HeyJaredColumnist Ken Little
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 9
- Latest publication
- Sep 30, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Portnews
- Top 5M sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 9, 2026
Latest articles
Remembering Goose: the event that honours the legacy of bodyboarders (opens the original)
Read excerpt
This weekend sees the running of the David "Goose" Grosby bodyboarding event on October 3. , The event is used to honour bodyboarders who have died. It brings together competitors of all ages and abilities, from junior grommets to grandmasters. Competitors from Newcastle to Queensland travel to compete in this very special event. People often ask where the nickname "Goose" came from. Luckily, I have first-hand knowledge of this. I was also a founding member of the Port Macquarie Bodyboarding Ass
Lost boards and wild swims: surfing before leg ropes (opens the original)
Read excerpt
When I was paddling out at Chickens, my leg rope gave way and my board headed to the beach. Johnny, one of the early morning coffee parade, saw the board on the beach and then yelled out to the lifeguards "Can't see anyone in the water." Lucky, the young lifeguard, spotted me in the water and yelled out, "All good, I can see Kenny's white head bobbing up." That got me thinking about the old days back in the 1960s when there were no leg ropes, no wetsuits, and we took our chances with the surf. O
Why catching waves is always better with good company (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Surfing is mainly an individual sport, you against the sea, tides and swell. When you surf with mates it can still become very competitive, with bragging rights on the line. Mostly it's all good fun, with everyone giving it to each other, especially when someone wipes out, or complimenting them when they get a good one. It's only when interlopers come in and upset the apple cart with their poor attitudes. But normally after a quick chat, it all settles down, and we all surf together. Bodyboarder
The secret to a year in the surf as the regulars battle conditions (opens the original)
Read excerpt
As surfers, we are guided by the conditions each day. We arrive hoping for perfect waves, but I will let you in a on a little secret. I reckon we paddle out in perfect conditions maybe 30 days a year, but what about the other days? Most surfers have lay days, whereas surfers like Bobby and me like to paddle out anyway. Bobby doesn't count it as a surf unless he catches at least six waves. We count waves as surfed when we stand up on the wave for at least 20 metres, but sometimes I cheat and lie
Kenny's memory of dolphin encounters, after pod surrounds whale (opens the original)
Read excerpt
I look all week for a story to tell surfers and the non-surfing people, but I find that my greatest stories come from something very simple. I like to talk to the lifeguards, who protect our beaches, and this week I got the gem of a story I was looking for. It started off as a normal chat about the tides, surf and wind. The lifeguard let slip that a whale had come to the mouth of the river, which is nothing new or special, you would say. That was until the drone operator spotted the whale turnin
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
Top 5M sites
For Portnews, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.