Surfing events across NSW encouraging older people to hit the waves

ABC NEWS (Australia)

A silver surfers event designed to encourage older residents to "embrace ageing one wave at a time" has hit the beach at Port Macquarie on the New South Wales mid north coast.

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00:00There were plenty of smiles here at the beach in Port Macquarie today for the Silver Surfers

00:07event.

00:08It aims to engage more older people with bodyboarding, encouraging them to keep active.

00:14On hand to offer some tips and tricks were two former world bodyboard champions, Sydney's

00:19Ben Player and Port Macquarie's Damian King.

00:23And when the surfers hit the water, there were plenty of smiles and laughter.

00:28And many have vowed to try bodyboarding again.

00:30I felt as if I knew what I was doing, but you know, first time ever, but yeah, I'm going

00:36to do this more regularly.

00:37I'm a dialysis patient myself, and so I encourage people to do things and to get out and stay

00:45actively fit physically, mentally.

00:49This is grassroots as it can get, but it gets you back to why we do it.

00:54The next Silver Surfers event is set to be held a little further up the coast at Coffs

00:59Harbour when there's sure to be lots more fun in the waves.

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