“Queensland Playground” – a leisurely 8 minutes of joy from the Gold Coast in 1957

A couple of newies on Roaring Journals – George Greenough V Brown Snakes, plus The Women of the Mimal Ranges

The Roaring Journals is a collection of frontier stories from the wildest corners of the country, the ones we play ...

Bull sharks maul dolphin in Sydney – Shelly & Manly beaches closed

A shark attack on a dolphin has forced lifeguards to clear swimmers from the water on Sydney’s northern beaches. The attack ...

60 years on, Australia’s surf music super group The Atlantics release new album of all-originals “Still Making Waves” – to be released on Australia Day

In 1963 Australia’s radio waves and early black & white television music shows were filled with a new phenomenon – ...

Women surfers in Peru finding joy in and out of the water

On My Way is a photo series that explores how women build their own safe space in a male-dominated sport. Located in ...

Mount Longboards: Original surf apparel from New Zealand – online & bricks & mortar store – CHECK OUT THE VID

“Massive for us this summer. We recently shot a cool video featuring some surfing and our prints and is being ...

RIP China Eumera – much-loved Waikiki beachboy gone at 68

Hawaiian Waterman Hall of Famer, Roy “China” Eumera , organized kids comps and ran is own Longboard Classic for many ...

Vale Kym Thompson - the unique surfboard construction innovator and great bloke. + news on the paddle-out for Kym

From Bill Scholer: On November 1, 2022, my greatly talented and faithful friend, Kym Thompson, departed to an unknown world. ...

Brazilian surfer Marco “Mad Dog” Freire dies at Nazaré

Friday AEST: The 47-year-old has reportedly died from apparent cardiac arrest after an exceptionally long hold down. A former Ride ...

1965 BBC footage "News From Australia”

Surfing and wedge-tail eagles? Why not. This mixed-tape Pom newsreel was ferreted from the bowels of British Pathe’s historical collection by Ian "Danger" Lording. Check ...

Whale Sharks feeding on baitballs in Western Australia – rare video & analysis from the CSIRO

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) feed on baitfish with other predators at Ningaloo Reef. Baitballs attract large numbers of predators from a wide ...

Bitter court battle over the will of a late surfing photographer settled after a mysterious letter found in a safe

Legal battle over estate of Aussie surf legend Marty Tullemans finally resolved. As reported in news.com.au: The sister of the late ...

THE NEW PLB - ISSUE 113 - Mick the Mighty Proofreader brings the inside info on what's in it

Mighty Mick the Hyphen brings us his run-down on what lies between the covers of the newie: >> FEATURES BOBBY BROWN & ...

OUR 98th BOARD - WIN A CHELMAN SURFBOARDS VOLAN 9’1” DOUBLE ENDER

A lifetime surfer raised in his parent’s original surf shop and shaping bay in Port Macquarie, Ryan Chelman’s been building all sorts of ...

RIP Dave Thomas

It is with great sadness that I share the information that one of our club members Dave Thomas passed away in the ...

BILL & HIS GIRLS WIN THE CARABINE

When we phoned Bill Davidson to tell him he’d just won the Carabine Shakey in our 97th subscriber board giveaway he ...

Butterflies that drink turtle tears - and geez you're a sensitive bunch, surprisingly this was among our most visited web pieces of '22 (first posted in April)

This has nothing at all to do with surfing but have you ever heard of anything more poetic? It happens ...