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An ASX-listed fund manager and investor has snapped up Foundation Place, the first office building developed in Maroochydore's new $2.5bn city centre.

"We only opened Thursday last week (December 3) but the locals have really grabbed hold of it. "So many Christmas parties have been booked and 1300 reservations, which is a lot." Mr Kelly said he had been eyeing off having a restaurant inside the new CBD for some time as it was a chance to "set a benchmark". "It doesnt happen often, the chance to have a second hit at a CBD in an already thriving area," Mr Kelly said. "With all the technology and green space going into it, its really exciti...

Tony Kelly and Dirk Long at Rice Boi Mooloolaba, which has proved a mega hit with Sunshine Coast diners. Picture: John McCutcheon Named after Rice Boi’s most popular cocktail, Giddy Geisha will have a different menu to its parent restaurant and a different array of drinks. Its location is next door to Market Bistro, another of Mr Kelly’s establishments, at the Foundation Place building in the new CBD. “This will be fast and furious, like Rice Boi, and no reservations so you wil...