He was a key part of the Reds Super Rugby title triumph in 2011. Most recently, he played for West Harbour Pirates in the Shute Shield competition in New South Wales. He was set to chase an Olympic campaign with Australia s Sevens but has decided to call it a day on his professional career. I d always planned to come up and live on the Sunshine Coast and get back to Queensland and I always wanted to have a run around in the local comp, he said. (Taking part in the Tokyo Olympics) was the plan but with it being pushed back a year probably put a damper on things.
When he’s not running his pool company, Daniel Krause, 38, is one of the creative forces giving the Sunshine Coast spare wall space a spray with his edgy art.
Although based just south of the Coast, as the inspired one-man force behind Street Art Concepts, Mr Krause is in constant demand locally and has plans to one day relocate here with his family.
“This is a bit more of my passion than sorting pools out,” he said.
“Things just grew, I just love having a go.
“The bigger it is the easier it is, it’s weird … at that size you can do a mistake and stand back and no one will ever know.”
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From drunken assaults to being found with drugs on the dancefloor, Gympie has had its fair share of night outs that have ended in disaster.
Here’s the most significant nine incidents that involved Gympie region locals and took place at pubs and clubs.
1. Gympie dad busted with cocaine, ecstasy in nightclub
A young Gympie dad busted with $300 of cocaine and ecstasy at a popular nightclub in Maroochydore was on parole for assault at the time, a Gympie court heard.
At 1am on March 21, security guards from The Post Office Bar on Ocean Street detained Aiden Kalem Dyett Dolling, 24, and approached police who were patrolling the safe night precinct.