A Tale of Two Pools
Monday 12/04 179
A new wavepool development for the Sunshine Coast points to the future of pools in Australia.
Surfpolitik
Proposed Lennox Head contest dumped by Council
Thursday 04/02 193
Last-minute proposal by the Woz given short shrift by Ballina Shire Council.
Nazare surfing ban: The public and the damage done
Wednesday 11/11 16
Surfing has been a boon for Nazare, businesses have flourished, real estate rocketed, but its popularity backfired last week when a huge swell coincided with the second-wave of COVID. The result? Surfing is now banned there.
Memory of resentment and a theory of success
Thursday 29/10 54
Those Brazilian surfers, how did they get so damn good? Júlio Adler and João Valente - AKA the Buoy Brothers - know why.
A shift in the hunting grounds
Thursday 24/09 311
Twenty years ago Cameron Bayes and Jevan Wright were killed on consecutive days in the shark capital of Australia. What's changed for Australian surfers since then?
No contest
Friday 03/07 110
Pro surfing is languishing while recreational surfing is booming. What purpose does pro surfing currently serve?
The Sleeping Dragon awakes
Monday 18/05 44
China recently held their national titles in a wavepool. They may be serious about entering the competitive sphere, but can they succeed in a biosphere?
Covid-19, Swellnet, and the way forward
Sunday 29/03 924
To say that we’re in at time of unprecedented upheaval seems kinda irrelevant now.
The Great Reset
Tuesday 24/03 111
This year, change has been foisted on the world, but surfing - when we all return - is still in our hands.
Queensland gets serious about protecting surfing reserves
Wednesday 04/03 100
Today's stakeholder meeting in Queensland is the first serious attempt to legislate for surf break protection since Bells Beach in 1971.
Carry out your own rubbish
Wednesday 04/03 32
A public service announcement from our man in the south.
Surfers left in the dark over Ballina ocean pool
Tuesday 18/02 49
“We’d consider surfers to be key stakeholders. So why haven’t they spoken to us?”