Promoting action on environmental issues and ocean protection has been part of the Tracks ethos from issue one, so we felt it was time to weigh-in on the climate crisis, an issue with direct impact on the wellbeing of our oceans. Working in collaboration with Surfers for Climate we’ve created a magazine that explores a host of topics including wind farms, reassembling ecosystems, putting a stop to offshore oil and gas, and the role tradies can play in stopping global warming. From the cover to the back page we’ve endeavoured to curate the magazine in a way that reminds you just how special our oceans are; thus the content is easy on the eye, informative and engaging. We’ve also included some more conventional stories in the front half of the magazine to create the right balance – which is what the environment is all about.
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George Greenough is The Crystal Voyager
A classic film returns to the big screen
By David Elfick
Long before John John Florence and Torren Martyn set sail, George Greenough took viewers on a transcendent journey aboard his yacht, The Morning Light. The whole experience was documented in his 1973 classic, ‘Crystal Voyager’. As the film returns for a big screen tour, we talk to producer David Elfick about why ‘Crystal Voyager’ is worth revisiting and how he secured Pink Floyd for the soundtrack to the ‘Echoes’ section of the film.
Portugal – I wish I could stay but I have to go.
High times and hell pits in a land of plenty
By Luke Kennedy
The editor travels to Portugal for the Capitulo Perfeito, the one-day specialty event where getting barrelled is the only thing the judges care about. In the wake of the epic contest, the ed’ roams the Portuguese coast with a host of pro surfers, including Rob Machado and Nathan Hedge, sampling the waves, the food and the Portuguese hospitality.
The Indo Motorcycle Diaries: Chapter VI
Bapak Tia and The Turtle Massacre
By Tom de Souza
Our Indo journeyman, Tom, travels to an isolated island in search of waves. Instead he stumbles across across the macabre site of a turtle massacre, while a boat charter spoils his dreams of empty perfection. Once again Tom manages to subvert conventional Indo clichés and take us to the rarely explored fringes of the archipelago.
Shapeshifter
Observation on the many facets of Matt Biolos
By Matt George
Matt Biolis straddles two worlds. He shapes boards for many of pro surfing’s best competitors and free surfers, but also has a knack for modifying and marketing his designs to suit the the surfing masses. Matt George takes a look at the forces shaping the shaper.
Code Blue: Our Ocean is in Crisis
There are choices we need to make, and they need to be made today
By Simon Bradshaw, Research Director, The Climate Council
Simon Bradshaw looks directly at the impact of climate change on our oceans
“Through our relentless burning of fossil fuels, we have pushed things out of balance, threatening not only the activity we love but all life as we know it.”
Can Love Save the Ocean
A group of women come together to create a film that celebrates the surfing experience and the coastline they love
By Belinda Baggs
Behind the scenes for the production of ‘Great Ocean Love’ a film that that will make you fall in love with the sea all over again and inspire you to fight the battle to protect it.
Notes from Tasmantis
Learnings from Earth’s Hidden Eighth Continent
By Lauren L. Hill
Lauren Hill travels to Lord Howe Island where every effort has been made to create a marine sanctuary and reassemble the island’s ecosystem. A story that shows you what’s possible when the preservation of the natural environment is the number one priority.
Blowing in the Wind
Offshore wind farms promise a green and prosperous path to net zero for Australia. But community backlash highlights a major issue: where do we put them?
By Kirk Owers
Offshore wind farms are a heavily debated issue. Kirk Owers goes on a deep dive for facts and credible information to find out who has the right spin on the controversial topic.
The Line in our Sand for the Ocean
Why surfers can become the most powerful political force in Australia and beyond
Written by Josh Kirkman
Josh Kirkman wanders the corridors of power and goes to the frontline of protests against offshore drilling for oil and gas. The CEO of Surfers for Climate outlines his three-point plan for Climate Change and explains why surfers can become the greatest political force ever seen in this country.
Are Coastal Tradies the Solution to Nailing Climate Change?
How the construction industry has a key role to play in reducing carbon emissions and those who are already taking up the cause
Written by Josh Kirkman
Building materials have a massive role to play in Climate Change. This piece outlines the innovative program that provides tradesmen with the tools to become part of the solution to the climate crisis.
True North of Surfers for Climate
Nothing really changes if your message and purpose reverberates off the walls of an echo chamber
Written by Josh Kirkman
Where do you sit on the climate change compass – alarmed, doubtful, alert but latent? A discussion about the critical mass needed to make the compass point swing in the right direction when it comes to climate change.
Green Tracks
Tracks has always been an advocate for clean oceans and environmental awareness
By Phil Jarratt
With his pithy prose, Phil Jarratt reflects on the early days of environmental activism in the pages of Tracks.
