My rookie era: the shame of failing my scuba diving licence sticks to me like my wetsuit

Aside from the actual swimming, every scuba skill I practised in the ocean filled me with dread. Aren’t hobbies supposed to be fun?

‘Extremely fortunate’: Surfer escapes shark attack on Mid North Coast

A surfer is lucky to have escaped serious injury after a shark bit into his board, tore his wetsuit and knocked him into the ...
Hoodline

Surf's Up, Cars Gone As Key Thieves Troll Pacific Beach

For some Pacific Beach surfers, the worst part of a session right now is not the closeouts, it is the walk back to the car.

Boy, 12, in shark mauling pictured - as fourth attack in 48 hours sparks terror

A child is fighting for his life after being mauled by a bull shark as he was playing with friends. Another child risked his ...

‘Difficult time’: Australia Day event cancelled after fourth shark attack

A major Australia Day event has been cancelled in the wake of the four shark attacks in three days along NSW’s coast.

‘Just paddle as hard as you can’: Surfer recounts terrifying Mid North Coast shark attack

A man is in hospital after being bitten by a shark on the NSW Mid North Coast. The incident took place about 10am at Point ...

‘F1 pit stop’: Incredible ‘blood drop’ detail as four attacked by sharks in Sydney in two days

A man who was attacked by a bull shark at Manly would have likely died without critical units of blood he received following a swift, 10-second handover between police and paramedics likened to “F1 ...

Surfer 'lucky' to be alive after fourth shark attack in Australia in three days

A surfer is "lucky" to survive a shark attack off the coast of New South Wales with just minor injuries after his surfboard ...

Fourth shark attack in 48 hours, as Manly victim identified

A surfer has been rushed to hospital after being attacked by a shark in waters off a popular campground on the NSW mid north ...
The Media Line

Where Trauma Meets the Tide: Inside Israel’s Surf Therapy Movement After October 7

HaGal Sheli was founded in 2012 by CEO Yaron Waksman and pedagogical director Omer Tulchinsky as a pilot initiative for youth ...

‘Incredibly difficult time’: Shark attack victim, 12, not expected to survive

Nico Antic was swimming with friends at a popular jump rock in Vaucluse when he was bitten by what’s believed to have been a ...

How a disused Edinburgh quarry became a surfers’ paradise: ‘Scots have the appetite to push boundaries’

The man behind Lost Shore, Europe’s largest inland surf resort, wanted to create a distinctly Scottish experience. Collaboration and a can-do attitude have delivered ...