THE TEAM Editor’s Note

‘Tis the season our region truly shines as the locals warm up for a long hot summer and our much-loved visitors soak up those Sunshine Coast vibes.

Our cover surf girl is named Daisy by artist Amanda Davidson who says “Daisy takes great comfort in the solace that surfing provides her.” My hope is that you, dear reader, will find the same comfort in reading Hello Sunshine Magazine knowing we have taken all the hard work out of planning your summer.

We look back at the biggest events of the year and sneak a peek at the social calendar for 2023. The Coast’s food scene is something to behold and we step inside our favourite establishments in this issue with chef profiles, recipes plus the latest sips and bites news. Summer cocktails are on the cards and we meet the local award-winning maker of non-alcoholic cocktails!

With this season comes the need for sun protection and one entrepreneur has created the nations’ first multitasking sunscreen that protects your skin while making real, sustainable change; and one of our writers shares her personal journey with melanoma.

Our fashion pages celebrate our natural surroundings and the home pages will inspire you to merge the outside in.

Summer is here – say Hello Sunshine!

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 has just launched a menswear label, 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.

JAKKI

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 as Vice-President on the Executive of the Maroochydore Chamber of Commerce as well as other local networks.

Chole Tremble Design

GEORGIA BEARD WRITER + CONTENT CREATOR

Carlie Wacker Editor

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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, PJS & BED.

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.

Discover 130+ interviews on the Everyone Has a Story: Conversations from the Sunshine Coast and Noosa podcast!

Contributors

MATT GOLINSKI FOOD

Matt is a highly-regarded chef with a passion for simple, producedriven 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.

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!

PENNY BRAND WRITER

Born with an innate desire to understand everything and anything, Penny’s mother nicknamed her ‘Miss Questionnaire’. Growing up in Toowoomba, Penny pledged to live here after a holiday in Mooloolaba warmed her soul. Fresh from university, she landed a job at the Sunshine Coast Daily and while she has travelled the world and worked in newspapers, magazines and online, this is where she always comes back to.

JACKIE HILLEGERS MINDFULNESS

Jackie holds Mindfulness Workshops, teaches Mindful Photography and is a Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapist & Holistic Counsellor. Her passion is working with children and teens to help them reduce stress and anxiety and increase self-love. She loves to create art and learn about the mind and brain from her Tewantin studio. For workshops visit www.pheatherine.com

FINALISTS 2022 SUNSHINE COAST BUSINESS AWARDS CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

WINNERS 2021 SUNSHINE COAST BUSINESS AWARDS CREATIVE INDUSTRIES - LARGE BUSINESS

WINNERS 2019 SUNSHINE COAST BUSINESS AWARDS CREATIVE INDUSTRIES by Amanda Davidson @amandadavidson_art @amandadavidsonartist Read

Meet the inspiring local who is solving problems with a sensational sunscreen.

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

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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.

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.

Repurposed

Event: Ronni Kahn breakfast

Venue: Venue 114

More than 170 guests gathered for breakfast with OzHarvest founder and CEO Ronni Kahn and IN Noosa Magazine’s Deb Caruso chairing a panel of four local inspiring women discussing the importance of finding your purpose.

In keeping with the theme, Penfolds Catering served a zero-waste breakfast where the banana skin ‘bacon’ was the hot topic on everybody’s lips!

PHOTOS: MEGAN GILL

SPRING FLING!

Event: IN Noosa Magazine Launch

Venue: Il Port0 Bar, Peregian Beach Hotel

Spring is about renewal so it was appropriate for the spring edition of IN Noosa Magazine to be launched at the brand new Il Porto Bar at Peregian Beach Hotel. Clients, partners and special guests enjoyed a spectacular sunset with ice cold Heads of Noosa brews and the best cocktails from our friends at Sunshine & Sons. The fun and funky front cover featuring Frankie by Sara Bell was a hit, as was the delicious food fresh by Matt Holt and the Peregian Beach Hotel kitchen crew.

PHOTOS: KATJA ANTON

Sc Open House

Event: Sunshine Coast Open House launch

Venue: University of the Sunshine Coast Art Gallery

The 5th Sunshine Coast Open House saw almost 2,500 visitors to 25 stunning buildings over two days.

The event also included workshops, walking tours, talks, a Pecha Kucha, photography competition and the always popular, Ask an Architect. What a great way to celebrate and enjoy good design! Kudos to the volunteers who make this happen and the people who open their homes.

PHOTOS: SUPPLIED