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Help save Bells Beach from tourist development

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Help save Bells Beach from tourist development

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Stu Nettle
Monday 19/09   140

A landowner in the Bells Beach hinterland has submitted a development proposal for tourist accommodation. The local community opposed it, the local council refused it, and now it's gone to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Sign the petition here.

Shane Dorian // The Aloha Project - video

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Shane Dorian // The Aloha Project - video

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Stu Nettle
Monday 19/09   10

Shane Dorian gives us an insight on what it was like growing up in Kona and transitioning into one of the world's best big wave surfers.

John John and Kelly in the Marshall Islands - video

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John John and Kelly in the Marshall Islands - video

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Stu Nettle
Friday 16/09   22

In the latest trailer from Taylor Steele's upcoming movie, JJF and Kelly join Martin Daly in the Marshall Islands.

Tristan Forras x Madonna x Sonic Youth - video

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Tristan Forras x Madonna x Sonic Youth - video

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Stu Nettle
Friday 16/09   2

80s pop gets a murky aural makeover in this clip from the young Victorian surfer.

Kai Lenny and the world's longest waves - video

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Kai Lenny and the world's longest waves - video

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Stu Nettle
Thursday 15/09   9

"All of a sudden my world just exploded with the possibility of empty lineups!" So says Kai Lenny of the lightbulb moment atop his 5'6" hybrid foil board.

Trestles warm down - video

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Trestles warm down - video

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Stu Nettle
Thursday 15/09   0

The Top 34 including Kelly, Kolohe, Seabass, Nat, and Ryan Callinan let loose on an unattended Trestles lineup.

Desert Point - video

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Desert Point - video

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Stu Nettle
Wednesday 14/09   15

Speed. Enough of it to make your eyes water and forget about ever cutting back again. That's what this li'l clip expresses.

Touching the void at Nias: Keoki Saguibo recounts his near-death experience

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Touching the void at Nias: Keoki Saguibo recounts his near-death experience

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Stu Nettle
Wednesday 14/09   22

"Then BAM! With full force I fell on my back on the board. The pain was so unbearable that my vision went out and my body went into shock. I quickly lost consciousness and took on water. From that moment on and the next twenty minutes I would be fighting to stay alive."

What I Have Learned: Bob McTavish, 72, shaper, holy man, inventor of the shortboard

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What I Have Learned: Bob McTavish, 72, shaper, holy man, inventor of the shortboard

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Matt George
Wednesday 14/09   121

Bob McTavish chats to Matt George about fins, God, Wayne Lynch, and why Rasta is the man.

Ulualoha - video

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Ulualoha - video

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Stu Nettle
Wednesday 14/09   6

Three years ago Jimmy Ulualoha Napeahi was attacked by a tiger shark while surfing on Hawaii’s Big Island. Ulualoha, known as 'Ulu Boy' narrowly survived the attack and now takes a philosophical view of what it meant. 

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