When Peter van Beek, known as the Waving Man, passed away he left a hole in his community as locals missed his daily waving by the side of the road. Now they're doing all they to honour him.
Twelve months on and local John Munden, who had been missing seeing Peter and his daily wave, decided to start a petition to get a statue or memorial in place to honour his legacy.
"We really miss him being there and the public really miss how he made them feel, I knew we had to memorialise it," Mr Munden said. "I still to this day find myself looking over to where he would stand and still find myself looking for him, he was a life-changing moment in all of our day.""I still wave and smile at where Peter used to stand; such a friendly, happy guy that brought joy to so many people," he wrote.After Mr Munden's rallying and community support, the Sunshine Coast Council recently agreed to rename the site Peter's Roundabout and plans to work with his family to design a memorial.
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