ARCHIVE
Postcard from Dubai: Poppy Starr & Taniah Meyers
Poppy Starr & Taniah Meyers are in Dubai about to compete in the World Championships and Olympic qualifier in park skateboarding in Dubai. These women have been competing and travelling together to international competitions more than once throughout the years and we checked in with them to see what they’re up to in Dubai.
The Queensland Academy of Sport is Calling all Daredevils
Do you have what it takes to become the next Olympic skateboarder for Australia and compete on home ground in Brisbane in 2032? The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) has launched YouFor2032, a talent identification initiative aimed at identifying Queensland’s future medallists. Within Youfor2032, the QAS has also launched Daredevils: an action sport-specific option for 9-15-year-old skateboarders from both Park and Street to give it a go.
World Championships and Olympic Qualifier coming up
Road to Paris ‘24: The Street and Park World Championships 2022 will take place at Sharjah, just 30min from Dubai in United Arab Emirates. The Street World Championships will go down from January 29th to February 5th, and represent the second Street qualification event towards Paris 2024. The Park World Championships will be the first park event on the qualification path towards Paris 2024 and will take place from February 5th to 12th . Both events are classified as World Championships.
Woodward is coming to Sydney
The utopian skatepark facilities that’s basically the Disney Land for skaters, with everything a skateboard heart can dream of - dreams that can come true if you have a big wallet and travel across the Pacific to the promised land of skateboard opportunity. In reality, an option reserved for the few, but that’s about to change. Woodward is coming Down Under and is set to open in Sydney, Australia in late 2024.
Calling all sneakerheads!
A piece of skate history is in a charity auction with the world’s first skateable box tried and tested by skate legends Eric Koston, Paul Rodriguez and Elissa Steamer. EBay and Nike are reissuing the iconic “eBay Dunk,” a tribute to the “Charity Dunk” sneaker released 20 years ago which merged a skate shoe with the iconic eBay colours.
GNARLIER THAN MOST: Come hit the skatepark in your wheelchair with WCMX
When Tim Lachlan arrives at Ormeau skatepark for a session it looks a wee bit different to your average skater’s entry. Tim’s legs aren’t of much use so instead of a skateboard he rides a wheelchair - though that’s pretty much where the distinction ends. Once he hits the ramps the passion and dedication is obvious. He’s a skater by heart. A gnarly one too!
VIDEO PREMIERE: Go Watch DGK’s Zetigeist feat. Aussie Mike Lawry at select skateshops across the country
Each Era has a unique spirit of a generation or a period of time, this is DGK’s. DGK's new full length 'Zeitgeist' will start premiering at select skateshops around the country this weekend. Check here to find your nearest capital city screening!
Sunny Skate Series: An Awesome Skateboard Weekend On The Sunny Coast
SUNNY SKATE SERIES: Congratulations to Mat ‘Chiggy’ Chigwidden and his incredible team on pulling off a banger of a skateboarding event - and to the entire skateboarding community, what a treat it is to have a new, proper comp series on the Sunny Coast. Find all results from the comps and see heaps of photos from the first stop of the Sunny Skate Series here.
Your guide to watch SLS in LAS VEGAS From Australia
SLS: The top 50 professional street skateboarders in the world will show off their gnarliest tricks in Sin City for the 3. stop of the 2022 SLS Championship Tour on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 October in Nevada. However, due to time differences the actual dates in Australia are Saturday 8 and Sunday 9. We’ve made it easy to find out when to watch (Australian time), where to watch and who to watch.
Sunny Skate Series: An Awesome Weekend In The Name of Skateboarding & Festival Vibes Coming Up
SUNNY SKATE SERIES: The wait is nearly over! This weekend the 8 - 9 October 2022 will see the first ever Sunny Skate Series competition go down at Alex Head Skatepark on the Sunny Coast, QLD. Mat ‘Chiggy’ Chigwidden is the man behind the madness - and for those who don’t know who this legend is we can assure you that he knows what’s up when it comes to creating fun skateboarding events - and he’s pumped for this one.
Sunny Skate Series: A New Skate Festival With High Ambitions
A brand new Skateboarding Festival is coming to the Sunshine Coast. With ambitions set high this festival aims to attract riders from all over the nation and beyond for 3 days of street and bowl competitions, live music, food trucks and festival vibes on the foreshore of Alexandra Headland. Not just once, but four times every year. Here at Slabzoo we were intrigued to find out more about this new event so we hit up event creator Mat Chigwidden for an interview.
DRUG AWARE GROUNDSWELL FESTIVAL RETURNS TO SCARBOROUGH ACROSS 3 ACTION-PACKED DAYS
WA’s biggest FREE youth multi sports and lifestyle event, the Drug Aware Groundswell Festival presented by City of Stirling, is returning to Scarborough for its 9th installment! The epic festival will stretch across three massive days; Friday 30 September, Saturday 01 and Sunday 02 October 2022.
RUMBLE 2022 Street Finals: RESULTS, RECAP & PHOTOS
RUMBLE 2022: On Saturday 24 September the finals for the Daly Bay Rumble Street Championships 2022 set the Sugar Bowl Skatepark’s street course on fire, backed by the scorching North Queensland midday sun. The skaters braved the heat and threw down runs and best tricks like their lives depended on it and in the end we saw a battle for the ages and a real changing of the guard.
RUMBLE Bowl Riding Championships 2022: RESULTS, RECAP & PHOTOS
RUMBLE 2022: 12 months isn’t a long time but in skateboarding the difference in talent from the 2021 Moneybowl comp is light years! And with the rise in talent this year’s Bowl Riding Championships lead up has been one of the most heated warm ups in Rumble history. On Friday 23 September the much anticipated battles finally went down - and they did not disappoint.
Red Lotus Skate & Tattoo - true Skateboard Passion and Community Support In Mackay
RUMBLE 2022: Red Lotus, Skate & Tattoo! A core Skate shop located at 3/160 Malcomson st North Mackay, right down the street from the Sugar Bowl skatepark. Red Lotus is owned & operated by local Skateboarder/artist Brenton Hawkins.
Rumble on the Reef Check-in: Meet the legends From 2021
Warming up to next weeks event we’re checking in with some of the legends that are returning this year to skate hard and live hard. Get their best hype songs, see what tricks they’ve been pushing for and give them a massive high five when you see them in Mackay.
The Count-Down is ON: Start Preparing For Rumble On The Reef 2022
RUMBLE ON THE REEF 2022: It’s almost that time of the year again. The Street Championship 2022 and Bowlriding Championships 2022 is going ahead September 20 - 24 in Mackay’s Sugar Bowl Skatepark. Travel restrictions are lifted and skaters and families from all over Australia will travel to Mackay for a week of skateboarding and fun in the sun. Read on to get a sense of what is going on, how the competitions will be run and how to register.
Jesse Brodbeck On Life, Skateboarding & His New Video Part ‘For Koby’
INTERVEIW: His friends describe him as a through-and-through awesome human and he also happens to be one of the best skateboarders around. On Saturday 20 August Jesse’s newest video part ‘For Koby’ premiers so we took the opportunity to chat with him about life, skateboarding and his late friend Koby Mitchell - who the video part is dedicated to.
Once Again Back Is The Incredible BOWLZILLA Wellington
BOWLZILLA NZ: Wellington is set to again be the Capital of Skateboarding with the return of BOWLZILLA Wellington on Saturday 29th October 2022. New Zealand’s National Bowl Skating Championships will be roaring back bigger than ever to crown the Nation’s best skaters.
Several Aussies impressed in Rome
World Street Pro Tour Rome 2022: The First World Skate Olympic Qualification event towards selection for Paris 2024 went down on 26 June - 3 July when the World Street Pro Tour came to Rome. The field was packed with experienced competition skaters and young talent booming through. Australia was represented by Shane O’Neil, Tommy Fynn and Rome Collyer in the men’s division and Liv Lovelace, Chloe Covell and Hayley Powell in women’s.
![Logo exploration [Recovered]-49.png](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4c54fc57fa907e049011f4/1601452239088-8Z6RT54VHL1AITN00ALL/Logo+exploration+%5BRecovered%5D-49.png)
Do you have a great idea for an article or a feature?
We are always open to discover inspiring folks from the Brisbane skateboard community and find new skateboard related stories to tell.
So, if you know some rad skate kids, pro skate-dads, awesome mums, initiatives, skateboard businesses or something completely different, we haven’t even thought about yet - please reach out to us on hello@slabzoo.com or find us on socials @slabzooskateboarding.
We will love to hear from you!