"I think that the Gold Coast is probably the most exciting city in Australia to be an artist."
Long considered a cultural backwater, the Gold Coast is establishing itself as a new and unlikely hub for the 'surfing as art' movement. Tim Baker explains.
A new report shows that a majority of Western Australian ocean-users oppose the state government's controversial catch and destroy policy.
Having suffered from a long term obsession with marine pollution blindboy was unable to resist the opportunity to pursue the recent revelation that Sydney Water had discharged 40kg of mercury through its sewer system.
Since quitting the tour in 2011, Dane Reynolds has been gifted 10 wildcards and reached the Quarter Finals just once.
Today he received his 11th wildcard.
There are very few people with more commitment to the continuing development of Australian surfing than Matt Grainger. His latest project is the opening of a high performance surf training facility on Sydney’s northern beaches.
Last year GoPro signed on as a sponsor of the WSL with the promise of “integrating GoPro content into event coverage”, yet so far the only content they've contributed has been pre-recorded clips and after-the-fact footage. With the release of HEROcast that may soon change.
When any shaper can create any design - or at least copy any design - creativity gets called into question.
"Times change and an image as carelessly abused as that of surfing inevitably loses its power. From the first billboard linking us to that liquid, tooth rotting, diabetes promoting, sugary shit, we were fucked."
From fringe dwelling to global saturation, blindboy considers surfing's rapid cultural shift.
This morning, SurfStitch, the online clothing shop, acquired both STAB magazine and UK surf forecasters Magicseaweed.
Observations have shown that sea level rose steadily over the 20th century – and at a faster rate than over the previous centuries. It is also clear from both satellite and coastal observations that seas have risen faster over the past two decades than they did for the bulk of the 20th century.