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2015 Bella’s book

Isabella ‘Bella’ Mitchell is the granddaughter of Bill & Di Mitchell of Smiths Beach Yallingup WA.

In 2015 Isabella published a book as part of her Year 10 Personal Projects coursework at Presbyterian Ladies’ College WA.

2015 During the interview Ellie Macaulay and Isabella Mitchell. Isabella Mitchell pic.

Bella’s book is titled Surfing Families South West of Western Australia and features stories and images of the following SW surfing families: –

The Jakovich family
The Merifield family
The Burrow family
The Paterson family
The Macaulay family
The Edwards family
With an epilogue by former Pro Surfer Melanie Redman Carr.

Front cover features Yallingup surfer Paul ‘Antman’ Paterson surfing a Southern Ocean slab in 2009. Photo credit Russell Ord.

Bella’s book has captured the essence of living & surfing in the South West. If you want an insight into the families & their surfing lifestyle, this book is for you.  Jim King Dunsborough WA.

Funds from the book were raised for Indigenous Communities Education Appeal (ICEA). ICEA holds an annual surf contest for indigenous surfers ‘The ICEA Classic’ for youth at Cottesloe.

If you are interested in purchasing this collector’s item for $65 contact Bill Mitchell at Smiths Beach.

Bill’s email contact is billdi@me.com

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