"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

Tommy, Layne, Dooma, Occy and the odd pollie

Your correspondent wandered down to the final afternoon of the Manly Festival of Surfing to catch the celebrity challenge. The weather was not kind and Huey was in one of his moods. Of course the pros are used to making the best of marginal conditions and despite the unobliging weather, there were a fair few […]

Pics: Manly Festival of Surfing kicks off

RealSurf’s Don and Shari joined a hardy band of surfers in the paddleout at Manly beach to kick off the Manly Festival of Surfing. It was a pretty ordinary sort of afternoon weatherwise, but the vibe was cheerful and the ocean obliging. Here are a few snaps of the paddleout… At the conclusion of the […]

HEAPS DROP IN ON SURFRIDER

Over 270 souls turned out to pay respect to the beaches and sea at Surfrider Foundation’s Northern Beaches inaugural annual fundraiser, proving that quite a few of us do indeed respect the fact we all use the same ocean. Bridging the brief gap between Layne’s annual WCT contribution and the upcoming Manly Festival of Surfing, […]

WICKED SURFBOARD ART IN MANLY

Manly is definitely no stranger to surfboard displays. But take a walk around town from now until 9 November and you’ll see some pretty unusual looking ones in the windows of local shops and restaurants. These surfboards have been painted and sculpted by some of the best local artists and will be out on display […]

Half Way there, half way to Go!

The Transparentsea team passes Point Plomer www.transparentseavoyage.com (Tuesday, October 20th, Crescent Head, NSW, Australia): After 19 days of surfing, paddling and sailing their way down the NSW coast, the environmental awareness group led by pro surfer Dave Rastovich has successfully passed the halfway point of their intended 700km, 36 day voyage from Byron Bay to […]

NORTHERN BEACHES JOIN THE LARGEST DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION IN HISTORY

2000+ EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD On Saturday 24 October 2009 Northern Beaches residents will join hundreds of thousands of people from around the world in taking a stand for a safe climate future as part of the largest global day of climate action ever witnessed. The call to action by both Climate Action Pittwater and […]

Morning of the Earth – LIVE at Manly

Buy tickets NOW or you could miss out!!! THE MORNING OF THE EARTH LIVE CONCERT EVENT North Head Sanctuary, North Head Scenic Drive, Manly Sunday November 8, 2009 – 4:30pm A worldwide icon of surfing, this seminal 70s surfing movie, Morning of the Earth, which was originally premiered at Manly Silver Screen Theatre in 1972, […]

“TRANSPARENTSEA” – A MODERN JOURNEY WITH ANCIENT CREATURES

Professional surfer Dave Rastovich initiates a bold environmental awareness campaign tomorrow from Byron Bay. Professional free-surfer and environmental campaigner David Rastovich will attempt an epic 700km ocean paddle from Byron Bay to Bondi Beach this October. The journey aims to follow the annual migration south of humpback whales and their calves while raising awareness of […]

Make Waves for Manly’s Festival of Surfing – 5-8 Nov 2009

Manly NSW — This November, join legends of the surf and local enthusiasts for one massive celebration of Australian culture. Presented by Global Surf Industries, with thanks to Manly Council, the Manly Festival of Surfing is hitting shores from November 5 to 8, 2009. And Don and Shari from RealSurf will be there too!  As […]

Kurungabaa calls for your creative work

The good folk at Kurungabaa are calling for submissions for their next issue. Here’s the blurb from their fine website… Longing for waves, lover, place, smell, healing, gods, goddesses, water … The December issue of Kurungabaa is on “Longing”. We are looking for submissions – poetry, art, photographs, writing, dreams, frustrations. Submission guidelines are here. […]