Beaches And Fishing

Surf Life Saving Queenslandlaunched a new rip safety campaign this Sunday - DonÕt risk the rip. Lifesavers released fluoro dye into the water at Surfers Paradise to highlight rip current formations,but unfortunately tides and mother nature spoilt the show. Picture Glenn Hampson

Surf rips ‘more dangerous than sharks’

FORGET sharks — rip tides are the major danger for beach goers this summer, particularly bravado-fuelled young Australian males.

Leonard Malcolmson, an 87-year-old former fisherman. Picture: John Gass

Fishing

Shark cull ‘is the only way’

FORMER fisherman Leonard Malcomlson spent much of his life hunting rogue sharks and can’t understand why the government won’t cull those found to be a ‘menace’ on the northern NSW Coast.

Bells Beach Owen Wright (Australia) exits the water after a practice surf at Bells Beach ahead of his quarter final match up against fellow Australian Josh Kerr. Picture: Jason Sammon Wednesday 8th April 2015

Surfing

Surf star’s emotional road to recovery

SURFER Owen Wright’s battle to overcome a traumatic brain injury suffered at Pipeline last year has been an emotional rollercoaster. Amid the hard times though, there have been pockets of joy.