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Eighteen rocks were repositioned as part of the works.

REEF TWEAKPremiumSurf reef rocks successfully maneuvered to improve safety

Several rocks making up the Southern Ocean Surf Reef have been repositioned, with the City of Albany spending more than $20,000 to improve safety for users who had reported injuries during low tides.

Melissa Sheil

Australia's Callum Robson celebrates his victory at the Pipe Challenger event in Hawaii. (Tony Heff/AAP PHOTOS)

SurfingPremiumAustralian surfers shine at iconic Banzai Pipeline

Callum Robson and Morgan Cibilic have starred at the Challenger series event in Hawaii, taking a big step towards returning to surfing's Championship Tour.

Roger Vaughan

Ali Day has ended his glittering career by winning his sixth Iron Series title on the Gold Coast. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

SurfingPremiumSurf gods smile as Day retires with sixth Iron title

The retiring Ali Day survived two tense elimination races then shot clear in the final to win a sixth Iron Series title in a fairytale finish on his home beach.

Murray Wenzel

Ali Day is hunting a sixth Iron Series title in his farewell race. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

SurfingPremiumFlame flickers as Day chases six-and-out ironman finish

The retiring Ali Day will hunt a sixth Iron Series title when the tour concludes at Miami on the Gold Coast.

Murray Wenzel

Triple world champion John John Florence is taking another year off from the pro surfing circuit. (EPA PHOTO)

SurfingPremiumFlorence waves goodbye to surf tour for another year

Three-time world surfing champion John John Florence has extended his sabbatical from the Championship Tour for a second successive year.

Staff Writers

Surf lifesaving superstar Ali Day is retiring from the sport and will embark on a new career. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

SurfingPremiumLifesaving Games push as Ali prepares to call it a Day

Ali Day will retire as one of surf lifesaving's most successful athletes, hopeful those who come after him benefit from the profile boost of an Olympic debut.

Murray Wenzel

Australians Dane Henry and Isla Huppatz are junior world surfing champions. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

SurfingPremiumAussie surfers make waves at junior world titles

Australians Dane Henry and Isla Huppatz are junior world surfing champions after claiming titles in the Philippines.

Melissa Woods

Disabled Surfers Association Great Southern hosts surfing sessions that are inclusive to all abilities.

Disabled surfing eventVolunteers needed to help out disabled surf event

The Disabled Surfers Association Great Southern is calling for more volunteers to help provide surf lessons to people with disabilities. 

Amy Towers

Jolyon Hoff spent five years scouring garages and cupboards to find and restore surfing footage. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

SurfingPremium'Fading away': inside the ride to save Aussie surf film

Searching garages and cupboards across the country and the Tasman, Jolyon Hoff has restored hours of rusting film reels in a bid to preserve surfing history.

Joanna Guelas

Lucas Chianca survived some scary moments to win another Nazare Big Wave Challenge title. (AP PHOTO)

SurfingPremiumChianca, Dupont claim big wave titles in giant surf

Australia's James Carew impressed as Brazil Lucas Chianca and France's Justine Dupont claimed the individual titles at surfing's Nazare Big Wave Challenge.

Staff Writers

Stephanie Gilmore is set for a WSL comeback in 2026 after a two-year break from the tour. (AP PHOTO)

SurfingPremiumAussie surf legend locks in tour return

Stephanie Gilmore will take up a World Surf League wildcard with the eight-time world champion returning to the tour in 2026 after a two-year hiatus.

Melissa Woods

Carissa Moore won surfing's first Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021. (AP PHOTO)

SurfingPremiumWatch out Molly: surfing great to make tour return

Sidelined since the Paris Olympics, five-time world surfing champion Carissa Moore will be back in 2026 with a point to make.

Staff Writers

En route to an Olympic silver, Jack Robinson has revealed he was carrying a painful knee injury. (AP PHOTO)

SurfingPremiumSurf star reveals painful injury in Olympic medal win

Australia's top-ranked male surfer Jack Robinson has had surgery after struggling with a knee injury during his Paris Olympics silver medal-winning feat.

Melissa Woods

Kai Ellice-Flint has become Australia's latest surfing world champion. (Thiago Diz/AAP PHOTOS)

SurfingPremiumAussies rule the waves with another world surfing crown

Australia's Kai Ellice-Flint has won his maiden world title, clinching the men's longboard crown with victory in the World Surf League final in El Salvador.

Melissa Woods

An aerial view of the surf reef.

SURF REEFPremiumTweaks considered for surf reef to lessen low tide injuries

Minor safety adjustments are being considered for the Southern Ocean Surf Reef, with the City of Albany employing a contractor to survey “two or three” rocks following reports of injuries at low tide.

Melissa Sheil

Perennial winner Ali Day admits a new format created some doubts about this year's Coolangatta Gold. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

SurfingPremiumDay enhances Coolangatta Gold legend with 'brutal' win

Ali Day has launched his final season on the Ironman circuit with an 11th Coolangatta Gold crown, but a new format created "brutal'' challenges for the legend.

Staff Writers

Rhys Jones' short film Midds Reef will premiere on September 21 as part of CinefestOZ.

SALTY SHORTSPower of surfers revealed in new Midds Reef doco

Decades of salt, sweat and persistence from Albany surfers will be shown on the big screen as the inspiring story of the Southern Ocean Surf Reef premieres this week.

Melissa Sheil

Teenager Dane Henry has led the Australian team to victory at the World Surfing Games. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

SurfingPremiumAussie surfers dominate on World Surf Games stage

Dane Henry could be Australia's next big surf star after the teenager won the men's event at the World Surfing Games while still holding the junior crown.

Melissa Woods

Recently-crowned world champ Molly Picklum says she's no chance of matching an Aussie surf legend. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

SurfingPremium'Won't go there': Picklum on chasing Gilmore's record

With the stakes and swell continually rising, surfer Molly Picklum can't help but laugh when she entertains the idea of matching Steph Gilmore's title haul.

Joanna Guelas

Danielle Picklum enjoyed an extra special moment in welcoming her new world champ daughter Molly. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

SurfingPremiumPicklum's full-circle moment on path to surf title

Starting out as a grom on the Central Coast in NSW, Molly Picklum believes she's just getting started after winning her first World Surf League title.

Joanna Guelas

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SurfingComments‘Can’t believe it’: Aussie crowned world champ

Aussie Molly Picklum has written herself into surfing history as a world champion in wild scenes at the World Surf League finals.

News Corp Australia

Aussie Jack Robinson has suffered an early elimination at the WSL Finals in Fiji. (AP PHOTO)

SurfingPremiumWest Aussie makes early exit from world surf title race

Jack Robinson has made a disappointing early exit from the World Surf League Finals in Fiji, out-gunned by busy Brazilian Italo Ferreira.

Melissa Woods

Granny Grommets Serena Kenyon, Sandra Shakespeare and Lyn Brady.

Granny GrommetsPremiumIN PICTURES: Grommets fight off the years and nursing home

A surf on the new reef followed by a cup of coffee was the order of the morning for Albany’s Granny Grommets, spiced up on August 29 by the unveiling of a giant plaque which lists the rules of the waves.

Claire Middleton

Barrel king Jack Robinson has been tipped for big things by Kelly Slater if the surf's up in Fiji. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

SurfingPremiumSurfing's GOAT tips Robinson for Cloudbreak glory

The World Surf League finals are set to begin on Tuesday at Fiji's Cloudbreak, with the great Kelly Slater tipping Jack Robinson to start with a bang.

Melissa Woods