{"id":17,"date":"2021-08-08T03:32:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T03:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:59:50","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/about-us","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" class=\"elementor elementor-17\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2308a36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2308a36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00a10b3\" data-id=\"00a10b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e702878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e702878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT TRACKS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d530be6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d530be6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c51f83\" data-id=\"2c51f83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da5546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3da5546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/about-tracks-1024x403.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47786\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/about-tracks-1024x403.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/about-tracks-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/about-tracks-600x236.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/about-tracks-768x302.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/about-tracks.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb62879 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb62879\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4703b20\" data-id=\"4703b20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1825c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1825c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The original Tracks house in Whale Beach in which many of the early issues of the magazine were made. <b>\u2022 photo John Witzig<\/b><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-348a0b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"348a0b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d63f2b\" data-id=\"7d63f2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40eb3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d40eb3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>A Brief History of Everything<\/b><\/p><p>Tracks made its first drop in 1970 when co-creators, Albe Falzon, David Elfick and John Witzig had a hunch that a surf rag could be the centrifugal force in a rapidly evolving counter-culture movement. As a broadsheet publication it rapidly became the oracle for surfers seeking coalescence between waves, travel, music alternative living, and rebellious fun \u2013 in many ways the blueprint hasn\u2019t changed. Gliding into the 80s Tracks clung to its counter-culture roots while embracing the nascent era of professional surfing. Idols were ordained, new frontiers explored and fluoro was splashed liberally across covers and ad pages, as Tracks reaffirmed its reputation as the publication that read the pulse of Australia surfing. Hooking into the 90s Tracks dug its toes in as the industry soared, surfers took flight and some guy called Slater owned the decade. A radical direction change beyond 2000 saw the broadsheet ditched in favour of a smaller, glossier, sexier product, but we never forgot to have fun and these were the glory years of wild parties, exotic world tour destinations, celebrated writers and flamboyant photographers. As Tracks trims past its 50th year it remains an evolving state of mind, drawing on its eclectic past while reflecting the wonders of the present; always conscious of entertaining its readers as it rides boldly into the surfing future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-816c5ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"816c5ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-917575f\" data-id=\"917575f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a944f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a944f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE TEAM<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14bd646 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14bd646\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f709a6d\" data-id=\"f709a6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe45583 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe45583\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f4504c\" data-id=\"6f4504c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2a754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a2a754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/luke-kennedy-headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48075\" alt=\"Luke Kennedy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/luke-kennedy-headshot.jpg 217w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/luke-kennedy-headshot-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/luke-kennedy-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8045fa2\" data-id=\"8045fa2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e773f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e773f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>EDITOR<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f57498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f57498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Luke Kennedy<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4365da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4365da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"mailto:Luke@tracksmedia.com.au\">Luke@tracksmedia.com.au<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c927ec6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c927ec6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30e129b\" data-id=\"30e129b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ba57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4ba57e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luke Kennedy has been filing copy at Tracks for more than twenty years. Dragged off the beach as a salty freelancer, he took on the Tracks Deputy Editor role in 2005 and secured the editor\u2019s position in 2008. Since then he has overseen and written for well over 100 issues of Tracks, hosted web series, enjoyed cameos as a commentator and co-produced several Tracks films. He\u2019s always been a fan of immersing himself in the subject matter when writing stories and is renowned for his ability to surf more than the pros on travel missions. When not making Tracks or dealing with his surfing addiction Luke can typically be found lost in the columns of a cryptic crossword.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ae58c5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ae58c5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ffea8ab\" data-id=\"5ffea8ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3575fe0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3575fe0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4aacaad6\" data-id=\"4aacaad6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1276dd42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1276dd42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ben-bugden-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49439\" alt=\"Ben Bugden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ben-bugden-2.jpg 217w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ben-bugden-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ben-bugden-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-322ca5ba\" data-id=\"322ca5ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b27d06c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b27d06c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CREATIVE DIRECTOR \/ DEPUTY EDITOR<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289600c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"289600c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ben Bugden<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7163d78a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7163d78a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"mailto:Ben@tracksmedia.com.au\">Ben@tracksmedia.com.au<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-45e675d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45e675d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2586a731\" data-id=\"2586a731\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1954628d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1954628d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ben enjoyed a stint as a competitive junior surfer before he answered the call of his creative instincts and took on a job with Tracks in the heady days of the early 2000s. After more than 15 years of rolling with the ebb and flow of Tracks, Ben is ideally poised to oversee the look and feel of every facet of the Tracks brand. Whether it\u2019s a cover-shot photo, an elegant mag font or a website wireframe, the discerning eye of Ben Bugden is behind what you see. Ben is also an accomplished photographer with his own distinctive take on the surf photo genre. His shots have appeared on the cover of Tracks and his images regularly feature in the magazine. These days Ben still rips but prefers to do his surfing on a diverse array of craft. Between work, and surf sessions he finds solace in walking the dog.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f2512ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f2512ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e501e4\" data-id=\"e501e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-158c8d88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"158c8d88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6849cdbb\" data-id=\"6849cdbb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0ec366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f0ec366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/damian-martin-headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48071\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/damian-martin-headshot.jpg 217w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/damian-martin-headshot-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/damian-martin-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68d4ac05\" data-id=\"68d4ac05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44bc7d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44bc7d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GENERAL MANAGER \/<br>DIRECTOR OF MARKETING &amp; ADVERTISING<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104f186a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"104f186a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Damian Martin<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68047c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68047c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"mailto:Damian@tracksmedia.com.au\">Damian@tracksmedia.com.au<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-25ddaa04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25ddaa04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-79d2f4bc\" data-id=\"79d2f4bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7973b5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7973b5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a Tracks team member for over two decades, Damian Martin has accumulated a wealth of experience and knowledge. Damian understands the importance of building long and lasting relationships and is a keen follower of new media trends and technologies. As a result, he thrives on executing integrated campaigns that achieve synergy between print advertising and new platforms.<\/p><p>Through his positions in advertising and marketing, Damian has followed the surf industry\u2019s roller coaster journey through the new millennium and understands the volatilities and idiosyncrasies of the surfing marketplace. He enjoys a chat, loves throwing a Tracks party and is passionate about surf travel.<\/p><p>As a General Manager, Damian has diversified into business development, and has been a driving force behind many of the new brand initiatives undertaken by Tracks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3b965e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3b965e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25ff691\" data-id=\"25ff691\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-76e783c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76e783c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87d0cfa\" data-id=\"87d0cfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa8517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4aa8517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/peter-strain-headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48074\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/peter-strain-headshot.jpg 217w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/peter-strain-headshot-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/peter-strain-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d94470\" data-id=\"4d94470\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91fff92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91fff92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CEO<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa8f3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3aa8f3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Peter Strain\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ad5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06ad5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"mailto:Peter@tracksmedia.com.au\">Peter@tracksmedia.com.au<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d46e1fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d46e1fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-980db09\" data-id=\"980db09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3a1fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba3a1fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>As a surfer, Lawyer, entrepreneur, raconteur, and useless ukulele player, Pete Strain brings a renaissance man quality to his role as Tracks CEO. On the back of his fabled midwinter no rubber Surfing \u00a0feats<\/div><div>Peter has founded the loneliest and coldest movement in Bondi. When not taking on small Local court matters or engaging in Wim Hof Surfing experiments Pete can be found indulging and his other passions, namely Irish history and Camino walking.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4b4ae0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4b4ae0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16026ad\" data-id=\"16026ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd358c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd358c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f90842a\" data-id=\"f90842a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3879e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3879e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/karen-hudson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49691\" alt=\"Karen Hudson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/karen-hudson.jpg 216w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/karen-hudson-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/karen-hudson-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06a7f98\" data-id=\"06a7f98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58608ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58608ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROOFER<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde2770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dde2770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Karen Hudson<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7337db2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7337db2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bfd7a2\" data-id=\"5bfd7a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea0b9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea0b9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perth\u2019s golden beaches, Margaret\u2019s and Rottnest were Karen\u2019s early stomping grounds, later it was Noosa and Newcastle. All you needed in those days was a sarong and a bong\u2026and a Tracks mag, of course.<\/p><p>The grown-up Karen punctuates her text messages which makes the free-spirited word-nerd the perfect fit as Tracks\u2019 sub-editor\/proofreader\u2026the BA in Professional Writing is helpful.<\/p><p>Karen is co-owner of production company JAK Films. She co-produces and presents a weekly community radio program. Far more comfortable writing about other people, Karen ghost-writes auto-biographies. She is firmly entrenched in community initiatives that support homelessness and mental health issues, as well as being an active member of a vibrant Arts community.<\/p><p>If Karen isn\u2019t behind her computer, you probably won\u2019t be able to find her because she\u2019ll be immersed in nature somewhere far out of range.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd1fa1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd1fa1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ab7e4a\" data-id=\"6ab7e4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-101e710 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"101e710\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46845c7\" data-id=\"46845c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55508c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55508c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"988\" src=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rabbitt-BW-CROPPED-1024x988.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-126825\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rabbitt-BW-CROPPED-1024x988.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rabbitt-BW-CROPPED-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rabbitt-BW-CROPPED-768x741.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rabbitt-BW-CROPPED-1536x1482.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rabbitt-BW-CROPPED-600x579.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rabbitt-BW-CROPPED.jpg 2024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-586d169\" data-id=\"586d169\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e9fdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3e9fdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BRAND AMBASSADOR<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a34ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8a34ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wayne Rabbit Bartholomew<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebb90b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebb90b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b91a43\" data-id=\"7b91a43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1f37b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b1f37b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"812\">Wayne \u201cRabbit\u201d Bartholomew is woven into the mythology of Australian surfing. A 1978 World Champion, tube-riding master and one of the original architects of professional surfing, Rabbit helped drag the sport from its counter-culture fringe into the global arena without ever losing the larrikin spark that made him such a magnetic figure in the first place.<\/p><p data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"1160\">Raised on the points of the Gold Coast, Rabbit\u2019s competitive fire, tactical mind and rock-and-roll charisma made him one of the defining surfers of the \u201970s and \u201980s. He later served as President and CEO of the Association of Surfing Professionals, helping shape the modern world tour and the Dream Tour era.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a38cf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a38cf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f08dbd3\" data-id=\"f08dbd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6975abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6975abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE FOUNDERS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a4edb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a4edb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33358ad\" data-id=\"33358ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7172a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7172a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d15997\" data-id=\"6d15997\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f9043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90f9043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/abe-falzon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47809\" alt=\"Abe Falzon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/abe-falzon.jpg 217w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/abe-falzon-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/abe-falzon-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-207907b\" data-id=\"207907b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8275dc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8275dc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALBE FALZON<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81c82cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81c82cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81e47a4\" data-id=\"81e47a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc33c57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc33c57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f87aff8\" data-id=\"f87aff8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110230a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"110230a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/john-witzig.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47811\" alt=\"John Witzig\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/john-witzig.jpg 217w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/john-witzig-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/john-witzig-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b30adc\" data-id=\"0b30adc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e766b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43e766b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JOHN WITZIG<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2709be1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2709be1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca78470\" data-id=\"ca78470\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-959cf2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"959cf2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f0cccc\" data-id=\"3f0cccc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a7c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6a7c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/david-elfick.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47812\" alt=\"David Elfick\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/david-elfick.jpg 217w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/david-elfick-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/david-elfick-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9acc84\" data-id=\"f9acc84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d682419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d682419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DAVID ELFICK<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26aaea5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26aaea5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2a41ea\" data-id=\"b2a41ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b57c2a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b57c2a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PAST EDITORS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e500e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e500e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8dc81d\" data-id=\"b8dc81d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc68523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc68523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1970 \u2013 1973: ALBE FALZON<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356343d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"356343d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1973 \u2013 1977: PHIL JARRATT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119e7ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"119e7ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1978 - 1981: PAUL HOLMES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c33ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4c33ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1981 \u2013 1984: KIRK WILCOX<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfcf1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdfcf1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1984 \u2013 1986: NICK CARROLL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8485658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8485658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1986 \u2013 1988: JON ELLIS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a7a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6a7a3a\" 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