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Eastern brown snake at Currumbin Alley – unfazed by the passing crew at one of Australia’s busiest surf breaks

Eastern brown snake at Currumbin Alley – unfazed by the passing crew at one of Australia’s busiest surf breaks

Yes we ran a story on last week’s NewsWire about a brown that bit a grandmother on a solo surf trip, this one though was just hanging in the sun until rudely interrupted. Eastern brown snakes are one of the deadliest ...


“The Love Mix” - Surf Radio!  Crescent Swells track list, tune in  - Show 65

“The Love Mix” - Surf Radio! Crescent Swells track list, tune in - Show 65

“Crazy times for me at Crescent Swells. We got married the other Sunday at Manly Yacht Club - all while Crescent ...

The oldest footage ever shot of surfing - Thomas Edison’s “Surf Scenes” – filmed in 1906

The oldest footage ever shot of surfing - Thomas Edison’s “Surf Scenes” – filmed in 1906

Three minutes: “Panoramic View, Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.”  "Hawaiian Islands" is a 1906 actuality film by Thomas A. Edison's studio. ...

'Thought it was a toilet brush' - Bizarre find in shallow water on Aussie beach

'Thought it was a toilet brush' - Bizarre find in shallow water on Aussie beach

This has nothing at all to do with surfing but we’re suckers for anything to do with the ocean – ...

Nude swimmers ripped out to sea rescued by Noosa surfers

Nude swimmers ripped out to sea rescued by Noosa surfers

Gun young long and shortboarders Kaiden and Landon Smales had more on their plate than a few peelers when they ...

The latest on Surf Lakes Yeppoon going public – and what it’s going to be like

The latest on Surf Lakes Yeppoon going public – and what it’s going to be like

Yeppoon, Queensland, Oct 2023 - The test plunger you see was designed for 150,000 cycles. The new one will be made ...

Free events: Protect Australia’s Ocean for Good - Speakers – Films – Live Music, presented by Patagonia

Free events: Protect Australia’s Ocean for Good - Speakers – Films – Live Music, presented by Patagonia

Australia was once a global champion of ocean conservation. In 2012 our network of marine protected areas covered over 3,000,000 ...

Errico and Sallas win the whole caboodle at 2023 WSL Longboard World Titles at Malibu

Errico and Sallas win the whole caboodle at 2023 WSL Longboard World Titles at Malibu

42-year-old Kai Sallas rolled his highly fancied 21-year-old mate Kaniela Stewart, while Soleil Errico who lives near the beach at ...

Grandmother on a solo surf trip bitten by brown snake, urges others to carry bandages

Grandmother on a solo surf trip bitten by brown snake, urges others to carry bandages

Eastern brown snakes are one of the deadliest bities in the world and many a long-time Australian surfer will tell ...

“Gremlins and Sandies in New Craze - Roller Boarding” - 1964

“Gremlins and Sandies in New Craze - Roller Boarding” - 1964

“Dry land board riding – it’s a new twist to the surfing craze.”  “A tricky corner can be as dangerous as ...

South Africa’s missing great whites have been found

South Africa’s missing great whites have been found

Cape Town’s False Bay gained a worldwide reputation for its very visible population of great white sharks, but somehow around ...

Australian surfers and their Seabin have now sucked up over 100 tons of ocean liter and micro plastics

Australian surfers and their Seabin have now sucked up over 100 tons of ocean liter and micro plastics

A volume of seawater equivalent to roughly 5,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools has been skimmed clean of microplastics and other pollution ...

West Australia – Cottesloe for National Surfing Reserve

West Australia – Cottesloe for National Surfing Reserve

The Cottesloe Longboard Club is a prime mover behind a plan to declare a 2.4 kilometre stretch of beach from ...

THE NEW PLB - ISSUE 116 - Mick the Mighty Proofreader brings the inside info on what's in it

THE NEW PLB - ISSUE 116 - Mick the Mighty Proofreader brings the inside info on what's in it

Magic Mick the Hyphen brings us his run-down on what lies between the covers of the newie: >> FEATURES CORNWALL – POINTS ...

Save First Point – news and petition – please sign!

Save First Point – news and petition – please sign!

First Point Noosa is renowned worldwide as one of the world’s finest surf breaks, but it is currently buried under ...

Okanui opens new flagship store at Pacific Fair on the Gold Coast

Okanui opens new flagship store at Pacific Fair on the Gold Coast

First a little Okanui history: Dick Ash sowed up the first pairs of Okanui boardshorts on his mum’s Singer from canvas ...

“You Should Have Been Here Yesterday” – news on the new movie and premiere

“You Should Have Been Here Yesterday” – news on the new movie and premiere

You Should Have Been Here Yesterday combines hundreds of hours of lovingly-restored 16mm footage – uncovered in the garages and dusty ...

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