LiQUiFY Magazine June July 2015 | Page 6

STRADS LIVES ON! D awn creeps - it’s April 25th and as it has been for decades before, a steady stream of crisp Autumn swell streams into the northern Gold Coast. A sombre moment of reflection and respect are paid to those that stood tall on our fringes so many times to protect the way of life that is ours and under the banner of all things we hold sacred. Not only a time of remembrance but a reflective celebration as well. Anzac weekend is a time to absorb the freedoms we retain and the lives we live - that which so many have sacrificed so much to provide. As if also in a fight for their own survival and freedom the world-class South Stradbroke beach break turned on her very best - in one last act of defiance against the proposed cruise ship terminal dredging and imminent destruction the break went ballistic, spitting out machine gun lefts and bomb rights for all so lucky to immerse into her salvation. By Tuesday she had won the great battle and news arrived shouting the termination of Tate’s terrible trickery. 100 years of Anzac history, filthy waves and the end of a soul crushing shit fight - what a weekend!