WA’s first independent local surfing newspaper, Ocean Express was produced by Margaret River residents Bill and Kay Gibson and photographer Clive Slater from 1986 to 1988.
In 1988 Ocean Express surfing magazine won a top WA media award.
The history of Western Australia’s first surf magazines is documented in the Surfing Down South book published in 2014 (now out of stock). Here is an excerpt from the book: –
Extract WA’s first surf mags. Surfing Down South book #1
Extract WA’s first surf mags. Surfing Down South book #2
1986 Ocean Express magazine Vol 1 collector’s issue. Image courtesy Bill Gibson.
10 March 1988 Clive and Bill win Youth Media Award for Ocean Express magazine. Image courtesy journalist Sharmon Warbey from Busselton-Margaret River Times.
Click here for more details on the award winning Ocean Express surf magazine.
Coming soon WA’s First Surf Magazine.
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