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The latest Gold Coast Surf magazine is out now and in your favourite Surf Shop, Cafe or one of our supporters business’.

You can read profiles on Mark Richardson and Kara Webber, a travel story on the Maldives and a full contest wrap up and pics from all the local contests in the last few months.

Here are some pics of local Gold Coast identities out and about over the last few months…..

Make …

No longer does the Gold Coast just have a ‘Superbank’, it now has a ‘Superbowl’. The recently completed skate park at Elanora was the venue for the Quiksilver Bowl Jam on the 24th may. An event giving local, and skaters from around Australia, a chance to win some of the $10,000 in cash and prizes. The prize most skaters had on thier sights on was an all expences paid trip to …

Bobby Martinez teams up with Gold Coast local and World reknowned shaper Darren Handley

‘These boards go insane’ said Bobby Martinez about his new quiver of DHD’s.

Darren Handley made Bobby some boards for the Quiky pro on the Gold Coast, the feedback was great so then he shaped a new batch for the Bells Beach Pro. With a third place at …

PLEASE NOTE: DATES FOR GOLD COAST ROUND ARE AS FOLLOWS SUNDAY, 15TH JUNE NOT 16TH AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED

Carter Surfing Industry is proud to announce the return of the original Tag Team Surfing. …

After 76 events in 16 countries around the world, the vast field of competitors was narrowed down to 256 for the Volcom VQS World Champion Ships at New Port Beach California.
James Woods of Coolangatta qualified for the VQS World champs by winning the regional comp at the Sunshine Coast and the National Finals at Manley Sydney.
Woods was in top form during the explosive weekend of high performance junior surfing. …

Apologies to all you readers who keep tuning in…..and have had a long wait for this piece of news. Ive had a few computer problems but have rectified them now and I will be bringing more frequent updates to whats happening on the Gold Coast in the future…

Owen Wright from Culburra on the South Coast of NSW added another trophy to his mantle piece and a hefty $25000 to his …

More videos from Gold Coast film maker Craig Halstead!!!.

Craig has been busy covering Parko’s new Grom Comp held on the Sunshine Coast and which finished up a few days ago.

Parko’s Grom Stomp follows in the footsteps of two other very successful grom Comp’s put on by WCT surfers Occy and Taj Burrow.

Just like those contests Parko’s Grommet Event was a great success.
Joel presented the finalists with their prizes and …

The finest collection of memorabila will be available at the Greenmount Surf Club this Sunday with something to interest everyone……….. art, surfing, horseracing, football and more.
Some of the items up for auction are;
World Champ Stephanie Gilmore,s surfboard signed by herself and Current World Champ Mick Fanning.
Firewire surfboard from Taj Burrow autographed.
Malibu Surfboard from Na Papa
Classic limited edition photo by …

Mark Richardson got his ratings campaign off to a great start today by taking out the Senior Men’s and over 35’s division in the first event of the Printpoint Queensland Masters Surfing Circuit at Duranbah.
The standard of surfing from the ‘Old Salts’ of the Queensland surfing community was extremely high all weekend, with high scoring rides posted throughout the event that had their younger counterparts on …

Queensland’s premier master’s surfers gathered today at Duranbah Beach to contest the first event of the Printpoint Queensland Master’s Surfing Circuit 2008.

Overcast weather and small waves couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the ‘old salts’ of the Queensland surfing scene, and the event got underway in clean glassy conditions.

An in form Mark Richardson, last year’s winner of the ‘senior men’s’ division, convincingly won his heat. ‘Richo’ also won his heat in the over 35’s, his first …

Bethany Hamilton is by anyones standards an amazing person. Having your arm bitten off by a shark would be enough to stop most people from ever entering the ocean again. But Bethany’s strong christian beliefs and incredible will power have given her the resolve to keep surfing and even competing on the WQS.
Bethany is currently in Australia competing on the Womens WQS tour, and she is currently ranked number 2 !!!
Good Luck …