The couple wanted to bring that mix of nature and adventure to their cafe, highlighting the natural wonders that Coolum had to offer. New cafe owners, Keith and Lisa Marshall, got their Christmas wish early this year for their new speciality coffee shop Rock Hop Espresso, in Coolum, to be decked out for the festive season. Picture: Patrick Woods. Mr and Mrs Marshall planned to open another business after they closed their Sydney shop and moved to Queensland four years ago. We looked at already existing businesses as opportunities but nothing felt quite right, Mrs Marshall said. When choosing what type of business to open, the family looked at which industries and services had the potential to withstand the kind of interruption that COVID brought on.