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Correction to Last Issue

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In the last issue of Kurungabaa (Vol 2 No 1) Nick Carroll wrote an article titled ‘Doomed to The Department of Cheese?’ about the portrayal of surfing in works of fiction. In the… Continue reading →

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Onions Make Me Cry

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Oh yes they do. They make me cry tears of joy. Take a look at the Tasman Sea Onion forecast to form in the vege patch this week. Isn’t it just beautiful?

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Rememberance of Things Past

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A couple of weeks back I was reading through an internet surf forum and came across an entry by a fella named Grazza. It was in a thread titled ‘Wiping Out Effectively’ and is… Continue reading →

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The Surf Punks

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Fluoro shirts are back on the racks, hipsters are sporting Rayban Wayfarers, and the hemline of boardshorts is creeping northward again. Yep, the 80’s revival is in full swing. As someone who was old… Continue reading →

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Vale Peter Troy

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Australian surf pioneer Peter Troy died at his Sunshine Coast home yesterday. Troy, who introduced surfing to England and helped discover Nias, died unexpectedly from a blood clot on his lung. Known for… Continue reading →

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Descent Into The Maelstrom

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A classic song by 70’s Australian punk band Radio Birdman. Descent Into The Maelstrom takes it’s name from a short story by Edgar Allen Poe in which the narrator experiences “the most terrible… Continue reading →

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The Blogging Revolution

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The young online tribe is more interested in discussing sex, drugs and rock’n’roll than political revolution, writes Antony Loewenstein

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Congratulations Tara June Winch

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Tara June Winch, who contributed the beautiful short story Summers Gone to our second issue, has won the literature category in the 2008/2009 Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative. As a protege Tara… Continue reading →

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Lovesong Dedications

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Oh man, I’ve been listening to that late night ‘Lovesong Dedications’ show on the AM band too much lately. Do they have one in your part of the world? Usually hosted by a… Continue reading →

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Paradise By The Dashboard

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OK, here’s a photospread dedicated to all you lazy surfers out there. To all you surfers who don’t care what’s around the next headland and just wanna surf in front of the carpark. These are for you.… Continue reading →