Southern Gold Coast News

Australia's largest Surfboard, made by Nev Hyman (right) who is pictured here with Mark Richardson.

Surf World Gold Coast has, this week, installed its new sign to proudly mark the Gold Coast’s first Surfing Museum. The board once adorned the front of its makers shop in Mermaid beach, when the shop closed it ended up gathering dust in the garage of local legend Michael ‘Munga’ Barry! That is until the GCCC and SurfWorld Gold Coast expressed an interest in reviving this massive 24ft monster and giving it pride of place outside the Museum! Australian’s love BIG things… Currumbin welcomes its own Big Surfboard!!

This isn’t the only BIG board Nev has made before either. During the Quiksilver Pro back in 2005, Nev made a 12 metre (40ft) Surfboard that carried 47 people onto a small wave at Snapper Rocks and unofficially smashed the Guiness World Record.

Picture Courtesy of Mal Sutherland

Jim Wilson speaking at Realway Networking Function last night at Kirra Surf Apartments

Jim Wilson, General Manager of CSGC  speaking to a Networking function of Kirra Business people (50 attendees) on 23/09/09. Jim also introduced the Kirra Surf Stock Festival (6-9 November) to the attendees who were excited at what it will bring to not only Kirra, but the whole of the SGC. Jim also introduced Dr Jeff Kemp of the Mudgeeraba Soccer Club, which promotes the Champions Cup of Soccer which will present an inaugural Beach Soccer competition at Kirra from 30 September to 2^nd October. This too was enthusiastically received by the business group, as being an event of possible international significance.

In this photo Jim is appealing to all businesses and residents of the SGC to email a link to the website www.southerngoldcoast.com.au to all friends, family and business data bases, to assist with promoting the SGC as a holiday destination and place to do business!