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The Bondi Ocean Lovers Festival is live now!

Here about this fantastic initiative from cofounder Anita Kolni and if you're in the eastern suburbs, get on down to Bondi this weekend!

Full event details here:

https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/

Vinita Baravkar is the founder of Bhumi, which translates as Mother Earth in Sanskrit. Bhumi make organic, pure, and chemical-free products with the highest of manufacturing standards. Vinita talks about materials and production methods behind the scenes at Bhumi which sets them apart from market competitors. Learn about the shocking truths in the world of fast-fashion and how Vinita and Bhumi are determined to lead by example, in this fascinating discussion focused on the textile and fashion industries.

Links to show content:

Bhumi website: www.bhumi.com.au

The Journey of Bhumi Products from "Seed To Shelf" video: https://youtu.be/t1DDcihXdY0

River Blue documentary: www.riverbluethemovie.eco

Global Organic Textiles Standards (GOTS): global-standard.org/the-standard

Ethical Labour Sourcing Standards: bregroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Ethical-Labour-Sourcing-Infographic_14.05.18_1249.pdf

Produced and hosted by the team at Wavechanger based in Sydney, Australia. Thank you to Julien Barbagallo for allowing us to use his single 'Debout' for the opening musical segment. Taken from his album Les Grands Brûlés (2021).

Gary McNeill's been surfing for over 50 years and has been shaping surfboards since he was 16 years old. Based in Fingal Head in NSW, Gary McNeill Concepts (his brand) have produced surfboards for free surfer and environmentalist Dave Rastovich, musicians Jack Johnson and Ziggy Alberts, and filmmaker Taylor Steele, to name just a few. Gary loves experimenting with materials, and his 'Treetech Flax' range of boards use natural flax cloth instead of fibreglass. Listen to Gary talk about his preferred materials, the importance of good craftsmanship and maintenance of boards, and much more.

Links to show content:

Gary McNeill Concepts website: www.garymcneillconcepts.com.au

Gary McNeill Concepts on Instagram: @garymcneillconcepts

Gary’s Flax Treetech Series Surfboards: www.garymcneillconcepts.com.au/flax-tree-tech-eco-series

Marko Foam’s recycling initiatives: www.markofoamblanks.com/pages/recycling

Useful info on flax cloth/linen: www.cfda.com/resources/materials/detail/flax-linen

Dave Rastovich surfing Gary’s 5’7” Twin Fin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRpzU_M-taU

Surfers for Cetaceans: www.s4cglobal.org/about.php

Produced and hosted by the team at Wavechanger based in Sydney, Australia. Thank you to Julien Barbagallo for allowing us to use his single 'Debout' for the opening musical segment. Taken from his album Les Grands Brûlés (2021).

Recorded on 15 December 2022 // 44 mins

Emile and Alastair combined forces with their collective expertise in sustainability, engineering, nanotechnology, automation, and manufacturing, to create the award-winning Sine Surf team. Their surfboards produce less than 0.5 kg of waste, are more than 95% biodegradable and are better than net-zero emissions whilst maintaining competitive market prices.

Links to show content:

Sine Surf website and Instagram:
sinesurf.com
instagram.com/sinesurf/

Sine Surf’s pitch video for Ocean Impact Organisation:
youtube.com/watch?v=XWezE09JN94

CNC Machines via Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_control

James Dyson - 5000 Prototypes via New York Magazine:
https://nymag.com/vindicated/2016/11/james-dyson-on-5-126-vacuums-that-didnt-work-and-1-that-did.html

Produced and hosted by the team at Wavechanger based in Sydney, Australia. Thank you to Julien Barbagallo for allowing us to use his single 'Debout' for the opening musical segment. Taken from his album Les Grands Brûlés (2021).

Recorded on 30 November 2022 // 35 mins

New Zealander Tom Hobbs is the Co-Founder of Spooked Kooks - a surfboard company that kicked off in 2018, making softboards made from recycled post-consumer plastic waste. Their surfboards are sold worldwide and have used 7500 kilos (and counting) of diverted plastic waste in the process.

Links to show content:

Spooked Kooks website:
spookedkooks.com/

Spooked Kooks ‘Dead Hippie’ review:
youtube.com/watch?v=9VjEDwTbBNo

Plastic Bank - who provide SK with their recycled plastic:
plasticbank.com/

Sea Trees - SK’s regenerative offset partner:
sea-trees.org/

Lazy Daisy, SK’s new surfboard:
spookedkooks.com/products/lazy-daisy-8ft

Boylan Slat and The Ocean Cleanup:
theoceancleanup.com/

Produced and hosted by the team at Wavechanger based in Sydney, Australia. Thank you to Julien Barbagallo for allowing us to use his single 'Debout' for the opening musical segment. Taken from his album Les Grands Brûlés (2021).

Recorded on 30 November 2022 // 30 mins

Damien is Co-Founder of Varuna Surf, a sustainable wooden surfboard company on a mission to redefine the world of sustainable surfing. Damien is also an environmentalist, public speaker and community leader who works as National Campaign Director for ocean conservation charity the Surfrider Foundation, successfully leading paddle-out protests across Australia.

Links to show content:

Daimen Cole interview with WSL Pure:
youtube.com/watch?v=hjEPyyJOegQ

Varuna Surf:
varuna.surf

Varuna’s sustainability pledge:
varuna.surf/environmental-responsibility

SBIA Award for Varuna:
instagram.com/p/Ckpjhr4Slfa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Pacha Light, Varuna team rider:
instagram.com/p/CfSvesupjvl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Pacha Light riding Varuna twin fin surfboard:
youtube.com/watch?v=_iM99mVjUec

Produced and hosted by the team at Wavechanger based in Sydney, Australia. Thank you to Julien Barbagallo for allowing us to use his single 'Debout' for the opening musical segment. Taken from his album Les Grands Brûlés (2021).