About Downing Lindner

Downing & Lindner is a specialist accounting firm based on the Sunshine Coast with locations out of Noosa, Nambour & Biggenden. We are a team of accountants & combined have over 100 years’ experience in accounting & taxation. We are actively involved in the audit of trust accounts, superannuation funds and some community associations.

While we are based on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, we have clients all over Australia & some internationally based.

Our firm is headed up by Gordon Downing & Tristan Lindner

Gordon has been serving the Sunshine Coast community for 40 years & has a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of taxation & business services. Gordon was formerly the founding partner in SDE Accountants. Gordon enjoys helping clients with their many business, wealth creation, superannuation and estate planning needs. Gordon has practiced in superannuation for more than 40 years. Gordon has also historically provided share valuation advice; has acted many times as executors of clients estate; has assisted clients in planning well into the future to deal with their estates and to minimise the tax consequences that can occur on death. Aside from his experience in accounting Gordon manages a number of businesses. He has a long track record of being involved in building shops, units, offices etc. He is an active farmer and is currently involved in breeding stud Brahman and producing ginger. Gordon historically has been involved in many community activities including Rotary for nearly 40 years; Sunshine Coast Health Services etc.

Tristan has more than 10 years’ experience in accounting with emphasis on taxation, business services & management accounting. Tristan enjoys helping clients understand their business & finances & helps implement strategies to improve performance & maximise tax effectiveness. Tristan comes from a farming background in NSW, Tristan has substantial experience in management accounting for corporate agriculture & being part of their management team. Aside from his experience in accounting Tristan & his wife Natalie own & operate the Montville Pharmacy and are actively involved in a number of communities on the Coast including Lakeshore Church & the Montville Village Association.

Here is a sample of the various industries our clients are in:

• Accommodation providers
• Agriculture
• Building & development
• Food services
• Fishing
• Hospitality
• Investment operations
• IT
• Pharmacy
• Professional services firms
• Transport