs and concerns of everyday people. With a Bachelor of Creative Writing and Publishing and a Minor in Journalism under her belt, she’s passionate about giving a voice to local communities. When she’s not out in the real world, she’s lost in a novel or writing one of her own.

Contributors

Matt Golinski Food

Matt Golinski is a highly regarded chef with a passion for simple, produce-driven cuisine based on seasonal, fresh local ingredients. He is an active member of the Slow Food movement, a champion of artisan producers and a generous mentor to keen young chefs. When he’s not cooking up stories for IN Publishing you’ll find him at View by Matt Golinski at Peppers Noosa Resort & Villas.

Tony Cox Drinks

After 25 years of sniffing, swirling, spitting and slurping various vinous temptations our drinks writer has decided that his future lies firmly planted on the consumption and storytelling side. Tony not only still enjoys consulting about wine and other beverages but is now part of the successful Kate Cox Real Estate Team at Reed & Co. Estate Agents.

HELEN FLANAGAN TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE

The Coast’s sophisticated charm, vibrant food culture and the magnetism of a subtropical paradise surrounded by national parks, inveigled Helen’s manic world and flipped it on its side. She pursues the good life with gusto, instinctively understanding the joys of travel, the art of story-telling, a candid review and surviving another reno whilst thriving on the motto: Live Laugh Love!

Nina Shadforth Arts

Nina Shadforth is Curator for the Sunshine Coast Art Collection (Caloundra Regional Gallery) and co-curator of Wild/flower Women exhibitions. She has worked professionally in the arts sector for more than 20 years, having held appointments in regional Qld galleries as Curator/Director at Caloundra and Noosa Regional Galleries as well as the Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy.

Jennifer Swaine Writer

A born storyteller and connector of people, Jennifer works with a number of SMEs looking after their branding, marketing strategy, communications, PR and events. As Chair of the Sunshine Coast Business Awards, Vice President of the Sunshine Coast Chamber Alliance and a Non-Executive Director of Visit Sunshine Coast, Jennifer proactively engages with local businesses.

Michael Brennan Art

The Director of Noosa Regional Gallery has been described as an ‘accidental curator’ as a prize-winning painter and sculptor who has moved from creating works to curating them. It all began when he opened The Trocadero Art Space in Footscray to build an arts community in the area. Fifteen years later it is still standing and we are lucky to now have him taking the arts to a whole new level in our region.

Geoff Ward Distribution

Geoff has spent his working life as a pharmacist and these days calls Noosa home. He played tennis competitively for 40 years and while his wife Rachel runs Lovely Things Gift Shop, Geoff has opted to be our ‘man on the streets’ taking over delivery and distribution of the magazines. He’s keen to meet you and to get to know you if you’re a business owner or operator who has one of our magazine stands.

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Spirited

Giddy up for the Noosa Country Polo Cup; a first-class experience in the stunning foothills of Cooroy Mountain!

PROUD WINNERS OF THE 2019 SUNSHINE COAST BUSINESS AWARDS CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, IN NOOSA MAGAZINE

We would like to acknowledge and pay respects to the traditional owners, the Kabi Kabi and Jinibara people, whose country we create on and we would like to extend our respect to their elders, both past, present and emerging.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/PUBLISHER: Deb Caruso, 0428 853 224 deb@inpublishing.com.au

PUBLISHER: Paul Bird

ADVERTISING: advertising@inpublishing.com.au

SUBSCRIPTIONS, EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS & DISTRIBUTION ENQUIRIES: hello@inpublishing.com.au Suite 1b/36 Sunshine Beach Road PO Box 542, Noosa Heads Q 4567 www.hellosunshinemag.com.au

DISTRIBUTION: 20,000 printed copies available throughout the Sunshine Coast: Peregian to Caloundra and the hinterland, in locally-designed and handcrafted magazine stands. Hello Sunshine Magazine is also supplied to local businesses and visitors through its tailored distribution process, including placement in key resorts.

Hello Sunshine Magazine is a free publication (subscriptions available) published four times per year by IN Publishing, a business of IN Noosa Magazine Pty Ltd (The Publisher). All rights are reserved and the contents are copyright and may not be reprinted without the express permission of The Publisher. IN Noosa Magazine Pty Ltd ATF Hello Sunshine Magazine, their related companies and officers hereby disclaim, to the full extent permitted by law, all liability, damages, costs and expenses whatsoever arising from or in connection with copy information or other material in this magazine, any negligence of The Publisher, or any persons actions in reliance thereon. Any dispute or complaint regarding placed advertisements must be made within seven days of publication. Inclusion of any copy must not be taken as any endorsement by The Publisher. Views expressed by contributions are personal views and they are not necessarily endorsed by The Publisher.

TED’S TASK

Event: 2032 Sunshine Coast Taskforce

Venue: Maroochy Surf Club www.tedobrien.com.au

Ted O’Brien MP convened a meeting of local community, sporting and business leaders to discuss the formation of a local Olympic Taskforce to look at ways to work together to maximise the benefit to the entire Coast in the lead up to the Games, and well beyond. With this collaborative approach, we can all be winners on the journey to 2032.

In Business

Event: SCBA Business Awards launch

Venue: Maroochy RSL sunshinecoastbusinessawards.com.au

As part of Small Business Week, The Sunshine Coast Chamber Alliance launched the 2021 Sunshine Coast Business Awards. Guests heard from 2019 Award winners including chef, restaurateur & media personality Peter Kuruvita from Noosa Beach House, Vicci Oliver from Wildlings Forest School and Brigid Woolnough from Kokopod who talked about how they were navigating COVID to “Bounce Back Better”.

STEPPING UP!

Event: STEPS Grand Winter Ball

Venue: Sunshine Coast Function Centre

A heartwarming $150,000+ was raised to support the students of STEPS Pathways College in a stunning evening that included food by Alastair McLeod and Adriano Zumbo. The Sunshine Dance Troupe stole the show and singer Paulini was joined by students to sing a very special thank you to attendees.

AMAZING OASIS!

Event: Pineapple Country

Venue: Diablo Oasis Bar, Woombye

It was Mojitos, masks and music when Alex Lloyd (Amazing!), Brad Butcher and Kelly Cork wowed in Woombye for a fun-filled afternoon of live music, delicious food and devilish Diablo Ginger Beer. The crowd were as chilled as the cocktails being cranked out by the Diablo Co crew. The next Pineapple Country has just been announced. Be quick to get your tix! www.diabloco.com.au

Power Lunch

Event: LPE Lunch

Venue: Sunshine Coast Turf Club www.localityenergy.com.au

Local energy provider LPE got behind this year’s 92.7 Mix FM’s annual Give Me 5 appeal by hosting the LPE Ladies Lunch at the Sunshine Coast Turf Club. The lunch raised $28,000 which will go towards supporting child health services on the Coast - this year strongly focused on teen mental health initiatives.

PICS: CADE MOONEY

You should be able to feel something when you view art – joy, confusion, happiness, concern but when I see a Beck Lee piece, I feel energy.

From cool coastal vibes to spiritually moving and intriguing pieces, the inspiration and motivation behind Beck’s art was something I was inspired to explore.

“I started out being inspired by the Surrealists, and I have been told that I paint somewhere between Contemporary art and Expressionism,” Beck said.

“When I do sit down to paint, I never really set out with a particular style in mind, I just keep myself open to absorb inspiration.

“My interest has always been in the emotion of a suspended point in time; trying to capture that moment so that we can live in it a little longer.

“I love playing with light and always try to depict that dreamlike quality from those surreal origins.”

I can feel that suspension in time that Beck refers to and I find myself holding my breath a moment longer to absorb each moment captured in the collection we were considering for a front cover.

Our unanimous choice was a painting named Eternal Union. Beck describes it as “A gentle and reflective moment after spending a day with the ocean, sitting quietly with gratitude.”

Do you feel that too? I just sink into that wave when I look at our cover –I feel an instant release of tension. The sun is shining, I’m at the will of the ocean sitting in solitude and peace.

Like a lot of Sunshine Coast artists, Beck explores her connection with water in many of her pieces.

“When I returned home to the Sunshine Coast after studying art in Melbourne, I decided I was finally going to learn how to surf,” she said. “Surfing became a truly transformative and spiritual experience for me. The ocean taught me so much; I was taken down a few pegs and humbled at how little I knew when I started, I had to learn to become truly present – one moment of letting my mind drift could be the catalyst of being pummelled by a wave, but I also learned the sheer euphoria of riding that perfect wave; the feeling of bliss, achievement and beauty of moving with the force of the ocean.

“I wanted to create a series of paintings that truly translated this experience onto canvas.”

For this series Beck collaborated with some fantastic photographers; Matt Holland, Yanik Tissera and Camille Robiou Du Pont, who generously gave her permission to interpret their images into her personal style and reflect her own experiences.

I love that her oil on canvas is almost like watercolour and Beck said she adored working with oil paint.

“It’s such a versatile medium; with just small adaptations of technique it can be textured, or it can be as smooth as watercolours,” she said. “When I am looking for something grittier and bold I introduce acrylic paint, but my primary medium of choice seems to always come back to oils.”

No matter the medium the result is art with a pulse and deep connection with the ocean and the place we call home.

Explore the work of this Sunshine Coast artist on instagram or facebook or at www.beck-lee-art.square.site

Art with a pulse and deep connection with the ocean

The show goes on and although reimagined and rejigged, Horizon Festival remains a spectacular tour de force relevant to the times.

In the interest of community safety, whilst considering the August lockdown, and the restrictions in place, Horizon Festival organisers made the difficult decision not to proceed at that time.

Featuring hundreds of artists, the 6th annual event was shaping up to be an incredible 10 days. It’s now time to look beyond the horizon to see what events, artworks, and experiences will still be happening across the Sunshine Coast over the coming months presented by some of the creative partners, along with a few re-imagined Horizon Festival features.

A focus of the festival has always been to engage the community and this year’s festival program featured two incredible participatory projects that the organisers couldn’t let slip by.

While not being able to present these projects to the public, participants will still have the opportunity to dazzle their friends and families in a pared-back way.

A few months ago, auditions were held for I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You, a riotous theatrical experience full of questions asked by young people and answered by adults. The hunt for a group of 9–13-year-olds to perform in the show at the Festival produced an unbelievable cast of stars-in-the-making. At the time of the event cancellation, rehearsals were well underway, and the show was nearing perfection. As it didn’t feel right