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Tony a top friend

SUNDAY 29 March was National Neighbour Day, a day dedicated to encouraging neighbours to get together and share a cuppa.
Jo and Peter Edwards of Sunrise Beach are just one of the many lucky residents in the Noosa Shire who have wonderful neighbours.
Tony, known as Tony the Fisherman in the local community, lives next door to Jo and Peter and is described as an amazing friend and neighbour, someone who can be totally relied upon when help is needed.
“Every week Tony comes and puts out our bins for us,” Jo said.
“If they are left, he will also bring them back up our driveway for us. He delivers local papers, come rain or shine, directly to his neighbour’s front doors.”
Jo said Tony had also helped look after their home when they were away on holiday.
“Some of the things he did for us include turning off the water when we leave and turning it back on for us before we arrive back home,” Jo said.
“He watered the garden and pot plants, mowed our quite large lawn and did the edges for us the day before we got home. What a lovely surprise.”
Jo and Peter said Tony’s kindness and assistance was known by all the local neighbours and there wasn’t anyone who didn’t know how wonderful a neighbour Tony the Fisherman was.
“Our neighbourhood would be much poorer without Tony,” Jo said.

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