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Five Rides: Afternoon Kirra, July 4 Just another day of the year at the Universe’s favourite right sand point. Nick Carroll Link copied to clipboard When the tradewinds blow, sometimes they blow in the right direction. Add the words “30 knots” to that, and you get what unveiled itself along the Gold Coast and northern NSW yesterday. Oh yeah, it was offshore too, for the first time in a week. The whole east coast was (and still is) pumping, but these five Kirra bombs captured by Simon “S...

Incoming: Building Energy For NSW From The NE Yep, it’s one of those early July gems. Lotus/Surfline swell projection for early Monday, July 5. Ben Macartney Rise in short-period NE swell mixes with easing SE groundswell today ( Friday) The transition from June to July features non-stop, pumping surf across the entire East Coast as one major swell event is superseded by another.  As the tail-end of the current SSE/SE groundswell continues to pulse through today, it’s joined by a new swell-...

Weather News Weather Feeds Weatherzone offers a range of free weather products that you can easily incorporate into your website.Weather feeds No Ads Bookmark your favourite pages Weather News Fishermen rescued, Gold Coast beaches closed, but surfers welcome big swells By Kimberley Bernard, Alexandria Utting, Nicole Dyer and Tom Forbes, Tuesday May 25, 2021 - 08:12 EST 90-year-old Wendy Leacock from Duranbah loves her morning swim but wisely chose not to venture into t...

After a day of dangerous surf conditions that closed beaches, there will be a brief reprieve before things get even more treacherous.

‘Miracles do happen’: Battle to live after surf accident A 16-year-old boy swept off rocks by wild surf is continuing to make small and positive improvements in hospital, but faces a long road to recovery. News by Jacob Miley Premium Content Subscriber only A 16-year-old boy swept off rocks by wild surf at Coolangatta is continuing to make "small, positive improvements" in hospital, but faces a long road to recovery. According to a fundraisin...

This Robertson house is listed for $2.95 million Much like the rest of Brisbane, house prices in Robertson are soaring, with the median house price hitting $973,813 in the March quarter, a rise of 2.5 per cent. But the data shows that the average homeowner hangs onto their property for 19 years. Owners in the seaside hamlet of Lucinda (Townsville) and the rural locality of Buccan (Logan-Beaudesert) are also reluctant to leave, holding onto their homes for an average of 18 years, according ...

The famed Rottnest Box. Photo: Chris Gurney There was much gaping-mouth action and glazed looks when the World Surf League announced the four-leg Australian tour was to drop the iconic Snapper Rocks and Bells Beach events earlier this year. In what could be described as a make-do tour for a pandemic-stricken world, suitable fill-ins were found at history-drenched locales Newcastle and Sydney’s Narrabeen. Fair enough. And Margaret River was a no brainer — but when the words Rottnest Island...

A teenage boy is fighting for life after being swept off the rocks at a popular surf beach. Emergency services were called to Coolangatta, in the Gold Coasts south, on Wednesday afternoon after reports a boy had been knocked into the water amid wild surf.  Council lifeguards pulled the youth out of the water between Snapper Rocks and Froggy Beach shortly after 2.30pm and began CPR before they were helped by NSW and Queensland paramedics, who were nearby.  A 16-year-old boy is fighting for lif...

Boy, 16, fights for life after being plucked from wild surf A 16-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after being pulled from the surf on the southern Gold Coast. News by Greg Stolz Premium Content Subscriber only A teenager is fighting for his life after being pulled from the surf at Coolangatta on the southern Gold Coast. The boy, 16, was rescued from wild surf near Snapper Rocks about 2.40pm and treated by lifeguards. Paramedics treated him at ...

NZ to open travel bubble with Australia April 19 AP, WELLINGTON New Zealand yesterday said that it would open a long-anticipated travel bubble with Australia on April 19 now that both countries have been successful in stamping out the spread of COVID-19. The start of quarantine-free travel between the neighboring nations should come as a relief to families who have been separated by the pandemic, as well as to struggling tourist operators. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said health o...