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 - and snuggling her pussycat, Timmy.

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-for-purpose charity and business sector as an Independent Director and Corporate Advisor

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.

CARLIE WACKER EDITOR

Carlie Wacker has spent the last 30 years in the media and entertainment industry. She is our Editor and Fashion Editor for Hello Sunshine Magazine and Assistant Editor and Fashion Editor for IN Noosa Magazine and keeps busy managing our social media pages, not to mention churning out stories and emcee-ing regularly. She is just about to launch a menswear label under Wacker Clothing Company and is obsessed with dogs.

ALI SMITH DESIGN & OPERATIONS MANAGER

Ali is our go-to girl when it comes to design, deadlines and digital. An experienced graphic designer with more than 20 years’ experience in advertising, magazines and publishing, she brings creativity and efficiency to the team (well, she tries!). When she’s not at her computer, you can find her on the water with her husband and three kids or coaching her beloved Mooloolaba Reds Royals Netball team.

JAKKI GOODALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

With 30 years’ experience in Marketing, Advertising, Sales and Promotions and an MBA, Jakki loves to develop local businesses which can be seen through her position on the Executive of the Maroochydore Chamber of Commerce as well as other local networks. She recently completed the four-day Dunga Derby raising money for Rally for a Cause – and survived her first deadlines with us! Welcome!

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Chole Tremble Design

Freelance designer Chole is a proud member of the “everyone spells my name wrong club” but she is well experienced in marketing, business and publishing having worked in print for years before moving into the online space of website design. She also has a legitimate reason for working from home in her PJs after launching her own sleepwear line.

GEORGIA BEARD WRITER + CONTENT CREATOR

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. Each week she fills our e-newsletters with the hottest news. When she’s not out in the real world, she’s lost in a novel or writing one of her own.

DANNI MURRAY HOME EDITOR

Acclaimed Sunshine Coast Interior Designer, Danni specialises in mid-to-high end projects both in residential and commercial design. With a passion for designing spaces from the ground up, her clients will tell you she delivers much more than your typical Interior Designer. Danni’s holistic approach to the creative process, quirky personality and “start to finish” ethos has attracted numerous and varying clients all over the coast.

PROUD WINNERS OF THE 2021 SUNSHINE COAST BUSINESS AWARDS CREATIVE INDUSTRIES - LARGE BUSINESS

2019 SUNSHINE COAST BUSINESS AWARDS CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

Contributors

MATT GOLINSKI FOOD

Matt is a highly-regarded chef with a passion for simple, produce-driven cuisine based on seasonal, fresh local ingredients. He is an ambassador for 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 food festivals or giving back to the many charities he supports.

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.

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.

PETE GOODLET GARDENING/ART

Artist, landscape designer and man about town, Pete brings his love of gardens, design and all things green and creative to our pages. Having worked with design greats Rick Eckersley and Jamie Durie and having been featured in all the top mags, Pete finally realised his lifelong dream of moving to Noosa with Dave and Oscar Wilde (man’s best friend).

HELEN FLANAGAN TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE

Noosa’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!

Photographers

MEGAN GILL www.megangillportrait.com

KATJA ANTON www.katjaanton.com

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“Happy Hour!

Poolside in Palm Springs” by Jarrod Riggs @jarrodriggs.artist @jarrodriggsartist

Read his story on page 8.

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

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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.

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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.

Including: Ryhia Dank, Tony Kelly, Katie Noonan, Dimi Limnatitis, Matt Golinski, Wes Carr + more...

Clear Horizons

Event: Horizon Festival program launch www.horizonfestival.com.au

Venue: The Boat Shed, Cotton Tree Guests gathered at sunset to celebrate the much-anticipated launch of Horizon Festival 2022!

After a snap cancellation last year, excitement was in the air for the tenday festival that runs from 26 August until 4 September with showstopping, breathtaking and heartwarming acts in magical locations!

Sounds Of Success

Event: Sunshine Sounds Festival

Venue: Eumundi Showgrounds

Katie Noonan and her junior rockers from Eumundi School of Rock brought the sunshine to the stage with a little help from their friends.

The two-day music festival saw amazing local artists rockin’ out with some of Australia’s best including Tim Rogers, Clare Bowditch and a special 20th anniversary performance of Katie and Tyrone Noonan’s #1 double platinum album, Polyserena

PHOTOS: MEGAN GILL

Wine Flight

Event: Travis Schultz & Partners

Wine Symposium

Venue: Venue 114

It was up, up and away when more than 350 local businesspeople sampled, sipped and slurped wines from 29 leading wine brands for the annual Travis Schultz & Partners Wine Symposium.

More than a glass was raised with the “Wall of Wine” raffle raising $15,000 for RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter service to continue its lifesaving work.

A Swell Night

Event: IN Noosa Winter launch

Venue: Sunshine Beach Surf Club

IN Noosa Magazine celebrated its 32nd edition with clients, supporters and friends watching the whales frolic and the sun set over the ocean from Sunshine Beach Surf Club’s stunning Sunset Bar.

Guests enjoyed a heartwarming performance by up-and-coming songstress Zara and celebrated client milestones with good food and great service from the Surf Club crew.

PHOTOS: KATJA ANTON

For The Boys

Event: Legacy Lunch

Venue: Bask Eumundi

The ‘Mojo Maker’ hosted her 10th Legacy Lunch to bring together likeminded men who want to lead in life, or lead a better life.

Nikki brought together a panel of inspiring men to share their thoughts on leadership, mateship and legacy and launched the concept of a Boat Boardroom to add to her alreadypopular Boardroom Retreats for Leadership, Legacy, Lifestyle and true Sustainable Success.

A Suite Life

Event: Ribbon-cutting ceremony

Venue: Holiday Inn Express & Suites

It was a warm welcome on a cool night when guests gathered on the stunning rooftop pool deck to toast the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Maroochydore - the first of its kind offering suites as well as hotel rooms. Open since July, a ribbon-cutting with all the dignitaries signalled the official opening and a welcome addition to the growing Maroochydore CBD.

PHOTOS: CADE MOONEY