Horses Mouth

Hi there welcome to 2024 Horses mouth, and it's my great pleasure to introduce SHANE RAYMOND, What a bloke, Family man, Boss man at ST Raymond Plumming Torquay, skater, Surfer, Motocross Maddog, Bush Lover, Crossfitter, Boxer, Throw in a bit of Jiu jitz and you've got yourself a modern day Spartan warrior, with an epic outlook and on life, Raymos a great mate of mine, he's such a rock, no bu****it kinda guy - not scared to talk about the hard things and challenges day to day life throws at us all! He's lived his life thus far on his terms with the throttle on full noise, I don't think he's ever taken a backward step and if I didn't know him the way I do, I'd be a little scared, but scratch the surface and he's one of the most caring and giving people I know.
Hope you enjoy our yarn
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Robbo hails from the deep southwest of Victoria, yup the hairdresser murder town of Portland, it's a tough old Victorian town that has shaped Robbo you might say, He's one of those guys, head down and gets about his business, And he's in the business of destroying waves, if fact he's so good at doing so that he very nearly won Bells Beach WCT event in 2009 coming through from a wild card with fire in the belly to be pipped at the post by mr smooth Joel Parkinson - more will be revealed -, His knowledge of destroying waves also had him voted Australian Surf Coach of the year in 2021, huge accomplishment and honor when you think how many surfers and coaches there are on our gigantic island home, he's currently CEO of Surfing Victoria loves his job and family and was an honor to have as a guest in the Horses Mouth
Thanks, Robbo

Hi There and thanks for Tuning in, This Episode I talk with Graeme Stockton, Graeme is the real deal when it comes to walking the walk. He does so much behind the scenes to care for the land we live and love on! He is a super-intelligent human who is so intune with the Natural world we tramps around on, he cares so much for the natural world and the Symbios it represents to humanity and our plight. Think Global Act Local is Graeme to a Tee.
As we press on and heat up I think these conversations are paramount !
I hope you enjoy our chat
Thanks Graeme

Xavier Morello is one of those guys, I like bumping into, He is a family man, who's always up to something and always has something funny to talk about.
He's always on a family adventure of some sort, mold certainly doesn't grow under the Morello's feet or he's driving around in a hugely pimped and colorful Wildlife Xposure van - a Bit of a local Steve Irwin you might say ! quite enthusiastic like Steve too !!!
We chat in the surf a lot and Xav is always up for a creative yarn, he's got a wide scope of intelligence and intuition and often leaves me scratching my head --- But I didn't quite know exactly what he was doing with all the animals I'd see him with in pictures on the social medias, So I thought what better opportunity than to get him in for a chat on Horses Mouth! So chat it up we did!
I hope you enjoy our yarn and idle through Xav's life with a few laughs along the way !
Thanks Xav

Sean Doherty is a journalist, surfer, father, partner, corporate watchdog, owner of Surfing World magazine ( now longest running Australian surfing mag ), head of brand engagement at Patagonia Australia, he's chairperson at Surfrider Foundation Australia, he's seriously a force, with close to 50k followers Instagram he's a real pain in the ass if you're in the fossil fuel industry or a politician who's not got our best interests at heart. Sean's a real humanitarian - who really cares about the planet we inhabit and our connection to it, and I love talking to him, the cut of his jib is no bu****it and stands behind his words.
I hope you enjoy our chat
Cheer again Sean

This week I had the good fortune of chatting with Sue Brooks, Sue is such an amazing creative, gentle soul that loves storytelling and all that goes along with it, She's a Director, Writer, Producer, Photographer, and Gardner - lover of nature and the coast. She's directed some amazing films such as Japanese Story and Looking for Grace to name but a couple and worked with some of Australia's best Actors, writers, and producers.
If you'd like to see Sue's and Alison's Film Japanese Story which is screening at the Melbourne Film Festival which starts next week. it's screening on the 6th Aug 4.30 pm below is the link.

https://miff.com.au/program/film/japanese-story

She's a force of nature if you look at the body of work behind her and know the industry it's truly impressive.
I really feel honored know and to have had Sue pop in for a cuppa and chat with me in the Horse's mouth, so thanks Sue, and hope you enjoy our chat.

Mark Willett is a dude whos been on one hell of a ride ! literally and figuratively.
Such a great guy is Mark, I met Mark through surfing and chatting at 13th Beach and have kept in touch ever since., He's been a super supportive person to me on my journey with Horse's Mouth which I just love. Helps keep me inspired.
During this chat Mark tells me about his growing up and how in a way following his heart and finding a life on and around the ocean has given him a life beyond his wildest dreams, He's surfed all over the world and been / still is a professional sailor who's raced sailboats around the globe, in waters and storms that'd have you wishing you were curled up at the feet of your parent's bed wishing it was just a bad dream! Alas it isn't and you gotta pony up ( my words not his )
Mark, Mick Sowry , and Jock Serong have an amazing magazine called Great Ocean it truly is a beautiful publication
This one will be a blockbuster, showcasing the Great Southern Reef alongside all those regular GOQ morsels of deliciousness: Featured Feathers and Fins, the Church of The Open Sky, Bandini, Mislaid Books and more.
Get your pre order at 👇
https://www.greatocean.com.au/

Welcome to episode 83 where I had the pleasure of talking with none other than BUTTERS - Dave Butterworth is such a good lad, living a life of creativity, following his heart through school, Modern dance, Uni, Band life, the 90s, RRR radio host, Surfer - Butters is a man after my own heart !!! Seemingly always lived just going with what the heart wants for better or worse.
It was such an Honour to have Butters in, He really is a rockstar whose thirst for music and creativity is palpable, we meander conversationally through Dave's life and his latest life-changing challenge, he's truly had his back up against it.
To see him yesterday totally up and about knowing what his last few years have been like is truly inspirational - BUTTERS Thanks so much for coming over

*Just for clarity early in the piece, we chat about Joy Clarke's podcast and I couldn't remember the schools that witnessed the biggest UFO sighting in Australian History - Westall - !!!

*The Double Agents, Best bits so far... Album launch - The Northcote social club Friday 14th July 8.30 pm Be there or be square

*The Great Ocean (Quarterly), Get Around the Boys - Mark Willett Mick Sowry, and Jock Serong head to www.greatocean.com.au and get your pre-order today

Darren Dickson 'Surfboards' is one of those guys - who is human after all ! the guy for as long as I've known him has a smile on his face and is always stoked and up for a chat! But when I bumped into him late last year he was more than stoked - it was his first surf back after a pretty heavy procedure in Hospital and it was his first surf back! in 6 months and he was soooo STOKED !

Dicko is one of those people on the coast who the grommet inside never left, He's a wealth of knowledge and a master craftsman of as they say in the industry 'Mowin foam' shaping surfboards.

He's always on the go, so when the doctors told him to take it easy, I've no doubt it was a tough pill to swallow.

But he's back and up to his usual self mowin foam and hitting the road in search of uncrowded waves...

I hope you enjoy our chat on the life and times of Darren Dickson

Michael Judd is one of those guys, just one of those guys, now I hate to use the pun or the phrase or even manifest such an ordeal BUT Juddy is just one of those guys you'd like to have in the trenches with you if it ever came to that, he's a scrapper, hard worker, noble, honest caring and knows the fragility of life,,, he's a hard at it kinda guys which you will soon realise listening to our chat. He works hard for his family and the community we call home, he's the founder of a group here called Diig Wellbeing its to help blokes out on many levels, including nutrition, knowledge on many levels of growth and conversation, with guest speakers from far and wide or just somewhere to go and have a yak on a Sunday night, this movement has been sporn out of tragedy for the Judd family and its Juddys mission to help his fellow man after losing his daughter Estella.
I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I enjoyed having it
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This Horses Mouth I had the pleasure of speaking with non-other than the creator of Mind head Magazine Olie Georgiou, Olie is truly living his dream, He has spawn an a amazing magazine that focuses on art and Culture, it's a non-commercial look at what's real and great between the cracks of an ever marching corporate sensitive and at all cost please the sponsors kind of world, Olie doesn't subscribe to such horse s**t, and if you don't either go to www.mindhead.bigcartel.com and grab yourself a quality publication or some merch you won't regret it.
Olie is such a vibrant dude always a pleasure to bump into in the surf or out and about, he's always out there milking the day.
I hope you enjoy our chat

Doug 'Claw' Warbrick
Recently turned 80 - hard to believe! he still has a cheeky and energetic demeanor who still cares about the ocean and the future of surfing today as much as he did probably 65 years ago.
Claw is an enigmatic soul whose vision and dedication have helped further / Shift and pioneer professional surfing where it is today.
He co-founded Ripcurl in 1969 with Brian ‘Sing Ding’ Singer and they truly never looked back.
Claw's vision is apparent from a young age and through hard work and dedication the stars seriously aligned or maybe it was just written in the stars! It seems he was hell-bent on an ocean way of life long before there was an industry or a pot to p**s in.
I still remember Claw coming into the shop ( Ripcurl ) when I worked in there late 90s just to ask how everything is going and showing interest in all levels of the business and I remember thinking through red eyes how impressive that was.
I hope you enjoy our chat

In this Horses mouth I had the pleasure of chatting to Western Australian charger Ollie Henry , He's a professional surfer sponsored to chase waves and do his thing by Rusty - Ollie is one of those guys who gets the job done. Example we were chatting cars after our chat out on the street - I asked him if he had a duel battery as I know he spends a lot of time on the road camping and chasing slabs, he said no,,, would like one but its bucks at the moment I don't wanna spend - you can still go bush and camp and do all the things you need without one ----- I love this attitude as I thought ahhh I cant go long range without one --- get the job done with what you have at hand !!! you don't need all the bells and whistles you just need a sense of adventure and a set of go**ds If you're chasing the sort of slabs Ollie is after !!! Not to be sexist but the guy is next f**ken level and it's a saying more than anything re G***d Man... bla bla bla
Ollie is good f**ken people and I thoroughly enjoyed hanging out and chatting - I hope you enjoy our yak !

Tim Stevenson is a real-life dude who walks the walk, he's understated as f**k - keeps his cards close to his chest from time to time, but in this chat we delve under the hood to see what makes Timmy tick.
The guy is a waterman, really that is enough said! but he truly is...I think I live my life by the winds tides and swell.... BUT Tim takes it to another level, he's constructed his life so he can chase waves all over the globe at the drop of a hat or the sniff of a red blob on a swell map.
He's the winner of the last 50-year storm international big wave contest in honor of Sean brooks here at Bells beach, also one of the founding members of the Jan Juc Boardriders and ex-president.
So all this said the man has and is living A LIFE !!!!! full of tails and experience
I hope you enjoy our chat

Rousa is the real deal and one of the respected elders of our tribe, and I feel grateful and fortunate to have had him over for a cuppa and a chat about life, what it means to walk the earth in a "Modern world', his journey and addiction to salt water and the octane that comes with it.
Rousa is part of the historical fabric of surfing in Torquay, his influence and friendships are wide and deep which is a reflection of his being, I had many requests to get Rousa on the horse's mouth and we were chatting last year about it - But he had a to sneak into Hospital for heart bypass surgery!!!!.....He is back and what a force of nature he is
Thanks for popping in Rousa and I hope ya'll enjoy our chat

Duncan Anderson is a force, He's the Co-founder and CEO of Edrolo, which is reinventing how we teach our young, providing support with an easier-to-understand curriculum for students and teachers from years 7 -12 based around an antiquated system.
Duncan is a sponge he has a level of drive and thirst for knowledge that is seriously next level, which left me scratching my head, and enjoying the mental gymnastics of his sentences, words, and thoughts - I'd go as far as to say Duncan is an outlier.
I hope you enjoy our Chat

Casey Egan is one of those guys who's followed his heart from the jump.
He's grown up under the guide of his charging Dad Andrew Egan at bird rock which has given him some barrel riding skills and a larry layback which is arguably second to none - although he proclaims to not being able to go left!
He's a kept man to loving Ella and his son Otis, and he and Ella have been on a journey for a long time, that's taken them far and wide. Casey has worked in clothing design for 20-odd years taking him abroad and also starting his own denim business. On top of that after a stretch away he returned home and became one of the founding members of the Jan Juc boardriders club.
I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I enjoyed chatting with him 🤠🤙

Zeb Walsh is a living breathing Bat outta hell family man and an all-around good egg. he's the brand manager Aus for FSD surfboards ( Fletcher Chouinard ) son of Yvon Chouinard Patagonia Which is an amazing company with a mission statement that goes beyond profit! a trailblazer in the world and surf industry.
Zebs was in the Horse's mouth 4 years ago, He's a madman of the highest order, a world champion open ocean paddler he's won the Molokai - Hawaii's most prestigious open water paddle race he's paddled bass straight from Victoria to Tasmania, and Queensland to Papua New Guinea to name but a few feats under his belt. And recently he paddled 120kms in open ocean from the California mainland around Catalina Island and back... FOR FUN....he did this with his mates Lachie Lansdown, Jack Bark and Lockie Holmes.
This chat we go through this among other things.
Hope you enjoy

Virginia Martin has many nicknames but BÚL is her fashion label and the childhood name that most know her by. In this chat the amazingly talented designer from Melbourne forcibly jumps in the hot seat and tells me what life was like as an angsty teenager with hopes and dreams of becoming a force behind the sewing machine and her journey of trials and tribulations to living her dream as a Fashion Designer, búl has created a unique and innovative signature style within the industry.
I hope you enjoy our chat

Shaun O'Callaghan is one of those people that I don't see all the time even though we blow around the same town. Still, when I do it's usually a great chat - O'y is a lightning rod of ideas and high octane energy which I love, the banter is always on. Even though it may start left field and loose, it usually turns deep and philosophical pretty quick which I also love.
O'ys a family man and hard worker who asks a lot of himself, through our chat I learned more about the real estate game and personal development which follows that path - whether that is true of all real estate agents or just O'ys journey through I'm yet to figure out :)
I hope you enjoy our chat

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogzRhlezx2s

Hi there and well come to another edition of Horse's mouth, no.70 in fact !
It gives me great pleasure to Introduce Jeff Rowley, Jeff is the real deal, Has charged some of the biggest waves mother nature has to offer in Australia, Hawaii, and Fiji - His commitment to knowledge and understanding how to get to the level of excellence isn't happenstance, he's super thorough and with amazing detail to risk mitigation and safety when personal responsibility and preparation is paramount... Jeff's been in the Stable before in 2018, Since then a lot of water has gone under the bridge, and I felt we've got a lot of new territory to cover, During this chat we explore a wide range of topics from Issac Asimov and Future of earth based on his books. Big waves and psychology, training and safety to prone foiling Jeff's new passion that's reigniting his inner froth lord again!
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Thanks Jeff
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Will Hanigan is one of those guys you meet that are truly running their own race, having grown up in the North West of Western Australia on a Pearl Farm, His adventures pearling and learning the business of pearls are quite uncanny and fascinating, His inquisitive nature has taken Will far from the shores of Western Australia, he's a spiritual being that's often taken swaths of life to further self-knowledge, and deepen his lust for life, his interest in history, the natural world and keeping himself in optimum physical shape makes for quite a refreshing points of view.

Hope you enjoy Will and I's chat

Thanks Will

Sil is a lot of things to a lot of people, Shes is a loving partner to Tony, a mum and writer, and a modern philosopher, she likes to tackle the heavy subjects with an alternative point of view - she solidly believes in humanity and the fragility that is the precipice we find ourselves standing on as a species at this moment in time - I think she has a great point of view and worth thinking about, and if not acting on - especially outside the slow-moving walls of Governance and big business and corporate media.

I hope you enjoy our yarn

Molly is an unassuming powerhouse and just what the world needs more of, I meet Molly and her bestie Freya on a surf trip to King Island, They had just finished a Lap of Tassie surfing and exploring and were doing a trip to KI with King Island surf Safaries, before heading west on the mainland when our paths crossed.

Their good vibes and cavalier approach left me scratching my head a few times - I think I was once more like this ??!!!! What the hell happened.... I was inspired and it left me wondering about where my energy and thoughts are being directed sometimes! It's just a choice isn't it? or does getting older just wear you down? Or maybe sometimes you just need a reminder

The more I learned about Molly I just couldn't believe the things she'd achieved in a short space of time ---- Hey Mol umm would you like to be a guest on my Podcast !

I hope you enjoy our chat

Cheers

In this episode of the Horses Mouth I had the good fortune of speaking with Local legend Xavier Huxtable , Xav is such a great guy, don't let his chill demeanor fool you he obviously gets white line fever - whether he's pulling on a contest jersey or a pair of footy boot's you better be bringing your A-game Xav is the real deal. He's currently on the World Qualifying circuit and looking for big fish and a long career - I cant wait to see him on the main stage WCT

This Horses mouth I had the pleasure of chatting to Silas Hickey, Silas has had an amazing life from being a surfing grommet here on the coast to currently having an Animation concept and development studio in Japan called Custom Nuts, He's grounded humble, and funny as f**k - for someone who recently held the title Senior Director, Asia Pacific Animation Development, Turner International Asia Pacific; we've been communicating for a while through covid lockdown - and I'm honored he made the effort to swing by on his brief visit back to Australia.

Hope you enjoy our Chat