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Do you have old wetsuits, dilapidated thongs or worn-down wettie mats hanging around your house? Not sure what to do with them? Well wonder no more.

Published by the esteemed Baptist World Aid Foundation, Rip Curl has received a B+ score in the 2018 Ethical Fashion Report, which has improved from a C+ score in 2017.

BELLS BEACH, Victoria/AUS (Thursday, April 5, 2018) - Today, Stephanie Gilmore and Italo Ferreira won the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Stop No. 2 of the World Tour. After an exciting week of competitive drama, upsets and emotion, the final day of competition ran in 4-to-6ft conditions at the world renowned Bells Beach… 2018 marks the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach’s 57th year around the sun.

Join us as we follow 3x World Champ Mick Fanning on the journey through his final event on the World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach.

Kelly Slater, Stephanie Gilmore, Tyler Wright, Gabriel Medina, Julian Wilson and more… the world’s best surfers came out to celebrate the retirement of 3x World Champion Mick Fanning.

Rip Curl’s World Tour surfers honour Mick Fanning’s incredible career by stickering their boards with his famous “Black Sticker”. They will keep it on as they surf through the 2018 Rip Curl Pro Bells, Mick’s very last World Tour event.

From Winki to the Bells Bowl to Rincon, Rosy Hodge walks us through the famous event site at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. Join us, behind the scenes.

Tom Curren, Mason Ho and one week spent scouring the coastline of a wave-drenched, storm-ridden island in the North Pacific… This is #TheSearch

As Australia Day long weekend quickly approaches, the infamous Triple J Hottest 100 is ramping up – votes have been cast, tallies are starting to come through, and the hottest song of the year is about to be unveiled. No matter the date, it’s always a day to remember.

On December 1st, at 7.29pm, at her home in Kauai, Hawaii, Alana Blanchard had her first child with her boyfriend, Jack Freestone. The world was introduced to Banks Harvey Freestone. It's been about six weeks since then, and we thought it was high time we gave Alana a call and asked how it's all been going.

We spend most of the trip finding hidden little features in mangroves. Nice ledges to slide and a 12-foot heavy impact drop for breakfast… it’s perfect.

At the start of this year, Owen Wright didn’t know if he’d be able to compete in the 2017 WSL season. Hell, at the start of this year, Owen Wright was basically re-learning to surf.