Silent killers lurking off our coast
MORE than a hundred silent killers appear off Gold Coast beaches daily according to new research into a phenomenon which claims about 19 lives in the Australian surf each year.
Beaches And Fishing
Crabbing, prawning banned in Qld southeast
CATCHING prawns and crabs in Queensland’s southeast has been banned because of an outbreak of white spot disease.
Kerry holds his breath longer than you
KERRY Whitworth can hold his breath for twice as long as it will take the average person to read this story.
How to get world surf champ to coach you
THESE Gold Coast grommets are frothing because they can now get coaching from a world champion.
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Sean rows for Anzac memory in Turkey
SURF boats with Australian, New Zealand and Turkish crews will row along the Gallipoli peninsula to commemorate 100 years since the Anzac landings.
Lifeguards’ plea: ‘lives on the line’
LIFEGUARDS have called for the professional lifeguard service on the Tweed Coast to be extended after a woman almost drowned at Salt beach on Sunday.
How to surf perfect Superbank barrel
THREE months of cyclone swell have sent perfect conditions to Gold Coast point breaks for surfers in search of long, barrelling waves.
Seaway tower future all at sea
THE future of the coastguard could rest with members using infra-red cameras to monitor boaties and dangerous conditions in the Broadwater.
Man in hospital after surf boat dumped
A MAN has been taken to hospital after he was dumped from a surf boat at the Currumbin Alley.
Great white shark stuns at Seaway
A RARE sighting of a great white shark 10m from The Spit could mean the predators are hunting closer to our shores than ever before.
Going against the grain
They’ve been left to the history books but now these ancient wooden surfboards are being dusted off.
Grant comes to club’s rescue
CURRUMBIN Surf Life Saving Club has been given a $5000 grant by the Federal Government to buy a vital piece of rescue equipment.
Calls for cull of canal sharks
COMMERCIAL fishermen and traditional owners say man-made canals have become a lethal nest for sharks which must be culled to prevent more deaths.
Ninety years of saving lives
THERE aren’t many organisations with a perfect record after 90 years but Surfers Paradise SLSC can proudly claim the title.
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