Peter Mac’s Happy Snaps

Content updated March 2025

Peter ‘Mac’ McDonald has lived, surfed, fished and worked at Yallingup since the 70s.

Mac’s happy snaps

Mac. “In the 60’s my parents had a holiday home at Moore River (north of Perth). My sisters & I enjoyed many fun times there.“

1960s Moore River holidays. Photos courtesy of Peter & Robyn Mac.

Top: (Left) Early 60s Peter age 12 with Nina the hound. (Right) 1963 Peter surfing Moore River beachie.
Bottom: (Left) 1969 Jenny Payne, Robyn Mac, Jenny Lym, Denise Waters & Bruce King. (Right) 1970s Peter Mac, Blue Nicholson, Jenny Lym & Micko Gracie standing in front of outside dunny.

1970s East Coast QLD Chocko’s VW, Mark Rudeburg, Micko Gracie & Peter Mac. Photo Peter Mac.

Mac. “In 1972 I travelled overseas with Bruce King, Micko Gracie and Bob Monkman. We set off on an overseas surfing adventure in South Africa (including J Bay and Cape St Francis) then went onto England, France, Spain and Portugal, surfing at many places.”

1972 Perth Airport departure on surf trip to South Africa, Europe and Bali. Photo Jim King.
L-R. Bruce King, Micko Gracie, Peter Mac & Bob Monkman.

1972 Peter Mac and Bruce lifesavers Port Elizabeth South Africa. Photo courtesy Bruce King.

1973 Bruce King, Bob Monkman & Peter Mac at Victoria Falls Rhodesia. Photo courtesy Peter Mac.

1973 Bruce King, Ian Ryniker, Graham Feilder, Steve Chaplin (deceased) & Peter Mac at Hof Park Holland. Photo Peter Mac.

1970s Peter Mac & Cheryl Marrat modelling jewellery for Muzzacchellis. Photo Ric Chan.

Mac. “In the 70s Chris Green & I were partners in Yallingup Bricklayers Co.“

1970s Yalls. (Left) Mac & Chris Green going over the books at Richie Riggs place. Photos Peter Mac.

1971 Surfside Complex Yallingup. Peter Mac digging leach drain at rear of Lurch Cottage with his Falcon van on the right. Photo Peter Mac.

1970s Capel party. Hornie Campbell, Peter Mac, George Simpson & Glen Lance. Photo Peter Mac.

1974 Building Mickos boat Mimi at Maylands Peter Mac & Micko. Photo Peter Mac.

1975 Chef Hans Kopp, Ian ‘Prive’ Morris & Peter Mac working on Peter Dyson’s property at Northcliffe. Photo Peter Mac

1977 Building Peter Mac’s new home at Yallingup. L-R Tex, Richie Rigg, Peter Doyle, Ron ‘Butch’ Vidler, Loz Smith & Peter Mac. Photo Peter Mac. 

1977-78 Peter Mac (right) socialising Dunsborough. Photo Theo Mathews.

Mac. “In 1978 Bruce King, Kevin O’Dwyer, Ian ‘Prive’ Morris & I lived and worked on building sites in the Bunbury region. Tropical Cyclone Alby went through Bunbury with 130Km/h winds and did a lot of damage while we were there.“

1978 Bunbury party. (Left) Bruce King & Mac. (Right) Prive. Photos courtesy of Peter Mac.

1970s Mac on his bike Yallingup Hill. Historic Hammond cottage in background. Photo Peter Mac.

Mac. “In the late 1970s I was still single and Chris Green & his wife Lynette were living with me at Yalls.“

1979 Yalls Mac’s house (centre red brick) and view across empty caravan park to the ocean. This photo was taken from Prive’s block on Yallingup hill. Peter Mac pic.

1980s early YalMal classic Tim Eastwood, Peter Mac & Loz Smith. Photo Loz Smith.

1980s South coast surf trip Baz Young & Peter Mac. Photo Peter Mac.

2000s Peter Mac surfing Indijup Car Park. Photo Peter Mac.

2008 Yalls. (Left) Prive and his ‘Meyerhoffer’ coke bottle shape surfboard. (Right) Peter Mac with his fish catch. Photos courtesy of Jim King.

2011 Old boys’ reunion Dunsborough. Bob Monkman, Peter Mac, Bruce King & Micko Gracie. Photo Jenny Monkman.

2012 Peter Mac surfing Dunes at Exmouth. Photo Jim King.

2013 Yalls Steve Russo RIP with Barry Day & Peter Mac. Photo Bruce King.

2014 YalMal classic Yalls. Peter Mac, Peter Dyson RIP & Loz Smith RIP. Photo Loz Smith.

2014 YalMal classic Yalls. 2014 Bob Monkman & Peter Mac. Photo Loz Smith.

2014 Yal Mal Tony Smith, Prive, Peter Mac & Bruce King. Photo Loz Smith.

On a sunny day you may see Mac riding his old bike to Yallingup beach for a chat & a swim.

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