White tees help Alec to a great score
THOUGH he’s lived in Australia for 50 years, Alec Graham still speaks with the broad Scottish accent of a true Highlander, so much so...
Surf comps big and small
We’ll get to the rumble in the Java jungle in a minute, but first let’s focus on a small but significant surf comp in...
The Origin bet is back
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has given Queensland an extra reason to win the State of Origin.
Win the series and Sydney’s famous Harbour Bridge will turn...
Paddlers pass Hells Gates
Competitors from across Australia, France, New Zealand and New Caledonia hit Noosa last weekend for the inaugural Shaw and Partners Hells Gates 38 Ocean...
Indonesia’s great hope
I first encountered Rio Waida, potentially the biggest thing ever in Indonesian surfing, about seven or eight years ago when I dropped in on...
Back to the jungle
It’s hard to believe that it’s 25 years since surfing’s world tour last made a stop at Grajagan, the wild and beautiful peninsula on...
Craig’s job is still chasing pests
AFTER a 20-year career in the police force, the last thing Craig Strudwick imagined when he relocated to Noosa was that he’d continue to...
Ned’s back with 51 points
Ned Richards has returned to golf on the Sunshine Coast in red-hot form.
Playing in Noosa Springs’ Thursday members’ competition, Ned scored 51 stableford points...
Challenger series ignites
It’s been a long time since I sat riveted to a qualifying series surf comp.
Maybe a short check in online to see what...
Ciao Bella: Coolum queen
Somehow I’d missed most of the rise and rise of Coolum dynamo Isabella Nichols these past few years, but all that changed as I...
Shaun owes a lot to Covid
Shaun O’Brien is one man who can see the bright side of Covid-19.
After all, it’s the reason he’s living in the region, and...
QC mourns passing of ‘Roy
Queensland Cricket is mourning the sudden passing of Andrew Symonds near Townsville on Saturday 14 May.
The former Queensland and Australian allrounder died in a...
Pomona man pulls $4.8 million Set for Life win ‘straight from...
A Pomona man has pulled off the ultimate hat trick, scoring $20,000 a month for the next 20 years in Set for Life, attributing...
