BOWLZILLA 2023

Moomba ASL Championships 2024 went down at Riverslide Skatepark in Melbourne on the 9-10 March. The local Melburnians claim there’s something about the weather around the Moomba weekend - and as the skatepark reached temperatures above 50C they might be on to something. The scorching temperatures were enough to cancel music festivals yet nothing could stop the skaters from all over Australia from competing for the ASL champion titles and taking in that magical Moomba vibe.

The generations came together for this years BOWLZILLA Gold Coast 2024! With an emphasis on style, fun and community Chad Ford welcomed everyone to a steamy day at Elenora Bowl. Hannah & Sophie was there to capture the vibes for Slabzoo — check out ALL the photos, videos and results here at Slabzoo.

Belco Bowl Jam went down this weekend in Canberra and we hit up Australian Pro skater Arisa Trew to hear what she’s been up to, besides not-so-casually Over-Under 540 with Taj Wolfenden… and also taking out the Womens win.

The Street World Championships 2023 Tour is happening as we speak. It’s in Toyko, Japan 10-17 December! Among the 11 Australian competitors are Taj Branch, one of Australia’s up-and-coming skaters who secured his spot through one of Skate Australia’s Performance Pathways Initiatives. We hit up the Sunshine Coast skater to find out how it actually feels like to skate at an international comp for the very first time.

Earlier this year Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) and Skate Australia launched the Daredevil program - a talent identification initiative aimed at action sport including street and park skateboarding. As part of a 6 months development program the selected skate prodigies participated in a two-day development camp at Queensland Academy of Sports, joined by athletes from various disciplines.

Pathways for Australian athletes seem no longer reserved for traditional and high participation sports in NSW with the exciting introduction of the State’s first Elite Skate Program.

NIMBIN GNAR-WALLS: The first NIMBIN GNAR-WALLS blazed through the Lismore district in March ‘23 with skaters from near and far getting the locals sparked up for the end of summer. All the things that make skaters lifers were in full effect for the week.