Origins of Skateboarding in WA
Skateboarding was born sometime in the late 1940s, or early 1950s, when surfers in California USA wanted something to do when the waves…
Surfboards Prohibited
In the early 1960s, as surfboard riding gained popularity on metro beaches, conflicts began to emerge between surfers and swimmers. Local authorities deemed…
The Paterson Family
Mark ‘Pato’ Paterson has been surfing Down South since 1957 and helped pioneer surfing at Yallingup. Mark started surfing as a little tacker…
SWA’s Honour Board
Circa 2020, Surf Industry pioneer Len Dibben donated a restored wooden Okanui surfboard to Surfing WA (SWA) to be used as an Honour…
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