Report from Dave Rastovich: Good news can be hard to find. It shouldn’t be, but it is. Good people doing good work can also be hard to hear about. They are often too busy doing the work to be out ...
The WSL told: Jakes Point is a competition and commercial-free zone
A proposal to move the Margaret River Pro to iconic Kalbarri surf break Jake’s Point is “dead in the water”, ...
Randy dolphin sparks swimming ban
The mayor of Brest (!) on the north-west coast of France has ordered a halt to swimming and diving on ...
A Golden Age – John Witzig exhibition at the Bondi Pavilion Gallery
“Viewed simply as a representation of an alternative culture of the 1970s, Witzig’s photographs were valid and intriguing even back ...
Shrinking penises? Is there no end to what plastic is capable of?
Oh dear. According to scientists from the University of Melbourne, genital defects and shrinking penises are on the rise because ...
Surfing legend Wayne Deane dies, aged 66
THE surfing community is mourning the death of a legend of the sport, Gold Coaster Wayne ‘The Evergreen’ Deane. Deane, 66, ...
R.I.P Wayne Deane - 1952 - 2018
Tribute from Andrew McKinnon: Wayne started surfing in 1960 with his older brother Robye Deane, their Dad John taught them ...
Farewell Ray “The Admiral” McKeon
One of the grand men of Australian surfing, Ray McKeon was very possibly the first Australian to ride a finned ...
John Van Hammersveld turns rusted out mega water tank into fine art
Best known for his Endless Summer movie poster, Van Hamersveld created many other iconic images including the Beatle's Magical Mystery Tour album ...
We’re ba-aack! So PLB’s two weeks “gone bush” turned into a month – but how’s this for an excuse?
Clearly getting more than they bargained for, the ed and the art director headed into the Pacific in search of ...
Gone bush - no phone, no internet, back March 4
Yep, for the next fortnight the PLB ed and the art director have headed well off the grid into some ...
Here’s to a big heart (and a little business) we much admire:
Over the past 10 years we here at PLB have come to know and be continually surprised by Kym Mahoney ...
Farewell Bruce Brown – 1937-2017
Bruce Brown single-handedly changed the public’s perceptions of the act of surfing, and of surfers, with The Endless Summer – ...
The news on “The Reef Beneath” – from the largest living structure on earth
Directed by Justin Turkowski and Belinda Baggs, The Reef Beneath is a film about the impact our choices have on the ...
Most Australian subscribers (the nice ones anyway) will have their copies by now, NZ has landed already, and the US, Europe and the ...
No spoilers, but we've seen the first episode and as sequels go we can confirm it's better than Sex And ...
Please choose your region
Australia | US / Rest of the World(Changing your region, will clear your cart)