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There's too much choice and not enough time.

Mornings like this, you almost get the feeling like the beach is your own.

Perfect break, no one around.

It's like nothing else exists.

Just you and the lake.

Then the weekend comes and everyone descends.

The toilets back up, the shops run out of pies, people shake sand in your face

and you realise the beach isn't yours at all.

You're sharing it with 12 ,000 others.

Go!

Come on, guys.

Great work, guys. Take a stand, 50 crunches. Come on, let's go.

Keep that heart rate up.

What are you doing?

Guys,

do you mind? We're training you.

Get lost.

Do you hear what she said?

What? We're training here.

So? So get lost.

You see those four flags poking out of the sand? They're there for a reason.

It's a free beach, man. We can play where we want.

Free beach, free to do what? A chicken ball and a summer test.

Aren't they at our school? Well, I reckon the one with the big mouth is in

science class.

Two chocolate, two vanilla and two chip.

Two chicken salt?

I knew there was something.

Sorry about that. No worries.

Been here?

Yeah, been here about a week.

I'll go get it.

Yeah.

50, 80, 15 dollars, plus 50 and 20, 70, 15 dollars and 70 cents.

Thanks. Thank you for the chicken salt.

You're at Salaboo, aren't you?

Yeah. I just bought this new board, and it's sort of not working for me. I don't

know whether it's me or the board or what.

Would you mind taking a look?

Wow,

this is yours. Yeah, I bought it secondhand from my uncle.

And I got this job as a backer painter.

Okay.

Um, this is a retro board from the 70s. Do you think he knows what he's handing

over? I mean, it's worth a fair bit.

I don't think he cares, really.

He just wanted to help me out.

Huh? Well, how long did you say you've been surfing for?

About a year.

Before I got this, I had a borrowed board.

Whatever I could get my hands on, really. Okay. Well, look, this is too

for you to learn on.

I knew it wasn't right.

What do I do now?

Well, you need something lighter.

Look, why don't you come back with me and you can check out some of our board?

That would be so cool. When's a good time?

Eric.

Afternoon. Tomorrow after school is good.

Thanks. Really appreciate it. Oh, no problem.

So it takes off and he's in the middle of this massive tube and this guy drops

out.

Is that what they were? I thought they were gold plates. Let's move on, will

you? Hey, what happens to wax heads when they get hot by a load of cola?

Do they melt?

This guy, he's a jerk. What's his problem?

He's just baiting you.

Why? Because he can.

Some of the locals around here have more attitude than us.

They don't surf, they just hang around and stir up trouble.

What, and we're supposed to just sit around and cop it?

Stay clear of them. The more you react, the worse it'll get.

I'm going for a run before training. You want to come?

Yes.

Hi.

I was looking for Eric.

He's gone for a run.

Oh, OK.

He was going to talk to me about my board.

He should be back soon if you want to wait.

Nice board.

Mine's kind of a dinosaur.

A 1970 single fin, right?

Yeah.

Cool. Bit of a plank, though.

That's what Eric said. He said I'd be better with something lighter.

A thruster, three fin.

They're heaps more manoeuvrable.

That's what I need. I just don't get any power off my bottom tent.

We've got a few inside if you want to have a look.

This is a 510 and a 6 -2.

This is awesome.

Look at the choice.

You know, there's only one way to figure out what type of board's right for you.

You did really well out there. It was great.

That's a really nice bottom turn.

Thanks.

How long did you say you've been surfing for?

About a year.

Get the right board, you'll really improve.

Great. I've just spent all this money on a board and it's no good.

Well, no, no, no, no, no. I think Simo would love a 70s retro and then we can

talk to him about a swap.

Sounds perfect.

Guys, training's about to start.

We'll talk to Simo and get back to you.

Great. Thanks so much.

No problem. See you.

Uh -oh.

He comes to trouble.

This looks like a good spot, eh?

Boys, free of sorts, yeah, fam?

Yep. Nah, not here, Freddie.

Any Freddies here, boys? Nah. As in blind, Freddie?

Well, you're not setting your stuff up in the middle of our track. Why not?

Because we were here first.

Um, we've been living here for our whole life. We've been here first.

Just because you grew up here doesn't make this your beach. Of course it does.

Locals rule, boys. Don't you forget it. Yeah, and your tourists have been here

for like five minutes.

Tourists? Hello, we live here, in that house.

Come on, guys.

Hey, give us a break.

Can't you just move along the beach a bit?

Uh, no.

You're just looking for a fight, mate.

Oh, a bad catch. Eric!

Hey!

What's going on? Ask him.

He's not my problem. You are.

Right, that's it. I want everyone up to the house for a meeting. Now.

Move it.

We do not need this kind of aggro, especially not from locals.

They started it, Simmer. They're just looking for a fight. And you're not

to give it to them.

Now, we have to share a beach with these guys.

Even if they are idiots.

I don't care. That doesn't give them the right to deliberately disrupt our

training session.

No, it doesn't.

But you signed a contract stating that you would stay out of trouble.

Now, we do not want the name Solar Blue dragged into the dirt because you get

phased by some boofheads.

So they can just do what they want and we have to cop it?

Sounds like it.

That's not, man. Well, maybe that's the way it's got to be.

You're not serious. You saw what they did.

I've seen stuff like this get ugly, okay?

So one time back home, you practically needed a police escort to get out to

surf.

So is that why you haven't been doing too well again?

Haven't got the cops to protect her?

I don't need the cops to take care of you two.

Had you sorted out months ago.

So, we put up this volleyball set, right?

And then they tell us that we have to move, like, further up the beach.

Yeah, and we're like, what, you own the joint, do you?

Then they say something about how we can't play in front of the break.

Yeah, just like that. Yeah, we break you in front.

Hey.

What are you doing hanging around with them?

Who I hang out with's got nothing to do with you.

That guy's such a jerk.

Yeah, he's also my brother.

Troy's your brother?

Is he adopted?

Eric. What?

It's okay.

I know what he's like.

He's a jerk.

But he's not always a jerk.

Really? It's just, you know, every time I've been around him or near him, he's

been a jerk.

When he's on his own, he's okay. But when he's with his mate?

I know what you mean.

What do you mean you know what she means?

Sometimes with guys, the more there are of them, the dumber they are.

Exactly. Plus, Troy just doesn't like perverts.

Even if his sisters won?

Even worse if his sisters won.

Tomato.

Rotten tomato by the smell of it.

Well, you don't have to start it, Rachel.

Why me? What did I do?

It was probably meant for me, Julie.

What's going on?

Rachel copped a tomato from a passing car.

A bit of lettuce, some celery. You'd make a great French salad.

Just trying to cheer you up.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm fine. But the guy who chucked this won't be if I catch him.

Gets worse, I'm afraid.

I've just had a call. Someone's making an official complaint.

What? Who?

One of the boy's parents, Troy Anderson.

Don't tell me he's got a broken jaw from talking too much.

They claim he was attacked on the beach.

Attacked? And that the attack was unprovoked. He wasn't attacked. Nobody

touched him. This is a joke. I believe you, all right?

Problem is, they're going to council to try and have our permit revoked.

They can't do that.

What does that mean?

It means we wouldn't be able to use the beach anymore for training.

That's not fair.

I know.

I'm going to talk to them, try and cool things down. In the meantime, stay away

from these guys.

What if they approach us?

Ignore them.

If in doubt, walk away.

He's got to stop.

Yes, Ploy? Can I have a word?

About to make a call.

Okay.

Let's hear it.

It's not fair.

What's not fair? The way you're treating them like it's their fault. Hang on.

All you're worried about is the council revoking our permit because Troy's

parents ring up and complain.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back that truck up slowly.

You believe them, don't you? They didn't start this. I know that, and I'm as

angry about it as you are, but it's not as simple as who's right and who's

wrong. If it isn't, it should be.

It's like one of life's big lessons is learning to turn the other cheek.

If we don't handle this properly, they're the ones that will suffer.

You really think that cancer could stop us using the beach?

I won't let that happen.

I've lived here a long time. I know a lot of people.

I feel so useless.

I mean, I wish there was something I could do.

There is.

Keep them focused.

Stop them from concentrating on this too much.

I'll try.

You'll do better than that.

Five.

Six.

Seven.

Eight. Nine.

Ten.

Ten? You should be getting up to 15 on those.

Yeah, I'm working on it.

Good news, guys. I spoke to Sim earlier and he said it was okay for you to swap

that board if your friends are interested.

Yeah, she'll be stoked.

Hey, let's go down to the cafe and tell her.

Look who's here.

Right.

Eric, maybe it's news from Mike.

Not about to turn and run away, eh?

Timo says it is. We're scared not to react, and we won't.

Hey, Eric, how's the vegetable rugby going?

I heard one of your friends got caught up in those oncoming tomatoes.

You're kidding me. A brand new board.

Nope, never been ridden.

Come over when you're ready to do the swap.

How about as soon as I knock off work?

Yeah, sure.

You guys are unreal.

Don't think your brother would agree, but thanks.

Let's go.

Guys, just stay where you are. You've got a right to be here. No, no, it's

we'll leave.

You chatting up my sister?

No, Troy.

Troy, stop it.

Just leave her alone, got it?

Eric, let's go.

Yeah.

We'll talk to you later, then.

Move out of the way so we can leave. She's trying making me.

You lot, out.

Mate, what do we do? I'm just here talking to my sister.

I don't want any of this nonsense in my cafe.

Go, or I'll call the police.

You're banned too.

Hang on, they haven't done anything.

I've heard about this trouble in the beach. I don't want it in here.

But they came in and started it. I'm not interested.

I don't want any of you here.

But that's not fair.

It's okay now.

No, it's not.

It's my business. I don't need to be fair.

That's fine.

We'll just go.

Guys, wait.

Mr Whelan, they're good customers. And they're not coming back.

They always... And if you don't like it, you can go too.

Actually, I don't like it.

You can't whip this up.

You need that job.

There are plenty of other jobs around.

Yeah,

but it's not every day you get a brand new board.

You want to come get it?

Now?

Well, I suppose it's as good a time as any.

Let's get out there.

Maybe the Aborigines have got the right idea.

Instead of thinking the land belongs to them, they reckon they belong to the

land.

If we could try to look at it like they do, we'd probably be better off.

The problem is, I don't think I've got an Aboriginal bone in my body.

OK, guys, let's move. The swell is pumping up the coast.

I packed the car last night, so we're ready to go. Mike, can you tie the

on the roof?

Sure.

Where are we going?

Diamond Beach.

Oh, cool.

Yeah. I figured we could all use a day away.

Simo?

Where's the van?

What do you mean? It's in the driveway.

Not anymore.

What?

OK, this has officially gone too far.

The show's over. Let's go home.

What happens now? What do we do?

We let the police do their job.

That's what we do.

Okay, we've got to try and get this out of our heads.

We've still got training, remember?

I'll meet you all at the beach in half an hour.

Hey, she said half an hour. I know.

Dan, where are you going? To talk to them. Eric.

Remember what I said about the trouble back home?

I'm serious. You don't want to go there. I'm not looking for a fight, Corey. I

just want to go sort this out.

Oh, yeah? How?

Talk to them. See what their problem is.

Eric, let the police deal with it.

There's only one way to sort this out, and that's if one of us breaks the ice.

And that has to be up.

What do you want?

This is stupid.

We've got to talk. We don't talk quack, Dad. Well, you're going to have to talk

to this one. And says who?

Says me.

Oh, I'm scared.

Are you scared? I'm wetting myself. Listen, William, we know you trashed the

van. What van?

What locals rule. You don't think the police will work that out?

Are you trying to threaten us, Troy?

Right, well, let's start with you.

What do you want?

It's simple. We want you off our bait.

Oh, right.

I got it. Okay.

But you know what?

That's not going to happen. So we're going to have to come up with a

Righto. How about you stay off the water and the sand?

I don't have much of a sense of humour. Do they, these grommets?

Give it back, please.

Can I have it back, please?

What's going on?

Give it back to him. We'll crack that anyway. Yeah, we're doing him a favour.

Jump at that.

Matt, watch out!

Someone call an ambulance!

Call an ambulance!

Should I go with her?

Hang on.

If anyone's going to go with her, it's me.

She's my sister.

So, what happened?

Here you go.

It all happened so quickly.

One minute they're throwing my hat around and then this car came out of

I didn't go down for a fight, I just went down to talk. I know.

I know.

The police might have a lead on the guy that took the combi.

Apparently somebody threw him dumping.

Oh.

Has it changed what happened to Nat?

No.

It might shake some sense into Troy.

He's not shaken up enough already.

You're not the only one that's feeling bad about what happened to Nat right

Hi. Is that okay?

You're really busting to get your head smacked, aren't you, mate? I wasn't

talking to you. I was talking to Troy.

Well? You've got a broken leg, man.

Six weeks in class, though.

Don't be too happy with that, eh?

Look, you've got what you want now. Can you get lost?

Why don't you do us all a favour and pull your head in? Fuck you, man. Go and

buy an ice cream or something. You don't have to put up with this dork, mate. Go

on.

There are no winners here, Troy. You know that?

There's also no rule saying that we have to like each other.

We don't.

No, but I don't want anyone else getting hurt, so we're going to have to sort

something out.

Right here, right now.

How do you propose we do that? Any way you want, man.

Fight to the death, board wax at 20 paces, bury ourselves neck deep in sand

see which one lasts the longest. You think this is some kind of joke, man?

don't. This fight is a joke. Will you look at the size of the beach?

to be room for all of them.

Now, we can work something out.

You stick up the north and we stay down the south there. Whatever.

The point is, are you willing to make a deal?

This is my 47th week on a California

street. Hey!

Look who it is!

Hey, Matt.

Hey. When did you get out?

A couple of days ago.

How'd you like?

It's not too bad.

The doctor says I'll be back in the surf within six weeks.

Wow, a future world champion's probably found this faster.

You think so? I know so.

Just don't know which one of you it is yet.

Oh, you.

The best thing about beaches is that you can't own them.

They're there for everyone.

And let's face it, we live in paradise here. Sun, sand, blue water.

It's only right that we all share it.

But right now, this next wave is mine and I'm not giving it up for anyone.

There's too much choice and not enough time to fall.