The world’s best surfers took to a new stage in Brazil overnight. Saquarema a punchy beach break, known for backbreaking backwash and the ability to withstand solid 10-12 feet of the Atlantic oceans wrath. Shoalhaven locals took to the new location with mixed results. With the event’s post heat interviews being littered with language such as “tough”, “tricky” and “difficult” the south coast surfers struggles were echoed throughout the field. World number 1’s Stephanie Gilmore and John John Florence both scraped through their first round heats defeating their opponents by the skin of their teeth. .@Sally_Fitz, @tatiwest & @PaulineAdo are up…
Author: Hannah Anderson
Drug dealing, drug use and drug smuggling are activities that involve a high level of risk. Considering the risk to health, happiness, and liberty, why would anyone do it? With global net area of the coco bush declining, individuals are risking more to provide the Americas, Europe and Australia with the drug the plant produces – cocaine. June – December last year saw Australian police identify 623kgs of the drug destined for Australian consumption and seized more than 600kg of the substance at Australia’s borders. Young people appear to be at the forefront of these cases. Twenty-two-year-old Adelaide resident Cassandra Sainsbury…
The Warilla Gorillas are on the world stage as they host the 2017 World Bowls Championship. This is the 12th time Warilla has hosted the event, catapulting the club to the global stage. Local competitor Jeremy Henrey has made the men’s final for the third year running, and is set to face the young gun from Malaysia. The Australian is the favourite heading into the final, however the youthful Malaysian will be hard to beat. Youth and bowls aren’t stereotypically synonymous, however the demographic of today’s Australian team challenges the stereotype. The median age of the Australian team is younger than the…