Surfing Down South

1960s Mark Waddell & Rod Bothwell

In the 60s Leederville surfer Mark Waddell (elder brother of David, Ron & Gerard) was a renowned big wave charger in South West…

Tea Rooms History The City Beach Tea Rooms were located on a foreshore road at City Beach from the 1930s to 1970s. It…

Back in 72 young city based surfers Bruce King, Micko Gracie, Peter McDonald & Bob Monkman headed off overseas on a world surfing…

West Perth surfer Alex ’Zac’ Kochanowitsch purchased his first surfboard in 1962 and won WA’s first State Open Men’s Surfing Title in 1964.…

Former World Surfing Champion Ian ‘Kanga’ Cairns called in at Yallingup for a surf and a snack on Friday afternoon. Kanga had concluded…