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Marto was determined to do this: When Did You See Your Mate's Mum Naked? The phones went wild | Tim Arvier reveals the stadium decision for the Olympics | Main Beach, smashed by Cyclone Alfred, is delusional!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Severe weather from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has caused coastal erosion at beaches along the Gold Coast and further north in the Sunshine Coast. Main Beach on the Gold Coast had waves as high as 12 metres. Coastal Engineer and Director of Gold Coast-based International Costal Management, Aaron Salyer, told Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive, "The Gold Coast just can't wait a couple of years to fully regenerate." "So it steps in and does these things, with dredging and nourishment pipelines and whatever it can to help that process along as quick as possible," Mr Salyer continued. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nearly 9,000 new homes have been fast-tracked through the approvals process in New South Wales, to address an urgent lack of housing supply. Police are asking the public to avoid part of the Gold Coast's Main Beach, after a suspicious device washed ashore. Listen to the News from today's live program (1-2pm). - ニューサウスウェールズ州とビクトリア州それぞれの政府による住宅建設支援策の続報、またゴールドコーストのメインビーチで不審物が見つかり、現場近くが立入禁止になっています。午後１時から放送されたラジオ番組のニュース部分をお届けします。2025年2月27日放送。

A giant WMD has washed up on Main Beach of the Gold Coast, It's our End of Summer Party day and what's the etiquette for other people's dog poo in your binSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some days, news is slow… and then there are days like today! A missile, yes, a real-life missile washed up on Main Beach, and we were all over it. Our sunrise listener and beach-walker Paul broke the story, the bomb squad arrived, and before we knew it, the ADF was on the way to investigate further. Was it a Cold War relic? A Hollywood movie prop? Or just a really aggressive message in a bottle? We’ve got all the breaking details, plus a few theories of our own! Strap in for the ride!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Charles kicks off a special live broadcast from Salt Rock Main Beach by connecting with Brad Winstanley & Schalk Theunissen from the Devmco Group to find out why they've painted the beach yellow and why Salt Rock City is the name on everyone's mind...

Dave Charles starts your day with The Morning Show, weekdays from 6-9am on Radio Life & Style - proudly sponsored by Bidvest McCarthy Toyota Ballito. Broadcasting live from the heart of Ballito, The Morning Show serves up a curated mix of contemporary music and classic hits from across the decades, alongside interviews with tastemakers & influencers, plus a healthy dose of local news & views from the booming KZN North Coast. Listen live on lifeandstyle.fm, download our free Radio Life & Style app or find our shows on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good platforms. ........................................ *About our Sponsor - Bidvest McCarthy Toyota Ballito: Welcome to McCarthy Toyota Ballito Our qualified and friendly staff are here to help you purchase a new or pre-owned Toyota and assist with all your vehicle requirements. We aim to exceed customer needs and expectations by offering you affordable vehicles and products, and giving you exceptional service at every point of the journey - from sales, through to finance, and much more. We value every customer who walks through our doors and our expert team members are here to ensure you are taken care of. Let us help you lead the way on your next Toyota adventure, visit us today. Radio Life & Style on Facebook · The Morning Show Sponsor: Excellerate Security

Mike Charles kicks us off with a special live broadcast from Salt Rock Main Beach by connecting with a few of the Sharks players. Tune in to find out more. Radio Life & Style on Facebook · The Morning Show Sponsor: Excellerate Security

Mike Charles kicks off a special live broadcast from Salt Rock Main Beach. Radio Life & Style on Facebook · The Morning Show Sponsor: Excellerate Security

Mike Charles kicks us off with a special live broadcast from Salt Rock Main Beach Radio Life & Style on Facebook · The Morning Show Sponsor: Excellerate Security

Sometimes referred to as the "Mayor of Cape St. Claire," Beau works tirelessly to improve the community. Beau's contributions to CSC through the CSC Improvement Association are evident everywhere, including an impactful beach restoration.  His love of CSC is routed in childhood friendships, memories of time spent on the water, and now, finding the love of his life.  I spoke with Beau at a picnic table at the Main Beach.

We are entering June which officially brings us into Pride Month here on Long Island! The ladies are spilling on all the fabulous places to celebrate this season as well as #NationalRoseDay aka our FAVORITE day and they also share hilarious stories including Kristen's graduation ceremony disaster... We also are enjoying some adorable To-Go bottles from our friends at Chronicle Wines as this week's special Taste Of Long Island!#TasteOfLongIslandMini To-Go Bottles from Chronicle Wines in Peconic! (2019 Cab Franc & 2019 Sauv Blanc)Every bottle holds a story! One winery, two winemakers (Alie & Robin) and five brands -Tasting Room Open Fridays-Mondays, 12-6pm / Summer Hours begin May 30th which will add Thursday availability.Offerings include Winemakers Happy Hour Mondays 4-6pm and Seafood Thursdays will be held June 13th & 27th, July 11th & 25th and August 8th & 22ndVisit www.chroniclewines.co for more information.Want to be featured on Taste of Long Island and be featured on our social channels and website? Email us at Spillthetea@discoverlongisland.com#LongIslandLifeLong Island is officially reppin' not once but twice on the annual “Top beaches in the nation” list by Dr. Beach!Coopers Beach officially #2 (usually ranks 3rd), and Main Beach in East Hampton made the list this year at #6.The top 10 US beaches for 2024, according to ‘Dr. Beach' | CNNNational Rose Day (June 8th)What is your favorite Long Island Vineyard to have a glass? Here are our favorites:Wölffer Estate Summer In a BottleDel Vino VineyardsCroteaux VineyardsSparkling Pointe Vineyards Sparkling RoseNew Blog: Pride Month on Long Island is here!June 8th – Planting Pride: Rocking The Rainbow at Planting Fields (This Saturday)June 9th – Long Island Pride Parade in Huntington (This Sunday)June 9th – Patchogue Pride Parade (This Sunday)June 14th – Chalk the Walk in Port WashingtonJune 15th – Pridefest in the Park in NorthportJune 16- Brunch a la Drag at RGNY WineJune 15th – Pride Walk and Festival in Port WashingtonJune 22nd North Fork Pride in GreenportJune 29th – Farmingdale Pride Bar CrawlJune 29th – Rainbow Lantern Walk a Heckscher State ParkJuly 4th – Fire Island InvasionASK US ANYTHING!DM us on Instagram or email us at spillthetea@discoverlongisland.com. Tell us what you want to hear! Whether it is Long Island related or not, the ladies are here to spill some tea with you!WATCH US:And SUBSCRIBE on YouTube FOLLOW US:Follow The Long Island Tea podcast on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @LongIslandTeaPodcastWRITE TO US:Email spillthetea@discoverlongisland.com if you are interested in collaborating with us, need some "uncorked advice” or if you just want to say “How you doin?”RATE AND REVIEW US:Be sure to leave us a 5-star rating and review wherever you're listening, and screenshot your review for $5 off our Merch!WEAR US:Shop Long Island merch at shop.discoverlongisland.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mel and Simon are back for 2024 with news of their holiday adventures from Copper Trail parkrun, Thorndon juniors, Port Broughton, Nuriootpa, Main Beach, New Farm, White Rock, Kelvin Grove and Fodder Forest. The Channel 5 news crew are back with reports from West Beach, Bellevue juniors and Paradise Point. Plus Rachel trials a new format and the Birthday Boy brings reminders. There's more – but you'll just need to tune in to find out.

Today, cricket non-expert and journalist Matthew Condon tries to reignite his family's passion in the noble art of summer beach cricket, with mixed results. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian's app. This episode of The Front is presented by Matthew Condon and edited by Jasper Leak. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, cricket non-expert and journalist Matthew Condon tries to reignite his family's passion in the noble art of summer beach cricket, with mixed results. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian's app. This episode of The Front is presented by Matthew Condon and edited by Jasper Leak. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever wondered where the relaxing sounds you listen to come from?  When you take this Journey of Relaxation with me you will know exactly where and when it was recorded.These relaxing sounds are coming to you from Main Beach on September 22, 2021 1:45 pm.New intro Support the showTake a moment to find the beauty of nature every day,Duchess of the DunesTikTokFacebookYouTube

Amelia Island Travel Guide Click here for a downloadable and Google Doc version of our Guide How to Get Here: Fly into Jacksonville International Airport or drive if you are within 5-6 hours driving distance You will probably want to rent a car, not only to get onto the island from the airport but to get to the beach and to downtown and so you can explore the state parks on the island. Sometimes it is difficult to get an uber to drop you off on the island (Scott has had several times that the Uber has picked up his ride and then dropped it). We will try to keep this guide updated but if you find that something is closed, please contact us and let us know and we will fix it Where to Stay: Rent a house or condo, stay in a bed and breakfast, a local hotel, or a chain hotel. See all options here. Some options include: Near the Beach - North End of the Island Springhill Suites and Courtyard by Mariott Amelia Seaside Inn Elizabeth Point Near Downtown Fernandina Beach Hampton Inn and Suites Addison on Ameila Amelia Schoolhouse Inn - A Southern Living Hotel Hoyt House Bed & Breakfast The Florida House Inn Near the Beach - On the South End of the Island Ritz Carlton Amelia Island Omni Amelia Camping at Ft Clinch State Park is on the beach but it books up 12 months in advance so plan ahead What to do: Enjoy the Beach- there is public beach access every ¼ mile along A1A and the beach is dog friendly (just bring along poop bags Golf: Fernandina Beach Golf Club, Amelia River Club and if you are staying at the Omni or Ritz Carlton you will have access to their courses Putt-Putt: McGregors (downtown), Putt Putt Fun Center (at Main Beach), Island- Falls Adventure Golf (on Sadler) State Parks: Ft Clinch State Park - Famous for Shark tooth hunting, the fort, hiking trails, the beach, and biking Amelia Island State Park Festivals- see the events calendar here Dickens on Centre and the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival are favorites! Market Day - Every Saturday Year Round from 9am-1pm Other Activities: Rent Bikes or E bikes Enjoy the Egan's Crekk Greenway Playgrounds - Pirate Playground, Playground at Main Beach, Playground at Central Park Shopping: Local Surf Shops - Driftwood Surf Shop & Amelia Surf Co Downtown Shopping includes your tacky touristy kitsch souvenir shops, tee shirt shops, ladies wear, homegoods, menswear, and more! Where to Eat and Drink - (For Brunch and Dinner we would recommend trying to make a reservation) - be sure to check online for hours Breweries & Distillery Marlin & Barrel Distillery - Free Tastings - Tell Shannon Scott & Melissa sent you Mocoma First Love Brewing Amelia Island Brewers Live Music & Night Life Green Turtle The Palace Saloon - The Oldest Bar in Florida- Stop by and have your picture made with the pirate and grab a famous pirate punch. Wine and Cocktail Bar - The Decantery Beach Bars (these are also Restaurants) The Sandbar - right at Main Beach Sliders - at Sadler Road Coffee Mocoma Coffee Downtown - Amelia Island Coffee *1928 Cuban Cafe - Great coffee, breakfast, sandwiches - open for breakfast and lunch Starbucks Breakfast & Brunch Aloha Bagel Garden Street Bistro - small cafe so make a reservation The Patio at 5th and Ash Tortuga Jacks at Sliders - opens early with a sunrise view Leddy's Porch - weekends only - call for reservations Go Juice - Smoothies, Frozen Coffee Beverages, Acai and Dragon Bowls Lunch Salt Life - we love the Sear Ahi Tuna Salad and their specialty cocktails La Serena - authentic mexican cuisine 4th Street Deli - Sandwiches and Authentic Deli Salads (only open for lunch) Tasty's Burgers T-Ray's (known for their burgers, breakfast) - there's usually a line The Salty Pelican The Sandbar Sliders Pepper's Mexican Pablos - moving to a new location on Centre Street Grab a Deli Sandwich at Publix Dinner - check for reservations, open days and times as they can get busy The Patio at 5th & Ash - this is one of our favorite spots for outdoor dining and live music - I personally love their mussels Ciao - Italian but they have great seafood options Espana - Spanish Tapas - definitely make reservations The Boathouse The Wicked Bao Sushi Akari - be sure to arrive at least 45 minutes before closing or they will make you do carry out Cafe Karibo Pablos - upscale Mexican and Mezcal Drinks Pizza V's Pizza - on Sadler Arte - Downtown First Love Brewing Townies - they have a pizza garden outside the restaurant - New York Style Pizza - they serve slices for lunch Seafood Cedar River Seafood Down Under Shucker's If you have a kitchen go to Atlantic Seafood Market and pick up seafood to cook Publix also carries the Mayport Shrimp Off the island South on A1A Safe Harbor Seafood (there's a market and a restaurant) - you'll need to take the ferry across the river and it is closed on Monday Palm's Fish Camp The Sand Dollar Dessert & Ice Cream In Downtown Fernandina: Whatanut - handmade Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches - choose your cookie and ice cream flavor Fantastic Fudge - Handmade Fudge & Yoder's Ice Cream Nana Teresa's Bake Shop DeNucci's on Sadler - try the Hot Brownie Sundae but they also have Dole Whip Groceries: On the North End: Walmart Winn-Dixie Publix Nassau Health Foods - like a small whole foods or Sprouts On the South End: Harris-Teeter Other shopping: Don't miss our local Ace Hardware - beach essentials, clothing, a huge Yeti selection, flip flops and sunglasses Packing List: Bathing Suit & Cover Up/Rash Guard Lightweight Tropical clothing - shorts, tank top, flip flops Sundresses and Chino Shorts/Polo or Button up for Dinner Beach Chairs, coolers, beach shade, sand toys, shell bags (we have lots of shells in addition to the shark teeth) Books and kindles Golf clubs Tennis Racket for Pickleball Read more about this and other travel destinations on our BLOG Follow our travels on Facebook Follow our travels on Instagram here and here Save our travel ideas on Pinterest See our travel videos on You Tube Music Credit Music by OYStudio from Pixabay

Esperanza and Irwin discuss the multiple lives of the Sea Spray Inn. The Sea Spray's early days in the 19th century on Main Street, East Hampton led to its subsequent move in 1902 to the dunes near Main Beach, as the private home of E.D. Terbell. The Sea Spray's heyday was from the 1940's to 1970's. The Sea Spray had a capacity of 125 guests served by a staff of 55. Rooms went from spare to breathtaking, with rates from $15 to $100 a day by the 1960's, three square meals a day included! A fire on a February evening in 1978 destroyed the Sea Spray, but the cottages remain. The East Hampton Village Board purchased them in 1978 for 3 million dollars, and manages them as rentals to this day.

Ina's having a blast at the barn when Stanley Tucci, the amazing award-winning actor, director, TV presenter and author shares his amazing life story and recipes. The day kicks off with a Martini making lesson from Stanley, a cocktail first for Ina, served alongside her Easy Oysters Rockefeller. They are talking life, love, career highs, personal lows and sharing their passion for food. Then there's a Tucci kitchen takeover when Stanley teaches Ina how to make an incredible Tuscan seafood stew, Cacciucco. The day ends on a high with a top-down ride to Main Beach for coffee and more confessions.Recipes featured in this episode:Stanley Tucci's Martini: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/stanley-tuccis-martini-13571994Easy Oysters Rockefeller: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/easy-oysters-rockefeller-13571987Cacciucco: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cacciucco-13571993Want more Food Network? Stream some of your favorite Food Network shows on discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/bemyguest to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms Apply.

A group of New Zealand tourists say they're grateful to be alive after what they describe as a horrific helicopter crash in Australia. Two helicopters collided in the Gold Coast on Monday near Sea World Drive in Main Beach. One carried New Zealanders Edward and Marle Swart, and Riaan and Elmarie Steenburg. In a statement released last night, the four say they are completely devastated by the loss of life, and are still coming to terms with what has happened.

Dois helicópteros colidiram nesta segunda-feira (02) perto do parque temático Sea World, em Main Beach, uma praia localizada ao norte da Gold Coast, na Austrália. O acidente matou quatro passageiros e deixou três gravemente feridos.

Warren Neidich, HOTstudio Underwritten by Peconic Landing Artist Warren Neidich joins The Heart of The East End on-air for the HOTstudio segment underwritten by Peconic Landing to talk about the off-site series he created alongside Guild Hall's Christina Strassfield, Swept Away: Love Letters to A Surrogate(s) pairing L.A. artists' love letters/ instructions to an East End artist executing the work on Main Beach in East Hampton weekends through Oct. 1. For more information visit guildhall.org Angus Macaulay, Tasty Tuesday Underwritten by Southampton Arts Center Artist Angus Macaulay joins The Heart of The East End on-air for the Tasty Tuesday segment underwritten by Southampton Arts Center ahead of the Southampton Art Festival this weekend in Southampton Village's Agawam Park. Say hello to The Heart at the WLIW-FM table at the Art Fest between noon and five p.m. on Friday, find out more info at southamptonartfest.com and find Angus' work at angustheartist.com

After hearing about a Palm Beach cafe serving our Gold Coast dog community, it wasn't long before other venues followed suit.. #AntiAd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John and co-host/producer Paula Chesley begin by storming the main beach at Lake Nokomis doing "person on the beach" interviews. Then we're joined by local artist and activist Patrick Scully and his friend Wendy Morris for a conversation about a different beach: Twin Lake's hidden beach. For decades it's been unofficially a place where it's ok to swim naked -- until the police show up. Patrick tells a story of a 1977 police raid of the beach and how he barely escaped arrest (after a police officer maced himself). He talks about his 2012 legal battle with the City of Minneapolis for being naked on the beach. Wendy tells us about the time in 1998 -- enduring a hot summer, pregnant, and feeling the urge to swim naked -- that Patrick took her to visit Twin Lake. Two women warned her it would be dangerous to visit the "gay beach." We talk about the American cultural hostility to nudity on beaches compared to other countries and the Minneapolis Park Board's recent action to legalize toplessness for women. Camera work and chauffeuring by the indispensable Conrad Zbikowski. Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive Join the conversation: https://twitter.com/wedgelive Support the show: https://patreon.com/wedgelive Wedge LIVE theme song by Anthony Kasper x LaFontsee

My guest on today's episode of Everyone Has a Story is the event organiser for this year's Noosa Festival of Surfing, March 5 to 13, 2022. The legendary Phil Jarratt was one of my first guests on this podcast, you can check out all of our episodes for free by simply searching for Everyone Has a Story on your favourite podcast platform. Phil is still involved with the event, and we talk about that and all of the other attractions and special guests that'll be part of year's Noosa Festival of Surfing.Everyone Has a Story and today I'd like you to meet Josh Allen.

A body believed to be that of missing jockey Chris Caserta has been found on Main Beach.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Todays guest is Tom Morey the inventor of the "Morey Boogie" Bodyboard. Tom is a creative surf designer, inventor and theorist from Southern California. Tom was born in Detroit in 1935. His family moved to Laguna Beach when he was 9 and he started surfing Main Beach on a "Surf Matt". He then moved to Santa Monica and began doing "stand-up surfing" at Malibu Point. In 1958 he received a BA in Mathematics from USC and became an engineer for Douglas Aircraft. In 1969 he quit Douglas to start "Morey Surfboards". One year later he formed "Morey-Pope Surfboards" with San Diego Surf designer Karl Pope. Morey and Pope created innovative board designs such as the "Trisect" ... a travel ready, three piece board that came with its own suitcase. Morey helped develop "Slipcheck" a surfboard traction aerosol spray-on used as an alternative to surfboard wax. He invented the W.A.V.E. set, the first commercially successful removable fin system. In 1965 Tom created the "Tom Morey Invitational" Surfings first cash prize contest worth $1,500. It was a nose riding contest held in Ventura, an event that attracted all the hot surfers of the time like Mikey Munoz and Mike Hynson. Morey pushed articles for Surfer Magazine on a wide range of topics including surf contests, wave formation, riding techniques, health and artificial surf (wave pools). In a Surfer magazine article from 1971 Tom proclaimed "I am Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Alexander Gram Bell and Bob Simmons". Morey gave new life to prone surfing in 1973 by marketing his 2 year old invention called the "Morey Boggie" a 4 foot ,soft bellyboard made mostly out of closed-cell polyethylene packing foam. Easier, cheper and safer to ride than surfboards, "Boggie Boards" soon became very popular with the kids and the tourists. 80,000 units were shipped in 1977 just before Morey sold the "Boggie" to American Toy Giant "KRANSCO". Sale more than quadrupled by the end of the decade and the "Boggie Boards" were soon available in thousands of coastal grocery stores and surf shops. By the early 80's Bodyboarding had its own identity separate from surfing. Bodyboarding is described as the most popular form of surfing, as bodyboards outsell surfboards by huge margins. "Bellyboarding" is the original form of "Bodysurfing" dating back hundreds if not thousands of years, it was all but not dead in the 60's. Stand-up surfing was the most popular way to ride a wave back then with knee boarding a distant second. The "Bodyboard", as all Boggie type craft would soon be called was more than just a wave tool. According to Tom "For anybody to be a graduate of this planet" Morey said "it is essential for them to learn this activity". Millions of Boggies and Boggie knock offs were in the water in the mid 80's. Earlier Tom and Mike Doyle co developed "Morey-Doyle" soft top surfboards. Tom has been in many surf movies and documentaries such as "Golden Breed", "Blazing Longboards", "The Liquid Stage", and "Endless Summer 2". Tom was listed by Surfer magazine as one of the most influential surfers of the century.      

This week on episode #152 of the Bundoran Weekly podcast, Shane Smyth talks to Olivia Jones of Clean Coasts/An Taisce about the Big Beach Clean which takes place at Main Beach on September 17th. Register for the beach clean here - https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/big-beach-clean-2021-bundoran-beach-tickets-167456951249 To get in touch with the podcast email podcast@bundoranweekly.com or tweet @bundoranweekly. Also find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bundoranweeklySubscribe to the Bundoran Weekly wherever you get your podcasts, listen to all episodes on demand via www.bundoranweekly.com or just ask your smart speaker to “Play the Bundoran Weekly”!Subscribe to the MassCast podcast here or by searching MassCast where you get your podcasts.Purchase our theme tune - The Man from Bundoran from the Songs of Erne album - www.modalcitizenrecords.comAll with thanks to aib.ie

Todays guest is Tom Morey the inventor of the "Morey Boogie" Bodyboard. Tom is a creative surf designer, inventor and theorist from Southern California. Tom was born in Detroit in 1935. His family moved to Laguna Beach when he was 9 and he started surfing Main Beach on a "Surf Matt". He then moved to Santa Monica and began doing "stand-up surfing" at Malibu Point. In 1958 he received a BA in Mathematics from USC and became an engineer for Douglas Aircraft. In 1969 he quit Douglas to start "Morey Surfboards". One year later he formed "Morey-Pope Surfboards" with San Diego Surf designer Karl Pope. Morey and Pope created innovative board designs such as the "Trisect" ... a travel ready, three piece board that came with its own suitcase. Morey helped develop "Slipcheck" a surfboard traction aerosol spray-on used as an alternative to surfboard wax. He invented the W.A.V.E. set, the first commercially successful removable fin system. In 1965 Tom created the "Tom Morey Invitational" Surfings first cash prize contest worth $1,500. It was a nose riding contest held in Ventura, an event that attracted all the hot surfers of the time like Mikey Munoz and Mike Hynson. Morey pushed articles for Surfer Magazine on a wide range of topics including surf contests, wave formation, riding techniques, health and artificial surf (wave pools). In a Surfer magazine article from 1971 Tom proclaimed "I am Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Alexander Gram Bell and Bob Simmons". Morey gave new life to prone surfing in 1973 by marketing his 2 year old invention called the "Morey Boggie" a 4 foot ,soft bellyboard made mostly out of closed-cell polyethylene packing foam. Easier, cheper and safer to ride than surfboards, "Boggie Boards" soon became very popular with the kids and the tourists. 80,000 units were shipped in 1977 just before Morey sold the "Boggie" to American Toy Giant "KRANSCO". Sale more than quadrupled by the end of the decade and the "Boggie Boards" were soon available in thousands of coastal grocery stores and surf shops. By the early 80's Bodyboarding had its own identity separate from surfing. Bodyboarding is described as the most popular form of surfing, as bodyboards outsell surfboards by huge margins. "Bellyboarding" is the original form of "Bodysurfing" dating back hundreds if not thousands of years, it was all but not dead in the 60's. Stand-up surfing was the most popular way to ride a wave back then with knee boarding a distant second. The "Bodyboard", as all Boggie type craft would soon be called was more than just a wave tool. According to Tom "For anybody to be a graduate of this planet" Morey said "it is essential for them to learn this activity". Millions of Boggies and Boggie knock offs were in the water in the mid 80's. Earlier Tom and Mike Doyle co developed "Morey-Doyle" soft top surfboards. Tom has been in many surf movies and documentaries such as "Golden Breed", "Blazing Longboards", "The Liquid Stage", and "Endless Summer 2". Tom was listed by Surfer magazine as one of the most influential surfers of the century.      

Olly and Mel are still buzzing from all of the Main Beach 10th anniversary excitement, with lots of cafe visitors sending their regards. Olly speaks to Bathurst ED's Stephen and Jenn about life before and after parkrun, Mark drops in from Geeveston, and The Informant is MIA. Plus listen in for explanations on Weetbix parkrun, UooUoo's and Skywhalepapa's. Never a dull moment!

In this week's packed episode the parkrun adventurers share in a whole lot of parkrun excitement across opposite sides of the globe. Author and parkrunner, Eileen Jones joins Mel to discuss the 330-mile Bookrun relay across the UK celebrating the launch of her new book “How parkrun changed our lives” while former Main Beach parkrun ED Paul Relf shares some of his Main Beach experiences with Olly ahead of this weekend's 10th anniversary! We hear from the Channel 5 Team with roving reports from Cam at Rockingham parkrun, TOC at Peppertree parkrun, Alison at Tauranga parkrun and Mark at Lalor parkrun, plus have a debut roving report from our first Channel 2 News Crew member, James! And of course, we enjoy a relaxed post-parkrun cuppa at Dazza's and hear what The Informant really thinks...

We’re getting set for Season 4, just around the corner, with a couple of weeks on the Gold Coast to organize our lives, and say our farewells to friends and family.This week Paul shares an awesome “secret recipe” midge & mosquito buster, thanks to one of our friendly neighbours, and we set up camp at Main Beach, directly across the road from one of the Goldie’s most stunning beaches, and enjoy feeling like a true local thanks to some awesome initiatives!Our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/thefeelgoodfamily has a new destination video every Sunday night at 6.30pm (AEST). We would love to connect with you on Facebook, Instagram and our website www.thefeelgoodfamily.com.au Our Family Travel Australia Podcast is now LIVE and available on all podcast platforms, with a new episode aired every Friday night 8:30pm [AEST].

We explore Byron Bay from the Farm to the Industrial Estate to the Main Beach- food, Art & accommodation

Todays guest is Tom Morey the inventor of the "Morey Boggie" Bodyboard. Tom is a creative surf designer, inventor and theorist from Southern California. Tom was born in Detroit in 1935. His family moved to Laguna Beach when he was 9 and he started surfing Main Beach on a "Surf Matt". He then moved to Santa Monica and began doing "stand-up surfing" at Malibu Point. In 1958 he received a BA in Mathematics from USC and became an engineer for Douglas Aircraft. In 1969 he quit Douglas to start "Morey Surfboards". One year later he formed "Morey-Pope Surfboards" with San Diego Surf designer Karl Pope. Morey and Pope created innovative board designs such as the "Trisect" ... a travel ready, three piece board that came with its own suitcase. Morey helped develop "Slipcheck" a surfboard traction aerosol spray-on used as an alternative to surfboard wax. He invented the W.A.V.E. set, the first commercially successful removable fin system. In 1965 Tom created the "Tom Morey Invitational" Surfings first cash prize contest worth $1,500. It was a nose riding contest held in Ventura, an event that attracted all the hot surfers of the time like Mikey Munoz and Mike Hynson. Morey pushed articles for Surfer Magazine on a wide range of topics including surf contests, wave formation, riding techniques, health and artificial surf (wave pools). In a Surfer magazine article from 1971 Tom proclaimed "I am Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Alexander Gram Bell and Bob Simmons". Morey gave new life to prone surfing in 1973 by marketing his 2 year old invention called the "Morey Boggie" a 4 foot ,soft bellyboard made mostly out of closed-cell polyethylene packing foam. Easier, cheper and safer to ride than surfboards, "Boggie Boards" soon became very popular with the kids and the tourists. 80,000 units were shipped in 1977 just before Morey sold the "Boggie" to American Toy Giant "KRANSCO". Sale more than quadrupled by the end of the decade and the "Boggie Boards" were soon available in thousands of coastal grocery stores and surf shops. By the early 80's Bodyboarding had its own identity separate from surfing. Bodyboarding is described as the most popular form of surfing, as bodyboards outsell surfboards by huge margins. "Bellyboarding" is the original form of "Bodysurfing" dating back hundreds if not thousands of years, it was all but not dead in the 60's. Stand-up surfing was the most popular way to ride a wave back then with knee boarding a distant second. The "Bodyboard", as all Boggie type craft would soon be called was more than just a wave tool. According to Tom "For anybody to be a graduate of this planet" Morey said "it is essential for them to learn this activity". Millions of Boggies and Boggie knock offs were in the water in the mid 80's. Earlier Tom and Mike Doyle co developed "Morey-Doyle" soft top surfboards. Tom has been in many surf movies and documentaries such as "Golden Breed", "Blazing Longboards", "The Liquid Stage", and "Endless Summer 2". Tom was listed by Surfer magazine as one of the most influential surfers of the century.                        

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In the past few weeks, a homeless camp has grown to about 30 tents on Santa Cruz's Main Beach. But it's not good for tourism. The beach, between the boardwalk and the wharf, is a big tourist draw for the city, and tourism is a lifeblood of the local economy. The Santa Cruz City Council was compelled to install a curfew. But no one is satisfied. The curfew doesn't begin to provide a long-term solution for Santa Cruz's homeless people. Also: We share what you need to know about the council's decisions (or lack of) on the DeLaveaga Golf Course and the Harvey West Pool.

Recorded from the Sunset Cafe Bar & Grill at Marina Mirage Shopping Centre in Main Beach.On Coast Business Radio today we talk franchising with Luke McKavanagh from Stone Group Lawyers. We have a 'blooming' good conversation with Susan Donovan, President of the Main Beach Association, about the challenges ahead for Main Beach and the forthcoming Main Beach Flower Festival. We talk business with Dr Baden U'ren, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Bond Business School and Shane Atkins from Gold Coast business 'Ghost Racks', and tells us 'what you don't see is what you get'.And finally don't forget to subscribe...Coast Business Radio is on Podbean, iTunes and your favourite podcast app.

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The parkrun adventurers continue tweaking the co-host formula. We get the inside word on the UK Ambassador Conference from parkrun Australia's CEO Tim Oberg. And The Channel 5 News Crew's Mark Scarborough fronts up with his mic at Main Beach parkrun's annual pre-Gold Coast Marathon Freedom Run.

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Elizabeth Turk is this year's conceptual artist behind Art in Nature's Shoreline Project, where 1,000 volunteers will dance with LED umbrellas at Main Beach. Listen to her vision.

67-year-old Bill Watson is a Noosa legend having sold ice creams and cold drinks on Noosa's main beach for the past 48 years. How's that for business longevity?! In this revealing interview, Bill takes us behind-the-scenes of a business most people would kill to own … explaining how it all started, what he's learned about people over the journey, his simple approach to customer service, and how he's embedded himself in the local community. There's loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button above to listen now, or subscribe free to hear the full interview. You'll also find the full interview transcription below.   A little more about today's guest, Bil Watson of Hey Bill: William ‘Hey Bill' Watson truly is a Noosa icon. With his signature red quad bike and trailers parked beside the Noosa Surf Club, Hey Bill can be found laughing and joking with the dozens of children waiting for a snow cone. Now a thriving business, Hey Bill started with nothing more than a hessian bag of oranges and a dream to live in paradise. With his car offering beachside accommodation, Hey Bill sold oranges to beachgoers at Tea Tree and Alexandria Bay throughout the summer. “There were more people there than Main Beach in those days,” he explained. Today, Hey Bill and his bevy of beauties can be found traveling between Noosa Surf Club and the river mouth offering ice-creams, drinks and snow cones. And he's done that for the past 48-years! Here's what caught my attention from my chat with Hey Bill's Bill Watson: - Be willing to diversify by constantly challenging your business model. - Focus on what you're good at and what works. - Bill's positive approach has got him through. - Standing your ground with customers is not a bad thing. They're not always right, are they?! But the marketing gold doesn't stop there, in this episode: This week's Monster Prize Draw winner is: Shelby Hohnberg from Bohemien Bucket Hats Jingle of the Week - Clean, wax and polish with Mr. Sheen Please support American Express who make this show possible: American Express Business Explorer Credit Card Let your business expenses reward you. Every year. Visit: amex.co/2GLI7i2 Join me at the Idea Exchange in Melbourne (October 17) and Sydney (November 22). If something in this episode of Australia's favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below. May your marketing be the best marketing. For more interviews with successful business owners visit Small Business Big Marketing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 121 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer has a conversation with Tim Oberg - parkrun Australia CEO & Founder. In this interest edition of the Physical Performance Show we take a trip back to 2011 when parkrun Australia was launched. We discuss why and how Tim brought parkrun from the UK, parkrun's founding nation over to the Australian soil and what the last 7 years have looked like to see parkrun go from the very first run in the park at Main Beach here on the Gold Coast, to now entail 319 locations growing every week, 3,000 volunteers every Saturday and 640,000 runners across Australia taking part in parkruns. It's a remarkable story, with some twists and turns along the way and a very faithful and loyal dog. If you have ever wondered how parkrun came to be so prolific here in Australia you are going to really enjoy this conversation with Tim Oberg. Thank you to this week's show sponsor: fisiocrem.  fisiocrem is a topical massage cream containing natural plant based ingredients, ideal for the temporary relief of muscular aches and pains. It is clean to use and pleasant smelling. fisiocrem can be found at chemists and health stores Australia-wide, as well as their online shop. fisiocrem have also offered a 20% discount to listeners of The Physical Performance Show using coupon code POGO when you shop at fisiocrem.com.au. Hurting sucks, and they've got your back! _____ If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles. 

The parkrun adventurers rediscover the joys of volunteering and sail the seven C's. Comm Games Fever is positively diagnosed as we catch up with Dave ‘Robbo' Robertson for all the inside insights and roving reports from Main Beach and Albert Melbourne.

Rob Hirst - The Sun Becomes The Sea album release feature 2014First published ABC Radio Australia18 November, 2014 12:07PM AEDTRob Hirst - a new solo album and the Midnight Oil 'anti-plan'By Carol DuncanRob Hirst has a new solo album out - released under his own name instead of one of the innumerable musical units that he's part of. The Midnight Oil drummer and songwriter celebrates his new songs with an unexpected collaboration with his artist daughter, Gabriella Hirst.10Rob Hirst oozes 'proud dad' as he talks about the achievements of the offspring of some of his bandmates."We've all got very talented sons and daughters now, all very grown up, and my daughter Gabriella is now in Berlin after finishing her courses at COFA in Sydney and the National Art School. She did very well, got a travelling scholarship and went to Berlin."Gabriella Hirst's art is, indeed, striking and beautiful. And perhaps unsurprisingly, her work seems to share her father's social and environmental concerns."She was looking out over a wasteland where she was in north-west Berlin, went for a walk in the afternoon and asked one of the locals why it was so deserted. He told her that until recently there had been a poplar forest full of birds but that despite the protests of locals the little forest that had acted as a buffer between quite an industrial area and the local residences had been levelled to put in a department store or factory.""But he also told Ella that he'd gone for a walk on the day they cut the trees down and found 24 birds' nests. He sent them to Ella and she painted them as part of her Berlin projects in watercolours on silk flags, which the man then attached to bamboo poles and put back where the forest once was as a symbolic gesture to remind people of what was lost. Being ephemeral artworks, she expected them to be souvenired, which they quickly were, but they fly now from the balconies of neighbouring apartments overlooking this area."Rob's album, 'The Sun Becomes The Sea', features 24 of his daughter's bird artworks in the hardcover booklet version of the album, which he had made to protect Gabriella's artwork but there are a few of them online."I was just finishing a bunch of songs that I'd been doing over a couple of years down at Jim's (Moginie) studio and I thought for the first time that I'd put it out under my own name rather than under the Ghostwriters or whatever. It's just one of those lovely synchronicities where she was finishing her artwork at the same time and agreed that I could use these beautiful watercolour birds for the sleeve of the book and for the new website which finally links the Oils, the Backsliders, The Break, Angry Tradesmen, Hirst and Greene, Willies Bar and Grill, etc."Unusually, Rob made the decision to make all of the songs on the album available online for free."I just thought it would be a nice gesture and I had such fun making these songs."I point out that a similar 'nice gesture' recently backfired somewhat for U2."I would never be so presumptuous as to upload these 11 songs on people's iTunes!" Rob laughs, "It's available for those that seek it out and like it and there's the option for people to go to a few of those old-fashioned record stores that still exist, and which we really want to support, and get the hardcover booklet with all of Gabriella's birds and other information on it."The exhibition of Midnight Oil's incredible place in the Australian music industry was a huge success at the Sydney exhibition hosted by the Manly Art Gallery and Museum and will be hosted by Newcastle Museum early 2015. How does Rob Hirst feel about his life's work being treated as a museum piece?"We had so many people come through and they were pleasantly surprised. I think they thought, 'Oh Rob's dug out a few old posters and stuck them on the wall with blu-tack' or something. In fact, we spent about two years working on it; this is me, curator Ross Heathcote, Virginia Buckingham, Wendy Osmond who did the art direction on it.""We've got a special film which runs an hour and fifteen minutes made by Rob Hambling about the making of '10 to 1' with Nick Launay producing back in London all those years ago, and we've sourced all this film from 1984 of the band backstage in South Australia at Memorial Drive, and at Main Beach on the Gold Coast. There's a lot of home movie footage, the Exxon banner from New York City, a full stage set-up of the band with the exact drums, guitars, amps, backdrop, lights and even the PA to be authentic from 1987 to 1989 which we toured on the back of the Diesel and Dust album.""There lots of little early recordings that have never been heard, a song we've never released before, and the piece de resistance is a replication in a box which has sticky carpet, three screens when you walk in and a curtain you pull behind you. It has footage of the band playing at the Tanelorn Festival in 1981 and there's two sets of headphones you can choose from - one is loud, the other is really loud - and you can stick to the carpet. There's elbows that come out from the side of the box so that you can be elbowed in the ribs. What I was trying to do was replicate what it was like coming to see Midnight Oil back then at the Mawson Hotel, the 16 Footers or the Ambassador or whatever."I enquire as to whether the box also has the special scent that some of our more notorious venues had. Rob Hirst assures me it does."I've poured so much Tooheys New into that carpet, you've got no idea, and I've ground some lemon chicken and sweet and sour rat or whatever into it. Remember in NSW in those days the liquor laws stated that the pubs had to pretend to provide a meal if they were serving liquor late. No-one would ever touch those meals but they'd be knocked off the bar and into the carpet. So after three months in Manly it's getting quite fruity in there!""It's funny, one of the last surviving venues down here (Sydney), The Annandale, has just ripped up there carpet. The carpet was legendary. It was despicable. They could have scraped it for a new form of penicillin! But they shouldn't have thrown it out. I'd have taken a square metre of it and put it in what became known as 'Rob's Folly', but is now known as 'The Royal Antler Room' which is the Narrabeen pub that Midnight Oil first started playing all those years ago.""The curator, Ross Heathcote, named it 'Rob's Folly' because he was bemused by the idea. He didn't think I'd ever build it, but over six months with a couple of hard-working, underpaid friends we actually made it. It looks like a giant road case but it's big enough for two or three people to cram in and get blasted by Midnight Oil at the Tanelorn Festival."Rob describes the opening of the Midnight Oil exhibition at the Manly gallery with great affection and it's obvious that he still finds great joy in every tiny connection that his career has afforded him - from those with names to the 'unknown' members of road crews. Indeed for just a moment he sounds a bit misty when reminiscing about the night of the opening and the loyalty of the huge crowds who were not only Midnight Oil fans but turned out in droves to see the exhibition. I gently accuse him of getting mellow and soft in his dotage as he describes this 'gathering of the tribes'. This quickly turns his thoughts to Newcastle."Newcastle will be the same. After all, Newcastle meant so much to the band. We went time and time again until we finally did a huge gig on Redhead Beach. We expected to find maybe a couple of thousand people, but there must have been 25,000 or 30,000 people on the beach. That kind of paid us back for all the hard work. We'd spoken to The Angels and (Cold) Chisel who'd just preceded us a little bit, and they said, 'If you get places like Newcastle you'll get the most loyal audiences on earth', and that's what happened. And of course a few years later was the earthquake benefit and we were lucky enough to be on that bill as well, and that gig goes down as one of the great shows we've ever played."Midnight Oil, of course, achieved success with not just a lot of hard work, but what Rob Hirst describes as an 'anti-plan'."We'd heard all these terrible stories of bands that we'd loved that ended much too early, before their time, through no fault of their own. They were brilliant musicians, songwriters, performers, but through management or lousy agency deals or record company stuff-ups they hadn't fulfilled their potential. So we looked at them and because Pete and I had done law - Pete finished law, I didn't - but we knew our way around a contract a little bit. So when we signed with an independent label, even though we were being chased by the majors at the time - that made us too anxious, so we signed with an independent label which we called 'Powderworks' after the first song on the first album and gradually eased ourselves in.""I think that stood us in good stead because we were able to build this very loyal live crowd - initially in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong and then interstate. But because we took it softly, softly, I don't think we made the horrendous mistakes that some of the other great Australian bands had done."I point out the obvious that Midnight Oil weren't trying to seduce an audience with songs of sex and drugs and rock & roll like every other band, but were insisting we have a look at contemporary Australian issues.Again, Rob is amused, "Yeah, we were decidedly unsexy and we didn't take anywhere near enough drugs although I was on ascorbic acid (vitamin C) for about 15 years.""Probably two of the most maligned rock managers of the time were Gary Morris who looked after us, and Chris Murphy who looked after INXS, although Gary also looked after INXS initially but then just us once he realised we were more than a handful.""Those managers were much feared and not very liked in the industry, but they were fiercely loyal to their bands and Gary not only was a real strong-arm, Rottweiler kind of manager which you need to protect a young band that has big ideas but no money in the bank, but he also threw all these crazy ideas at us all the time. One in every 100 of his crazy ideas was brilliant and we'd actually do it.""The best bands seemed to have been the most unlikely bunch of people - and I include their management in that - all thrown together and all providing different talents to an end that make the sum much stronger than the individual.""With Midnight Oil and Cold Chisel, for example, the songwriters weren't the singer. In the case of Chisel it was Don Walker writing for Jimmy (Barnes), and with the Oils it was Jim (Moginie) and myself writing for Pete (Garrett). There were others in the band that were great performers - Pete was this extraordinarily charismatic singer, Jim was a whiz in the studio, Martin (Rotsey) was great with arrangements ... and everyone kind of had their place.""Back in those days you actually sold albums, they weren't all pirated or downloaded for free so we could quickly pay back that poor bank manager in Chatswood and get going and make our own career even thought we didn't play Countdown and we didn't play the industry game."They most certainly didn't. And I suggest that to a then-young and female Australian music-goer, Midnight Oil could appear a bit intimidating. A bit cranky."We were a bloody-minded bunch of bastards back then and, yeah, we were cranky all the time. If you look at photos from that time we look really cranky. A lot of bands want to look cranky but we were actually cranky because we were tired and probably hungry and pissed off about something."Yes, I detect Rob Hirst pulling my leg a bit, but only a bit. He admits that if you were anywhere near the front of the stage during a Midnight Oil gig, or The Angels, or Rose Tattoo, Cold Chisel, whatever, you were a member of a fairly tough breed. I assure him I was happy at the back of the room but I suspect the safest place may have been behind the drum kit.False rumours have just done the rounds that Robert Plant had knocked back $500-$800 million to reform Led Zeppelin. Big numbers. What would it take for Midnight Oil to perform together again?"Robert Plant. I really admire the man, he keeps reinventing himself. It's long not been about the money for people like that. But it's one thing cruising around the pubs and just playing a medley of your greatest hits and a lot of bands fall for that trap. But I think Midnight Oil is among that bunch of bands that would be much too musically curious to have ever done that.""If we were ever to get back together, it would almost certainly be with new material and we'd have to feel we were contributing something rather than just some nostalgic act in sparkly jackets doing the clubs. Whether that will happen I have no idea."Rob Hirst's new album, 'The Sun Becomes The Sea', is a beautiful personal work recorded in memory of his later mother, Robin, who ended her life a few years ago after decades of living with depression. In a recent interview Rob pointed out that it's important we talk about depression, that we acknowledge the importance of mental health in order to help people."It's not just my mum, there are other members of the family who have suffered from it and it is as strong as any other inherited disease. And possibly more lethal because we don't talk about it and don't address it."Rob and his daughters sang 'Someone Scared' at his late mother's funeral and he suggests that this song was the catalyst for the full album.It's a terrible thing to admit, but as a high school work experience kid I spent a week at Powderworks when Midnight Oil's 'Bird Noises' EP was being pressed on to gooey black vinyl. I simply wanted to know how music worked.I wish I hadn't been such a good kid and actually nicked one.And frankly, I'd have pinched one of Gabriella Hirst's beautiful silk birds from the poplar forest, too.

Rob Hirst - The Sun Becomes The Sea album release feature 2014First published ABC Radio Australia18 November, 2014 12:07PM AEDTRob Hirst - a new solo album and the Midnight Oil 'anti-plan'By Carol DuncanRob Hirst has a new solo album out - released under his own name instead of one of the innumerable musical units that he's part of. The Midnight Oil drummer and songwriter celebrates his new songs with an unexpected collaboration with his artist daughter, Gabriella Hirst.10Rob Hirst oozes 'proud dad' as he talks about the achievements of the offspring of some of his bandmates."We've all got very talented sons and daughters now, all very grown up, and my daughter Gabriella is now in Berlin after finishing her courses at COFA in Sydney and the National Art School. She did very well, got a travelling scholarship and went to Berlin."Gabriella Hirst's art is, indeed, striking and beautiful. And perhaps unsurprisingly, her work seems to share her father's social and environmental concerns."She was looking out over a wasteland where she was in north-west Berlin, went for a walk in the afternoon and asked one of the locals why it was so deserted. He told her that until recently there had been a poplar forest full of birds but that despite the protests of locals the little forest that had acted as a buffer between quite an industrial area and the local residences had been levelled to put in a department store or factory.""But he also told Ella that he'd gone for a walk on the day they cut the trees down and found 24 birds' nests. He sent them to Ella and she painted them as part of her Berlin projects in watercolours on silk flags, which the man then attached to bamboo poles and put back where the forest once was as a symbolic gesture to remind people of what was lost. Being ephemeral artworks, she expected them to be souvenired, which they quickly were, but they fly now from the balconies of neighbouring apartments overlooking this area."Rob's album, 'The Sun Becomes The Sea', features 24 of his daughter's bird artworks in the hardcover booklet version of the album, which he had made to protect Gabriella's artwork but there are a few of them online."I was just finishing a bunch of songs that I'd been doing over a couple of years down at Jim's (Moginie) studio and I thought for the first time that I'd put it out under my own name rather than under the Ghostwriters or whatever. It's just one of those lovely synchronicities where she was finishing her artwork at the same time and agreed that I could use these beautiful watercolour birds for the sleeve of the book and for the new website which finally links the Oils, the Backsliders, The Break, Angry Tradesmen, Hirst and Greene, Willies Bar and Grill, etc."Unusually, Rob made the decision to make all of the songs on the album available online for free."I just thought it would be a nice gesture and I had such fun making these songs."I point out that a similar 'nice gesture' recently backfired somewhat for U2."I would never be so presumptuous as to upload these 11 songs on people's iTunes!" Rob laughs, "It's available for those that seek it out and like it and there's the option for people to go to a few of those old-fashioned record stores that still exist, and which we really want to support, and get the hardcover booklet with all of Gabriella's birds and other information on it."The exhibition of Midnight Oil's incredible place in the Australian music industry was a huge success at the Sydney exhibition hosted by the Manly Art Gallery and Museum and will be hosted by Newcastle Museum early 2015. How does Rob Hirst feel about his life's work being treated as a museum piece?"We had so many people come through and they were pleasantly surprised. I think they thought, 'Oh Rob's dug out a few old posters and stuck them on the wall with blu-tack' or something. In fact, we spent about two years working on it; this is me, curator Ross Heathcote, Virginia Buckingham, Wendy Osmond who did the art direction on it.""We've got a special film which runs an hour and fifteen minutes made by Rob Hambling about the making of '10 to 1' with Nick Launay producing back in London all those years ago, and we've sourced all this film from 1984 of the band backstage in South Australia at Memorial Drive, and at Main Beach on the Gold Coast. There's a lot of home movie footage, the Exxon banner from New York City, a full stage set-up of the band with the exact drums, guitars, amps, backdrop, lights and even the PA to be authentic from 1987 to 1989 which we toured on the back of the Diesel and Dust album.""There lots of little early recordings that have never been heard, a song we've never released before, and the piece de resistance is a replication in a box which has sticky carpet, three screens when you walk in and a curtain you pull behind you. It has footage of the band playing at the Tanelorn Festival in 1981 and there's two sets of headphones you can choose from - one is loud, the other is really loud - and you can stick to the carpet. There's elbows that come out from the side of the box so that you can be elbowed in the ribs. What I was trying to do was replicate what it was like coming to see Midnight Oil back then at the Mawson Hotel, the 16 Footers or the Ambassador or whatever."I enquire as to whether the box also has the special scent that some of our more notorious venues had. Rob Hirst assures me it does."I've poured so much Tooheys New into that carpet, you've got no idea, and I've ground some lemon chicken and sweet and sour rat or whatever into it. Remember in NSW in those days the liquor laws stated that the pubs had to pretend to provide a meal if they were serving liquor late. No-one would ever touch those meals but they'd be knocked off the bar and into the carpet. So after three months in Manly it's getting quite fruity in there!""It's funny, one of the last surviving venues down here (Sydney), The Annandale, has just ripped up there carpet. The carpet was legendary. It was despicable. They could have scraped it for a new form of penicillin! But they shouldn't have thrown it out. I'd have taken a square metre of it and put it in what became known as 'Rob's Folly', but is now known as 'The Royal Antler Room' which is the Narrabeen pub that Midnight Oil first started playing all those years ago.""The curator, Ross Heathcote, named it 'Rob's Folly' because he was bemused by the idea. He didn't think I'd ever build it, but over six months with a couple of hard-working, underpaid friends we actually made it. It looks like a giant road case but it's big enough for two or three people to cram in and get blasted by Midnight Oil at the Tanelorn Festival."Rob describes the opening of the Midnight Oil exhibition at the Manly gallery with great affection and it's obvious that he still finds great joy in every tiny connection that his career has afforded him - from those with names to the 'unknown' members of road crews. Indeed for just a moment he sounds a bit misty when reminiscing about the night of the opening and the loyalty of the huge crowds who were not only Midnight Oil fans but turned out in droves to see the exhibition. I gently accuse him of getting mellow and soft in his dotage as he describes this 'gathering of the tribes'. This quickly turns his thoughts to Newcastle."Newcastle will be the same. After all, Newcastle meant so much to the band. We went time and time again until we finally did a huge gig on Redhead Beach. We expected to find maybe a couple of thousand people, but there must have been 25,000 or 30,000 people on the beach. That kind of paid us back for all the hard work. We'd spoken to The Angels and (Cold) Chisel who'd just preceded us a little bit, and they said, 'If you get places like Newcastle you'll get the most loyal audiences on earth', and that's what happened. And of course a few years later was the earthquake benefit and we were lucky enough to be on that bill as well, and that gig goes down as one of the great shows we've ever played."Midnight Oil, of course, achieved success with not just a lot of hard work, but what Rob Hirst describes as an 'anti-plan'."We'd heard all these terrible stories of bands that we'd loved that ended much too early, before their time, through no fault of their own. They were brilliant musicians, songwriters, performers, but through management or lousy agency deals or record company stuff-ups they hadn't fulfilled their potential. So we looked at them and because Pete and I had done law - Pete finished law, I didn't - but we knew our way around a contract a little bit. So when we signed with an independent label, even though we were being chased by the majors at the time - that made us too anxious, so we signed with an independent label which we called 'Powderworks' after the first song on the first album and gradually eased ourselves in.""I think that stood us in good stead because we were able to build this very loyal live crowd - initially in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong and then interstate. But because we took it softly, softly, I don't think we made the horrendous mistakes that some of the other great Australian bands had done."I point out the obvious that Midnight Oil weren't trying to seduce an audience with songs of sex and drugs and rock & roll like every other band, but were insisting we have a look at contemporary Australian issues.Again, Rob is amused, "Yeah, we were decidedly unsexy and we didn't take anywhere near enough drugs although I was on ascorbic acid (vitamin C) for about 15 years.""Probably two of the most maligned rock managers of the time were Gary Morris who looked after us, and Chris Murphy who looked after INXS, although Gary also looked after INXS initially but then just us once he realised we were more than a handful.""Those managers were much feared and not very liked in the industry, but they were fiercely loyal to their bands and Gary not only was a real strong-arm, Rottweiler kind of manager which you need to protect a young band that has big ideas but no money in the bank, but he also threw all these crazy ideas at us all the time. One in every 100 of his crazy ideas was brilliant and we'd actually do it.""The best bands seemed to have been the most unlikely bunch of people - and I include their management in that - all thrown together and all providing different talents to an end that make the sum much stronger than the individual.""With Midnight Oil and Cold Chisel, for example, the songwriters weren't the singer. In the case of Chisel it was Don Walker writing for Jimmy (Barnes), and with the Oils it was Jim (Moginie) and myself writing for Pete (Garrett). There were others in the band that were great performers - Pete was this extraordinarily charismatic singer, Jim was a whiz in the studio, Martin (Rotsey) was great with arrangements ... and everyone kind of had their place.""Back in those days you actually sold albums, they weren't all pirated or downloaded for free so we could quickly pay back that poor bank manager in Chatswood and get going and make our own career even thought we didn't play Countdown and we didn't play the industry game."They most certainly didn't. And I suggest that to a then-young and female Australian music-goer, Midnight Oil could appear a bit intimidating. A bit cranky."We were a bloody-minded bunch of bastards back then and, yeah, we were cranky all the time. If you look at photos from that time we look really cranky. A lot of bands want to look cranky but we were actually cranky because we were tired and probably hungry and pissed off about something."Yes, I detect Rob Hirst pulling my leg a bit, but only a bit. He admits that if you were anywhere near the front of the stage during a Midnight Oil gig, or The Angels, or Rose Tattoo, Cold Chisel, whatever, you were a member of a fairly tough breed. I assure him I was happy at the back of the room but I suspect the safest place may have been behind the drum kit.False rumours have just done the rounds that Robert Plant had knocked back $500-$800 million to reform Led Zeppelin. Big numbers. What would it take for Midnight Oil to perform together again?"Robert Plant. I really admire the man, he keeps reinventing himself. It's long not been about the money for people like that. But it's one thing cruising around the pubs and just playing a medley of your greatest hits and a lot of bands fall for that trap. But I think Midnight Oil is among that bunch of bands that would be much too musically curious to have ever done that.""If we were ever to get back together, it would almost certainly be with new material and we'd have to feel we were contributing something rather than just some nostalgic act in sparkly jackets doing the clubs. Whether that will happen I have no idea."Rob Hirst's new album, 'The Sun Becomes The Sea', is a beautiful personal work recorded in memory of his later mother, Robin, who ended her life a few years ago after decades of living with depression. In a recent interview Rob pointed out that it's important we talk about depression, that we acknowledge the importance of mental health in order to help people."It's not just my mum, there are other members of the family who have suffered from it and it is as strong as any other inherited disease. And possibly more lethal because we don't talk about it and don't address it."Rob and his daughters sang 'Someone Scared' at his late mother's funeral and he suggests that this song was the catalyst for the full album.It's a terrible thing to admit, but as a high school work experience kid I spent a week at Powderworks when Midnight Oil's 'Bird Noises' EP was being pressed on to gooey black vinyl. I simply wanted to know how music worked.I wish I hadn't been such a good kid and actually nicked one.And frankly, I'd have pinched one of Gabriella Hirst's beautiful silk birds from the poplar forest, too.

GLENN SCHIFFMAN is a co-founder of Roots and Wings, a non-profit organization that counsels youth, uninitiated adult men and veterans using indigenous ceremonial settings in collaboration with American Indian Elders. He has a BA in History, an MFA in Creative Writing, and a Masters in Spiritual Counseling.Leilani Squire was born on the island of Oahu while her father was deployed on an aircraft carrier to Okinawa during the Korean War. Leilani started teaching writing workshops for veterans and returning soldiers. One of her students placed 2nd in the Personal Experience, Patriotic category for the 2011 Department of Veterans Affairs National Veterans Creative Arts Festival. Her student gave her his silver medal, which is one of the highest honors she has ever received.Returning Soldiers Speak: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry by Soldiers and Veterans is Leilani’s first published book.November 18th at 1pm on Main Beach in Laguna Beach to raise our vibration and awareness of Southern California Edison's intention to bury radioactive nuclear waste 108 feet from the San Onofre coastline. We can turn this toxic ship around by coming together in unity and high vibes. Let’s show up and make a stand for the future of our CHILDREN and our MOTHER EARTH https://publicwatchdogs.org/sign-the-petition/or go to the Inner Journey with Greg Friedman page and you will find all the infoWalking for Water is a Laguna Beach High School Club teaming up with the national non-profit Wisdom Spring for the benefit of indigenous people in Africa.

Great chatting with Chef Sandy at Diva Tea & Coffee House at the Marina Mirage in Main Beach. Great fresh food, friendly staff, a welcoming environment, super location...and magnificent Merlo coffee! Don't forget to try the Persian Love Cake - spiced caramel mudcake, Rosewater Mascarpone cream, pistachios and beautiful in-season figs. Deelish!Diva Tea & Coffee House - Shop 6, 74 Seaworld Drive, Main Beach. P 5591 1461.

In this episode we interview Ray McMahon, director of the Southport Yacht Club in the month the club celebrates its 70th birthday. Despite 70 years of history, offshore keelboat yacht racing only gathered momentum at the Southport Yacht Club in the past decade. The Southport Yacht Club is located on the edge of the Broadwater at Main Beach, near Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia.  We retrace the birth of yacht racing at SYC and discover how a few passionate volunteers founded, what has grown into a successful club that hosts more than 500 races a year today. Visit Ocean Sailing Podcast for offshore sailing opportunities and podcast extras and follow us on Facebook.

The parkrun adventurers are breaking all the rules in the pursuit of adventures this week, and Tim Oberg shares his experiences of parkrun in South Africa. We celebrate five years of parkrun in Australia, heading back to where it all began with Main Beach parkrun original Brendan Murray. And roving adventurers Donella, Gerry, Gary and Darren check in with updates from Lismore, Lillydale Lake and Hervey Bay parkruns.

The parkrun adventurers ruminate over running events of the non-parkrun kind, including a couple of our personal faves. Sports physio, author and Main Beach parkrun regular, Brad Beer, gives us his top tips for injury evasion and running faster. And Tim Oberg is back to give us the inside story on sponsorship, the latest from Tribesports and a Sydney Opera House parkrun!

Aloha and welcome to the Exotic Tiki Island Podcast. I'm your host Tiki Brian. Join me along with Captain Scotty B as we take you on an adventure and travel back in time to Exotic Tiki Island while I play vintage Hawaiian, Exotica and Island related music from my LP vinyl and digital collection.  In this show we'll be visiting the Main Beach, Grandpa Otto's Grotto and then we'll venture over to the Hurricane Hut Lounge and listen to the incredible sounds of the Alika Lyman Group live on stage. All this and more coming up on this episode of the Exotic Tiki Island.... Show LInks: Our Sponsor: Ho-Tap-Fefti (Paradise Found) Store: http://www.cafepress.com/hotepnefti DigiTiki's Website: www.digitiki.com Official Exotic Tiki Island Website: http://www.exotictikiisland.com Show 28 Track listing: 1. Lovers - Perry Botkin 2. Ukey-Ukulele - Akamai Brain Collective 3. Hawaiian Tale - Lani Lehua and the Surfers 4. I want to Learn to Speak Hawaiian - King Keoni And His Islanders 5. Trade Winds - Kenny Sasaki & The Tiki Boys 6. Sand And Sandals - Jimmy Namaro 7. How D`Ya Do - Hui Ohana & Jerry Byrd 8. Ringo Oiwake - Arthur Lyman 9. Polynesian - Arthur Lyman 10. Kellogg's Puffa Puffa Rice commercial 11. Royal Hawaiian Hotel commercial 12. Lovely You - Hal Aloma and His Hawaiians 13. Uheuhene - Hal Aloma and His Hawaiians 14. Malama, Pulama, Hiipoi - Hal Aloma and His Hawaiians 15. Swingtime In Honolulu - Alika Lyman Group 16. Kauai Rose - Alika Lyman Group 17. Theme from "Bewitched" - Alika Lyman Group 18. The Ceremony of Tambó - Tito Puente 19. The Hawaiian Turnaround - Waitiki, Jim Beloff, Rick Cunha, Liz Belof

The SA Rock Connection, with both Gregs in the studio, also sitting in for Rufus with an extra hour and live broadcasts from the 59th Annual Volleyball Open on Main Beach, with Tyler Russell. On this first hour of the extended show you will hear music from: The Springbok Nude Girls 7th Son Navaho240 Matisyahu […]

Greg and Greg from The SA Rock Connection, sitting in for Rufus with live broadcasts from the 59th Annual Volleyball Open on Main Beach, with Tyler Russell. On this second hour of the extended show you will hear music from: Kitten Jet Green Day Smashing Pumpkins The Cure (off vinyl) Jason Feddy Rodriguez Nina Hagen […]

The Laguna Beach HIV Advisory Council held a celebration at Main Beach with music, crafts, and free testing. This was my first time with a booth for the podcast. Folks stopped by to leave messages.Click here to listen or right click and choose "Save As..." to download.Please support our show by clicking the links to our Sponsors.

Prepare to travel to the Main Beach for a short visit before we embark on an adventure as we follow the jungle trail all the way up to the north end of the Island to visit the Enchanted Falls. And if we're lucky (and we usually are), we may see mermaids that frequent this paradise hideaway. Some of the artist that will be played on this show include: Robert Drasnin, Lex Baxter, Rodger Rodger, Duke Kamoku and his Islanders and many more. So get ready for fun and adventure and maybe even mermaids in show 21!

Aloha, and welcome to the Exotic Tiki Island Podcast show 18. I'm your host Tiki Brian and I hope your ready to travel back in time to a paradise isle called Exotic Tiki Island while listening to Vintage Hawaiian, Exotica and Island related music from my record collection. In this show we will be visiting the Main Beach, The Exotic Orchid Cove and then we will travel into the future and visit the Orbit Lounge using the green jeweled skull's time traveling powers. When we arrive, we'll experience an Exotica Remix Show that puts a new twist on some classic exotica. Please visit our new sponsor to the show: SpyRate Radio - www.spyrateradio.com

Aloha and welcome to the Exotic Tiki Island Podcast. This is show #9 and I'm your host and tour guide on this tropical excursion back in time to Exotic Tiki Island. I'm glad you decided to join me on this trip while I play vintage Hawaiian, Exotica and Island related music from my Vintage vinyl collection. In this show we'll be visiting the Main Beach, and the Virgin Volcano where we will experience the local natives appease the volcano fire goddess with an exotica musical ritual rarely seen by outsiders. And I'm sure we will have some unexpected surprises arise as too. Show Links: The Zen Tiki Lounge - www.zentikilounge.com The Velveteen lounge Kitsch-en - http://www.velveteenloungekitsch-en.com/

Aloha, and welcome to another episode of the Exotic Tiki Island Podcast. Show is show #6 and I'm your host Tiki Brian. Join me for another trip back to the Island as I play some of my favorite Vintage Hawaiian, Exotica and Island related music from my LP Collection. In this episode will be visiting the Main Beach, The Bamboo Bar and then travel up to a newly discovered place on the upper north end of the Island. it's called the "Exotic Orchid Cove" and it's a great place to relax in your hammock while sipping on your favorite cocktail as the perfect island breeze brushes against your face while listening to the ever entrancing sounds of exotica music. I'm sure you will enjoy this newly discovered island paradise as much as I do but I must warn you, there's more to the Exotic Orchid Cove then meets the eye. Enjoy the show! Show Links: Prince of Ponds Podcast - http://www.ornamentalwaterfeatureacademy.com

Aloha and welcome to another episode of the Exotic Tiki Island Podcast. I'm your host Tiki Brian. prepare yourselves once again, to travel back in time to the Island as i share more Vintage Hawaiian, Exotica and island related music from my personal LP collection. In this show, we will be visiting the Main Beach, The "Enchanted Falls" where the mermaids live and then we'll take a 2 week boat ride down the "Rivers of Adventure" with a special guest host as your skipper. And as usual, there be some surprises along the way.

Aloha and Welcome to the Exotic Tiki Island Podcast. This is show number 3 and I'm your host Tiki Brian. I hope your ready for another fantastic adventure back into yesteryear and to take another visit back to Exotic Tiki Island while I play more vintage Hawaiian, Exotica and Island related music from my own personal LP collection. In this show we will visiting the Main Beach, The Hurricane Hut Lounge and the all mighty Virgin Volcano where we will hear the local natives perform their exotic musical ceremony to pay tribute to the Great Virgin Volcano Fire Goddess. So lets get started on our musical journey and travel back in time and visit Exotic Tiki Island. You can view the track listings here: http://www.briancooper.us/tiki_brian/tiki/the-exotic-tiki-island-podcast-show-3/