Waste is a serious problem for Bali, which mainly relies on the tourism sector. Under the headline "Holidays in Hell: Bali's Ongoing Woes" (1 April 2011), TIME magazine depicted Bali as a resort island overwhelmed by environmental problems, including uncollected rubbish, overflowing sewage plants, and rivers that flush trash into the sea at its most famous beaches. The … [Read more...]
Indonesian Tsunami – Macaronis Resort Video & Relief Effort
I'm sure you've by now all heard of the Tsunami that hit the Mentawai Islands, the death toll to date has topped 400. Our friends over at Macaronis had a fortunate escape with everyone escaping there - you can see some amazing footage in the video we've embed here. You can see that there is literally nothing left of the villa's. I'm sure Mark would appreciate any help you can … [Read more...]
Rip Curl Girls Go Surfing Day 2010
Bali, Indonesia – Calling all girls!! The hottest all-girls surfing event of the year is only a few days away. Rip Curl's “Girls Go Surfing Day” is an annual event dedicated to introducing girls to surfing for the first time and giving young women surfers the chance to hang out and have fun together on the beach on one special day. It also gives experienced girl surfers the … [Read more...]
Kirra Surfstock ’09
KIRRA SURFSTOCK 6th to 8th November,2009 Gold Coast, Queensland Tuesday 21st July ? The Kirra Surf club launched KirraSurfStock today, a three day surf/music/movie and lifestyle festival to be held at Kirra Beach from the 6 ? 8th of November, 2009. Hot Groms, beach babes, environmentalists, musicians, a hypnotist and even a kangaroo were on show to help launch the … [Read more...]
Palm Beach Boardriders turn 40yrs Old
NEWS ALERT The Palm Beach Boardriders celebrate 40th Anniversary this Saturday night, 6th June, at Elevations Palmy MC comedian/surfer Steve Alison cleared of Swine Flu to entertain gala re-union evening with new material! Photo of proud Palm Beach Boardriders member, Daren "Dazza" Scott Gold Coast, Queensland - The Palm Beach Boardriders will be celebrating … [Read more...]
Surfers Paddle Out in Honor of Bali Legend Kim “Fly” Bradley
11 May, 2009 Kuta-Bali: At just before 6:00 pm on Saturday May 9 at Kuta Beach in Bali, over 80 surfers paddled out at Kuta Beach to honor the life, spirit, and contributions of Kim “Fly” Bradley by sprinkling his ashes into the sea surrounding his beloved island. It would have been his 54th birthday. Smaller groups performed similar paddle outs at Bradley’s favorite … [Read more...]
KIRRA SURFSTOCK ’09
Kirra SurfStock a 3 day Surf Music festival to be held in November 09. Photo: 9 times World Champion Kelly Slater towing in at recent Kirra swell event. Photo by Brad Nielson Following in the success of the Australia Day Paddle Out, the Kirra Surfriders club (KSC), the Kirra Surf Club (SLSC) and the Surfrider Foundation will join forces again to host the 2009 Kirra … [Read more...]
Datah Primary School (Progress Report No.7)
Hello friends and patrons of our Datah Primary School project ! Sorry it's been a long time coming this last progress report but there's been everything happening from Motor cycle accidents, months of ceremonies and not too mention my own family life and of-course the daily running of our baliwaves.com (just to name a few). Anyway I was finally able to get back to the … [Read more...]
Kim “Fly” Bradley; 9th May 1955 – 26th March 09
Kim Bradley also known as "The Fly" peacefully passed away at his Bukit home in Bali on the 26th of March. He was 53 years old. One of the original surfing pioneers of Bali,he will be sadly missed and his absence definitely felt by those who knew him. Growing up on the Northern beaches of Sydney (Avalon) Kim first travelled to Bali at the age of 17 where he has called home ever … [Read more...]
Laying Paving Stones
Datah Primary School Project: Progress Report # 6 Hello friends of our Datah Primary School project and thanks for taking the time to see what's been happening up at the school since my last progress report. Well it's been a very busy month for the cummunity of Datah with quite a lot of different ceremonies taking place. When this happens all other projects stop, being a … [Read more...]
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