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WA Surf Gallery

Locality: Yallingup, Western Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 9750 1111

Address: Aravina Estate, 61 Thornton Road 6282 Yallingup, WA, Australia

Website: aravinaestate.com/pages/wa-surf-gallery

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25.01.2022 WA Surf Gallery Aravina Estate Yallingup. "Legends Finals" Yallingup Malibu Classic - Dec 1995. Loz Smith pic. L-R John Tex Branch, Gary Gooselegs Vaughan, Ralph Redman, Peter Dyson (R.I.P.), Mick Marlin, Trevor Brady & Don Pozzi.

25.01.2022 Our Longboard surf historian Mick Marlin was as a guest panelist on OZ Longboarding Episode 5 live Zoom meeting. He entertained the troops.....Enjoy.

25.01.2022 Sad news with the demise of Surfer magazine, the worlds longest running surfing magazine. Started in 1960 by John Severson, the magazine was a casualty of the digital age. W.A. Surf Gallery has original copies of Surfer in it's collection including Volume 1 Number 1 1960.

25.01.2022 Australian National Surf Museum closed to public due to corona virus.

24.01.2022 WA’s Jodie Cooper congratulates Pauline Menczer after being crowned World Champion in 1993. Visit the WA Surf Gallery to view more of Jodie's surf memorabilia.

24.01.2022 In November last year, we opened an exhibition dedicated solely to the women pioneers and female surfers of Western Australia who busted down the door of their male dominated sport and forged a way for women surfers today. We think it's pretty cool, and if you haven't seen it already be sure to check it out at Aravina Estate. Last week across the globe, our graphic designer Big Chief Design went for a sunrise surf in Scotland. Before jumping in, he spotted a couple of women... suiting up in the carpark. They were in their 60s, wearing thin wetsuits and carrying bodyboards. "I stopped them just before they went in and asked if I could take their photo. I told them I was involved in an exhibition for women surfing in WA." "They said to say hello! And the woman with the wooden board said she has had it for over 50 years!" It reminded us of the Granny Grommets of Albany - who feature in our exhibition - and that getting up for a sunrise surf with your best mate is still what it's all about. Derek Mcdonald-Lee at Big Chief Design #grannygrommets #womeninthewaves #wasurfgallery

23.01.2022 The latest edition of Pacific Longboarder magazine features a story and photos of the opening night of the W.A. Women in the Surf Exhibition. We look forward to happy times returning and the gallery will be brighter than ever..

22.01.2022 While we've been curating Western Australia's first ever musuem exhibition celebrating the incredible women surfers of WA, on the east coast, film Director Christopher Nelius has been working on something too. The Sideshow Movie - Working Title is a feature documentary of the untold story of how a band of renegade surfer girls in the 1980s fought to create their own professional sport, changing surf culture forever. The film documents the beginnings of the women's Pro Tour ...and the ASP, to present day where the World Surf League is leading the charge on equal prize money for men and women. It's a conversation that's close to our hearts and features Albany surfer, Jodie Cooper. If you've got a minute click on the link below to read more about the film, and if you have the opportunity to donate, click the donate button. https://documentaryaustralia.com.au//the-sideshow-working/ #wasurfgallery #thesideshow #documentary #jodiecooper

22.01.2022 An artwork on a wind cheater from the women's surf exhibit... a characterisation of Vanessa from an admirer on display in the Gidget surf riders section. Stre...tched and pinned on acid free foamboard with stainless steel pins and covered in an english high quality conservation polymer sleeve endorsed by the Royal Family... all except Harry, Meghan and prince Andrew haha!! See more

22.01.2022 One of our lady surfers featured in the Surf Gallery. Thanks for the stories and inspiration Rachael Dawe !

21.01.2022 It's hard to believe it's been one year since the opening of the WA Women in Surfing exhibition at the gallery.

21.01.2022 Open on weekends, come in and say hello! The WA Surf Gallery is open at Aravina Estate on weekends from 10am till 5pm. #wasurfgallery #aravinaestate

20.01.2022 Some snaps of new items in WA Surf Gallery.

19.01.2022 1962-63 Jennie Cordingley at Cottesloe Beach with her first Cordingley Bros surfboard. WA Newspaper pic. Jennies foam and fiberglass Cordingley Bros surfboard was made in the Bros parents backyard in Mosman Park (see early Lion decal on tail of board). The polyurethane foam surfboard blank was blown in a cast in the same backyard. This image and many more are on display the WA Surf Gallery, Aravina Estate Yallingup.

19.01.2022 Many of the images at the WA Surf Gallery have an intricate story behind them. And the people you see in the various photos often have lives that intertwine with each other. It's what makes the WA surf culture so special. Here's the story of this beautiful aerial image of the late Roger surfing Three Bears told by the photographer, Martine Perret. "On 18 April 2014, my then regular helicopter pilot, Brett Campany, rang to let me know the weather was wild and producing huge s...urf. He knew I wanted to get aerial shots of surfers riding those famous Margaret River big waves. Flying up the coast towards Yallingup, we spotted a big swell at ‘Three Bears’, a well-known break. The waves were beautifully formed, emerald green and with a glassy face. We spotted a surfer perfectly placed to catch the wave at its maximum height. I had to twist to keep him in the frame as we circled the scene in the helicopter. I fired a few frames and knew I had the shot I was looking for. A shot that would go on to become the cover of my book, Margaret River Region - From Above." "While finalising the printing of the book with John Scott at Scott Print in Perth, I casually told John it would be cool to find the surfer and give him a signed copy. A few weeks later, John rang to tell me that his cousin had managed to identify the man and that his name was Roger. He also gave me Roger’s mobile number. I was excited and rang him. We arranged to meet in Gracetown and he brought along the board he rode on that day I captured the photo. I also had the pleasure of meeting his partner Elizabeth. It is such a wonderful memory. The shot of Roger riding that big way at Three Bears really was meant to be." Sadly, Roger passed away and we were contacted by Big Wave Surfer, Alex 'Alfy' Cater, who is close with Roger's son, James. Alfy and friend Marcus wanted to bring James to the Gallery to surprise him with his father's photo. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, James has been unable to make it himself, but on Saturday Marcus and Alfy called James on video call while he was foiling in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and showed him his father's photo hanging proud in the Gallery. "We got the times wrong, daylight savings in NSW, James took the call while downwinding in the middle of the ocean! He was pretty wrapped and surprised!" - Alfy #WASurfGallery #AravinaEstate #SurfingWA #YourStory

19.01.2022 37 Questions with our historian Mick Marlin.

19.01.2022 The Australian National Surfing Museum in Torquay Victoria conducts on-site tours of Bells Beach.

19.01.2022 1967 Cordingley surf team board shorts on loan from Michael Singleton, Falcon WA. Michael - These board shorts were handmade by my grandmother, Jesse Cordingley (Rex & Colin Cordingleys mum) for Cordingley surf team riders competing in the 1967 Australian surfing championships held in Vic. Framing by Mick Marlin, Dunsborough.... Now on display at WA Surf Gallery, Aravina Estate, Yallingup WA.

18.01.2022 One of our local surfer girls. Her story and the pink board in the last shot are in the WA Surf Gallery.

18.01.2022 Surf Photographer Ric Chan's 1968 pic of his gold Kombi van parked outside Bob McTavish's place in Northern NSW is on display at the Australian National Surfing Museum in Torquay Victoria.

18.01.2022 W.A. Surf Gallery curators Jim King and Mick Marlin spent an enjoyable day tidying up the exhibition and adding a few new photos and items to the collection. Thanks to Thea McDonald-Lee for doing the captions. Here's a few new additions, more tomorrow.

17.01.2022 Today WA surfing pioneer Kevin Merifield celebrated 65 years surfing at Yallingup.

17.01.2022 An amazing article by our incredible in-house Surf Historian Jim King about the ever changing face of our beloved Yallingup. Over the last decade Jim has put in 1000s of hours travelling around the state interviewing the diverse range of humans who make up our surfing subculture. As well as being instrumental in the creation of the book Surfing Down South, Jim posts two blogs a week on the ongoing website Surfing Down South. ... His commitment to preserving our history (before it's too late) is second to none. Jim, thanks for all the time and effort you continuously put in to make sure our history gets written. And Yallingup, thanks for all the good times

16.01.2022 WA surfing pioneer Brian Cole and legendary big wave rider Bob Pike from Manly NSW.

15.01.2022 Dunsborough surfer Lachie Micale found his image in a 2008 Taj Small Fries contest collage on display at the WA Surf Gallery Aravina Estate Yallingup. Lachie was aged about 13 at the time. The collage by Loz Smith is signed by Taj Burrow.

15.01.2022 As stylish as he's humble, Bob Monkman started surfing 'Down South' in the 1960s and moved here with his family the following decade. Great story by our WA Surf Historian Jim King - who works tirelessly maintaining Surfing Down South. The WA Surf Gallery is open at Aravina Estate on weekends from 10am till 5pm.

15.01.2022 Surfboard evolution on display at Glenelg as former SA champion Alistair Boot tells Malibu story. Source ABC News.

15.01.2022 W.A. shaper Bruce Montgomery was stoked to see one of his old boards displayed at the gallery.

13.01.2022 WA Surf Gallery surf historian Mick Marlin and curator Thea McDonald-Lee processing display items. Jim King pic.

12.01.2022 Last year the WA Surf Gallery opened an exhibition titled, 'WA Women In Surfing'. It tells the story of the grit and determination of West Aussie women who battled it out for their place in the line up, space in the magazines and respect from their male counterparts. On a larger scale, Girls Can't Surf is the true story of female surfers from across the globe encountering the same problems. "In the early 1980s, girls had gotten into pro surfing. They had the same dreams, bu...t they didn’t have the permission of the surf culture." - Nick Carroll Featuring WA champion surfer Jodie Cooper, along with Frieda Zamba, Pauline Menczer, Lisa Andersen, Pam Burridge, Wendy Botha, Layne Beachley and more, Girls Can't Surf is a wild ride of clashing personalities, sexism, adventure and heartbreak, with each woman fighting against the odds to make their dreams of competing a reality. And it's showing at the Perth Festival Lotterywest Films, Somerville Auditorium, from Mon 11 - Sun 17 January 2021. For more information, click here: https://www.perthfestival.com.au/events/girls-can-t-surf/

12.01.2022 The WA Surf Gallery is opening back up at Aravina...

11.01.2022 A wonderful night at the gallery.

11.01.2022 "A West Australian surfer has become the first woman to successfully ride one of the world's most fearsome waves." We know her as Laura... The Macaulay Family are an integral part of our surfing community. And if you're checking out the area, come in and see some of their boards on display at the WA Surf Gallery. There's Laura's Hawaiian gun, Bronte's WSL board, Laura's first surfboard with Chubby Button spray, and even a 10ft longboard which all three Macaulay kids learned ...to surf on. Congratulations Laura on this epic feat! The WA Surf Gallery is open from 10am - 5pm at Aravina Estate on the weekends. #everest #theright #lauramacaulay #abcnews

11.01.2022 Triple State Women's Champion Teena Christon has donated her Ampol Perpetual Women's Surfboard Championships trophy 1964-1967 to the WA Surf Gallery. Ampol ceased sponsorship after that time. Jenny Shackley (Scarborough) won first State Title in 1964 and Teena (Miami) won the next three 1965-1967 before retiring from competitive surfing and heading to Exmouth to work. Thanks for the trophy Teena.

11.01.2022 ALBANY-BORN surfing legend Jodie Cooper was inducted into the Australian Surfing Awards Hall of Fame in 2020. The renowned big-wave rider credits her upbringing in the powerful waves of WA as a major reason why she thrived in places like Hawaii where she won a number of titles. In 1994 Jodie was made a Life Member of the Association of Surfing Professionals and in 2001 was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions. In WA, the 'Jodie Cooper Award' (first awarded i...n 1999) is made to the Western Australian Female Surfer of the Year. Among her contest wins, Jodie won the Women's title and rang the bell in the 1987 Rip Curl Surfing Festival held at Bells Beach Victoria. Jodies 1987 Bells Beach trophy is on display at the WA Surf Gallery Aravina Estate Yallingup.

11.01.2022 Jodie Cooper surfing stunt double Point Break movie.

10.01.2022 The comments in the visitors book say it all. Visitors just love the gallery.

10.01.2022 Cheers! From one surf museum to another, our friends at the WA Surf Gallery in Yallingup, Western Australia, have put together quite a space. Check 'em out if you're ever in the zone. Photos by Yasha Hetzel during a recent visit.

10.01.2022 The WA Surf Gallery is back open at Aravina Estate weekends 10am - 4pm.

10.01.2022 Yanchep's Judy Dann was down at Yallingup last weekend for the Surfing W.A. State Long board Round where she won the inaugural Woman's Over 60s division. Judy went up to Aravina to check out the WA Women in the Surf exhibit and was stoked to see herself in the exhibition. The photo was taken at Bowes River in 2005 by Mick Marlin when Judy was competing in the WA Masters Games. The third photo, also by Mick is of Judy at Yallingup in last weekend's contest. .

09.01.2022 Jodie Cooper former pro surfer. Jodie's surf memorabilia is on display at the WA Women in Surfing exhibition WA Surf Gallery Aravina Estate Yallingup.

08.01.2022 Students and teachers from Bunbury's Newton Moore Senior High School visited the W.A. Surf Gallery today. The students were down for a school camp which included surf lessons with Yallingup Surf School and a morning helping with the Disabled Surfing Association day at Bunker Bay. Historians Jim King and Mick Marlin gave the students a tour and a lesson in the history of West Australian surfing.

08.01.2022 The WA Surf Gallery & Classic Car Gallery at Aravina Estate Yallingup will be open free to the public 10am-5pm daily from 1 October 2020

07.01.2022 1956 Ray Geary’s Essex Super 6 sedan loaded with 14-16ft plywood ‘Toothpick’ surfboards at City Beach. Ray Geary pic. L-R Barry Gallon, Artie Taylor, Ray Geary, Rob Wakefield & Colin Taylor. Sourced from @surfingdownsouth.

07.01.2022 2018 Three of WA's finest surfers in the 70s at Kanga's Bio book launch held at WA Surf Gallery Aravina Estate Yallingup. Mick Marlin pic

05.01.2022 The WA Surf Gallery is updating displays for summer. The following surfboards have been replaced with fresh stock. Rusty semi gun by GL. Owner Rich Myers Yallingup. Len Dibben pintail (Yellow) . Owner Ryan Neilson (via Bill Gibson).... Wayne Lynch pintail (Red). Owner Bill Gibson Margaret River. Many thanks to the owners for loaning their surfing items to the Gallery. Details of new items will be provided soon.

05.01.2022 A few spectator shots from the 1969 Australian Surfing Titles that we’re held at Surfers Point, Margaret River! Photos by Ric Chan and others are on display at the WA Surf Gallery.

04.01.2022 We'll be open again as soon as we can. The Gallery has been updated since these photos were taken.

04.01.2022 Bignel Perpetual Trophy on loan from Benton Moran

04.01.2022 The W.A. Surf Gallery will be back in full swing when this crisis is over.

04.01.2022 Congratulations to Albany's Jodi Cooper for being inducted into the Surfing Australia Hall of Fame. Jodi joins fellow inductees including Snow McAllister, Midget Farrelly, Nat Young & Mark Occolupo. Jodi's story and many momentos are on display at the West Australian Surf Gallery at Aravina Estate Yallingup.

03.01.2022 One of Victoria's first surfers. Surf history from Australian National Surfing Museum

02.01.2022 West Australian surfer Alex "Alfy" Cater has lived in the South West for 25 years. In 2007/08 he won the ASL Oakley Big Wave Awards for riding a 47ft wave at Cow Bombie in the South West, A couple of years ago he purchased a secondhand 1980 Gordon & Smith surfboard made in California USA without knowing its history. It is now a collectors item! Ian Kanga Cairns has since confirmed that he won the 1980 World Cup held at Haleiwa Hawaii on this Gordon & Smith single fin surf...board. Alfys vintage Ian Cairns surfboard and his 2007/08 Big Wave Awards memorabilia are on display at the WA Surf Gallery, Aravina Estate, Yallingup. Attached photo shows Alfy with his G&S surfboard at WASG. Photo by Mick Marlin.

02.01.2022 The WA Surf Riders Assoc 1967 Inter-club Pemiers trophy awarded to Southern Surf Riders Club in now on display at WA Surf Gallery courtesy of Dave Ellis. Southern Surfriders beat other WA board clubs at three metropolitan surf locations to win the Inter-Club Premiers trophy in 1967. The contest was sanctioned by WASRA. The Premiers trophy was then lost for 50 years before it resurfaced at a Club reunion in 2019.

02.01.2022 "We got the times wrong, daylight savings in NSW, James took the call while downwinding in the middle of the ocean! He was pretty wrapped and surprised!" - Alfy (See story below for all the details) #WASurfGallery #AravinaEstate #SurfingWA #YourStory

01.01.2022 WA Surf Gallery curators Jim King and Mick Marlin spent a very pleasant day updating the gallery this week. Here are a few more photos of some new additions. Thanks to Thea McDonald-Lee for the captions.