the real people of noosa

1    Why Noosa?  What brought you here?

I was born and bred in Noosa.

2    What did you do in a former life, before coming to Noosa?

Once I left school, I went straight into full time surfing where I competed on the Australian and World Longboard Tour.

3    What makes you stay in Noosa?  Describe your relationship with the place?

It’s home. I've had the opportunity to travel all over the world and there's no place like Noosa.

4    What do you do?  

I compete on the Australian and World Longboard Tours, and you can sometimes catch me in the Noosa Longboard Shop on Hastings Street.

5    What makes Noosa ‘tick’ and what are its unique characteristics?

Noosa has a relaxed lifestyle, warm year-round weather, and it is the perfect place to bring up a young family.

6    How would you describe Noosa to someone with no knowledge of it?

Paradise...

7    What’s your favourite haunt/spot/view/thing to do around Noosa?

I love sitting in the line up at First Point; looking up the point and seeing waves peeling down the National Park, then across to the bay to a long empty white sandy beach... it’s amazing!

8    Your most unusual Noosa experience…

Turning up at the National Park first thing in the morning, in the dark, for a surf during the cyclone season and not being able to find a car park. Then stumbling across the rocks in the dark and seeing that there’s already 100 or so people out there.

9    Where was your last holiday?

The Hunter Valley, for the Jack Newton Celebrity Golf Classic. Nice place, but there’s no better feeling than landing at the Sunshine Coast Airport knowing you are back on the coast.

10     Name someone who has inspired you and why?

All of my family.