VIA – GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA Dredging stalled to preserve surf breaks Tanya Westthorp | 07:29am February 6, 2012 RUIN the Coast’s best surf breaks or ignore the treacherous conditions boaties face every day trying to navigate the heavily silted Tweed bar. This is the dilemma facing the NSW and Queensland Governments with the revelation … Continue reading Dredging stalled to preserve surf breaks
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1972: the year surfing changed forever
VIA – ABC 31 January, 2012 2:30PM AEST 1972: the year surfing changed forever By Candice Marshall & ABC Gold Coast Breakfast A group of local old-time board riders remember surfing before it was a competitive sport, when ‘soul surfing’ and leisure dominated surf culture. 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the 1972 World Surfing … Continue reading 1972: the year surfing changed forever
No place for surf rage on the Sunshine Coast
VIA – COURIER MAIL AU No place for surf rage on the Sunshine Coast Johnston, Maroochy Journal From: Quest Newspapers January 30, 2012 12:00AM WARNING: Sunshine Coast surfers are worried about the increase in surf rage. Picture: Adam Head Source: The Courier-Mail Calm down! That’s the message from Coast surfing identities who want to … Continue reading No place for surf rage on the Sunshine Coast
"Magnificent Animals": Why Sharks Are Good for the Ocean and Us
VIA – ENCINITAS PATCH “Magnificent Animals”: Why Sharks Are Good for the Ocean and Us An interview with David “Dovi” Kacev, a Doctoral student in ecology at SDSU-UC-Davis who is carrying out research on sharks in San Diego and Baja California. By Serge Dedina 6:00 am Dovi Kacev grew up in South … Continue reading "Magnificent Animals": Why Sharks Are Good for the Ocean and Us
WARNING – Gnarliest Shark Attack Photo EVER! 3 Shark Attacks in 3 Weeks,,,
21 January 2012 WARNING – Gnarliest Shark Attack Photo EVER! Words by Chris Nomad DO NOT SCROLL DOWN IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH (DUDE SERIOUSLY). According to news sources in Australia there have been 3 separate shark attacks in the last 3 weeks. Three attacks per year is considered more the normal for the entire country. … Continue reading WARNING – Gnarliest Shark Attack Photo EVER! 3 Shark Attacks in 3 Weeks,,,
PHOTOS: Audrina Patridge and boyfriend Corey Boham go surfing in Australia
VIA – DAILY MAIL UK Audrina Patridge and boyfriend Corey Boham relax on romantic beach break as they celebrate his 30th birthday By Iona Kirby Last updated at 2:14 PM on 16th January 2012 Their relationship has had more than its fair share of ups and downs. But Audrina Patridge and boyfriend Corey Boham looked … Continue reading PHOTOS: Audrina Patridge and boyfriend Corey Boham go surfing in Australia
'The Graham Norton Show': Gerard Butler Relives Near-Death Surfing Experience (VIDEO)
‘The Graham Norton Show’: Gerard Butler Relives Near-Death Surfing Experience (VIDEO)
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Perth beach closed as police hunt for suspected shark victim
VIA – HERALD SUN VIDEO: Shark may have taken WA swimmer, police Perth beach closed as police hunt for suspected shark victim The Australian, Perth Now October 11, 2011 11:35AM A WHITE pointer shark is suspected of attacking a man missing off a Perth beach, after police found his bathers. .Police divers found the man’s … Continue reading Perth beach closed as police hunt for suspected shark victim
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Kelly Slater returns to WA for surfing comp
VIA – NINE MSN Slater returns to WA for surfing comp 15:59 AEDT Fri Feb 24 2012 Surfing legend Kelly Slater will return to Western Australia next month to compete for the second consecutive year in the Telstra Drug Aware Margaret River Pro. Premier Colin Barnett said the 11-time world champion’s inclusion boosted … Continue reading Kelly Slater returns to WA for surfing comp
Local surfers want killer shark destroyed
VIA – ABC Local surfers want killer shark destroyed 5 September, 2011 10:29AM AWST By Brooke Bannister Surfers in WA’s South West have called for the shark that killed a 21 year-old man on Sunday to be destroyed. The 21-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was killed when he was attacked by a … Continue reading Local surfers want killer shark destroyed