http://www.surfridernb.realsurf.com/wp1 Acting locally for surfers everywhere Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:03:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Preliminary research results from the windswept coast of southern France suggest an extraordinary but little understood mathematical equilibrium is keeping the world’s coastlines largely intact, despite the vagaries of the weather. The urgent question now is whether even small changes in sea levels due to climate change will wreck this natural ... http://www.surfridernb.realsurf.com/wp1/2008/04/25/deep-math-at-work-on-our-beaches/ Long Reef Surf Life Saving Club (LRSLSC) premises: "The building (facility) should be for the purpose of LRSLSC activities only. Given this, we believe there is no need for a second level of the structure. The footprint of the new premises should be no larger than the existing building. ... http://www.surfridernb.realsurf.com/wp1/2008/04/03/position-statement-long-reef-surf-life-saving-club/ http://www.surfridernb.realsurf.com/wp1/2008/02/06/waves-of-change-speeches-materials/  An anonymous tipster with a connections to North Head STC sent this item along... A wet weather bypass lasting about 80 minutes occurred at North Head Sewage Treatment Plant at about 3.30am this morning. It was caused by an external power supply failure. This meant that eight megalitres of stormwater and effluent did not pass ... http://www.surfridernb.realsurf.com/wp1/2008/02/05/8-million-litres-stormwater-effluent-dumped/ On 24 October 2007 the State MP for Pittwater, Rob Stokes gave a speech in New South Wales Parliament in which he mentioned the paddle-out protest and acknowledged the work of Surfrider Foundation. Below is an extract of the speech taken from Hansard: "Mr ROB STOKES (Pittwater) [5.23 p.m.]: I inform ... http://www.surfridernb.realsurf.com/wp1/2007/11/20/conference-paddle-out-protest-mentioned-in-nsw-state-parliament/ More than 75 people from around Australia and international destinations such as California and New Zealand attended the 2007 Surfrider Foundation Conference at the North Narrabeen Coastal Environment Centre on the weekend of 19-21October. Starting out with a drinks function on Friday night hosted by Surfrider Foundation International representative Lia Collabello, the ... http://www.surfridernb.realsurf.com/wp1/2007/10/26/surfrider-foundation-conference-2007-wrap-u/  One of the highlights of the weekend Surfrider Foundation conference and AGM, was the Sunday morning paddle out to the Warriewood STP outfall. Here are a few snaps of the action. [gallery=4] http://www.surfridernb.realsurf.com/wp1/2007/10/23/warriewood-outfall-paddle-out-pictures-from-sunday-21-october/ The gallery runs across two pages, so be sure to click on the next page when you finish with the first batch! (The slideshow option shows random images from this gallery, but does not include any caption info). [gallery=3] http://www.surfridernb.realsurf.com/wp1/2007/10/22/surfrider-foundation-waves-of-change-saturday-photo-gallery/ Overview of the paddle out location Paddle Protest to Poo Point Surfrider Foundation wants people to paddle out on Sunday morning October 21, from Turimetta Beach to a place few have been. At 8.45am Sunday October 21, surfers, skiers and bodyboarders will paddle out to Turimetta Head, site of Sydney’s remaining cliff ... http://www.surfridernb.realsurf.com/wp1/2007/10/16/paddle-protest-to-poo-point/ After much work by many hands, we have now finalised the program for the Waves of Change Surfrider Foundation conference and AGM. We've reproduced it below, but if you'd prefer to print out the nice brochure we made, then please CLICK HERE for the Waves of Change brochure (PDF). Need ... http://www.surfridernb.realsurf.com/wp1/2007/09/18/waves-of-change-conference-program-out-now/