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Gentle is Queen of Tri Ashleigh Gentle has claimed a record 10th title at the 40th anniversary edition of the Garmin Noosa Triathlon, while Kiwi Hayden Wilde won his first in a new course best time. Gentle lived up to her billing as the Queen of the Noosa Triathlon as she ran her way to victory, a 10th title and her ninth on the bounce, in a time of 1:55:13. It was an all-Australian women’s podium, with Sophie Malowiecki second and 21-year-old Richelle Hill third. “Each year has been really enjoyable, and I’ve had fun each year but 10 victories, what else can I ask for?” said Gentle. “It’s an incredible feat and I’m actually really proud that each year, no matter what happens, I kind of find a way to bring the best out of myself at Noosa. I think from here on in I’ll just enjoy it even more. “Just before I ran over the Garth Prowd bridge it was a bit of a heck, yes moment, that kind of summarises the day,” she said. Continued page 3 Ashleigh Gentle wins her 10th Noosa Tri. Picture: KORUPT VISION
Kin Kin’s revival By Margie Maccoll “When’s the pub going to open,“ has been the most commonly asked question in Kin Kin since it shut for renovation more than 18 months ago. While putting the finishing touches on the meticulously restored hotel, co-owner David Ezrine last Friday announced to Noosa Today it would have a soft opening mid-November as he revealed some of his vision to rejuvenate the rural township of Kin Kin. David Ezrine and business partner Mat-
thew Flynn, through their company Vida, have extensive experience creating destinations, with an award-winning reputation for tentedcamp, eco-lodge, nature-based tourism in places overseas including the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific, he said. From their home in Britain David and his English-born wife, Ellie, moved to Noosa during Covid and found themselves in Kin Kin, a town where Matthew’s mother had grown up as a child. “We emigrated my family down here on the
’why not’ plan - why would you not live in Australia,“ David said. “We came down here to visit, fell in love with Australia, fell in love with Noosa “Our visas came in and Matthew said, this pub’s up for sale in Kin Kin, let’s look at it.“ Within a week, a deal was negotiated but after the region was hit by floods they shut the pub doors with the intention of restoring the circa 1915 building back to its former glory. Using local tradies, locally-sourced materials and having researched its history, the main
bar has been beautifully restored, the verandah rebuilt with native timber and 10 bedrooms upstairs and bathrooms at the end of the hall completely renovated. Even the paint palette has been matched to a previously used colour. The pub will have a classic heritage bar at the front and a chop house behind, operated by British chef Oscar Holgado mirroring his operation at Coombeshead Farm in Cornwall, where he played a pivotal role in transforming it into a sustainable agricultural paradise. Continued page 6 and 7
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