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J-Bay in the news: Surfing champion Mick Fanning left speechless by Australia Day honour

26 January 2017 By Port Elizabethan

Surfing champion Mick Fanning left speechless by Australia Day honour: “Most pro surfers staying in these luxurious beachfront homes at Jeffreys Bay probably didn’t even get to know the domestic help whereas she just about became family to him. “Mick was a bit of a wild child at a young age like a lot of surfers but the …
Source: “Jeffreys Bay” – BingNews.

Australia Day: Julia Gillard, Anna Bligh, Martin Parkinson among top honours: Fanning provided one of the feel-good stories of 2016 by winning the competition at South Africa’s Jeffreys Bay, the scene of his shark attack the previous year. But the 35-year-old was largely absent from the world tour, stepping back from the grind after …
Source: “Jeffreys Bay” – BingNews.

Mick Fanning honoured on Australia Day: Fanning provided one of the feel-good stories of 2016 by winning the competition at South Africa’s Jeffreys Bay, the scene of his shark attack the previous year. But the 35-year-old was largely absent from the world tour, stepping back from the grind after …
Source: “Jeffreys Bay” – BingNews.

Jeffreys Bay clamps down on car guards: Jeffreys Bay – Dozens of informal car guards in the resort town of Jeffreys Bay have been told to stop operating by the Kouga municipality as part of a clampdown. More than 60 car guards have been banned by the municipality and replaced with official guards.
Source: “Jeffreys Bay” – BingNews.

South Africa: Jeffreys Bay Clamps Down On Car Guards: Dozens of informal car guards in the resort town of Jeffreys Bay have been told to stop operating, as part of a clampdown by the Kouga Municipality. More than 60 car guards have been banned by the municipality and replaced with official guards. The …
Source: “Jeffreys Bay” – BingNews.

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Port Elizabethan

This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Author of each article can be found in the signature at the bottom of each individual article.

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