Photographs of Portside DIY skatepark construction and the Shralp Festival, Newport, New South Wales, 2012-2021

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2012-2021

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9661242

17 photographs - digital, TIFF, camera raw, colour

Portside is a do-it-yourself skatepark located at an abandoned quarry site in Newport, New South Wales. Known as a local skateboarding site since the 2000s, skateboarders Adam Coule, Will Joseph, Oliver Wray and Nick Degotardi began to improve the site in 2009. Construction slowed in 2015 when Degotardi unexpectedly passed away. In January 2016, Shralpfest was held on site to commemorate Degotardi and the recently completed works on Portside.

Louise Whelan is a visual artist with a focus on photo media, projection, video art and installation. She won the Julia Margaret Cameron Award UK (Documentary and Editorial) in 2012 and photographs for the State Library of New South Wales, Western Australia, and National Library of Australia.
References:
Kassel, Nat. 2018. "The story of portside." Slam, 217. Accessed 29 September 2021. https://slamskateboarding.com/item/4037-the-story-of-portside-article
Louise Whelan. "About me." Accessed 29 September 2021. https://australiansall.photoshelter.com/about

Item 01: The first concrete ramp constructed at Portside skatepark, Newport, New South Wales, 23 March 2012 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 02: Construction work on the bowl by skaters, including Nick Degotardi, 9 February 2014 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 03: Nick Degotardi at Portside skatepark, Newport, New South Wales, 9 February 2014 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 04: Portside skate bowl, Newport, New South Wales, 29 March 2014 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 05: Decommissioned building known as Portside and green waste site, Newport, New South Wales, 7 June 2015 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 06: Friends in mourning after the death of friend and skater, Nick Degotardi, at Portside skatepark, Newport, New South Wales, 8 June 2015 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 07: Corey Daglish skates at Portside skatepark, Newport, New South Wales, 8 June 2015 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 08: Construction equipment at Portside skatepark, Newport, New South Wales, 17 December 2015 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 09: Shralp Festival at Portside skatepark, Newport, New South Wales, 13 January 2016 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 10: Skate competition during Shralp Festival at Portside skatepark, Newport, New South Wales, 13 January 2016 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 11: Skaters line up to compete during Shralp Festival at Portside skatepark, Newport, New South Wales, 13 January 2016 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 12: Jack Degotardi and Andrew Silvester cheers in honour of Nick Degotardi during Shralp Festival at Portside skatepark, Newport, New South Wales, 13 January 2016 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 13: Andrew Silvester performs at Shralp Festival, Portside skatepark, Newport, New South Wales, 13 January 2016 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 14: Skater Oliver Ray receives a personal blessing from Tibetan Buddhist Monks at the Portside Skate Bowl, Newport, New South Wales, 4 May 2016 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 15: Sonny from Waterloo skating at Portside skatepark, Newport, New South Wales, 14 March 2017 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 16: External concrete skate ramp built by local skaters in 2021 at Portside skatepark, Newport, New South Wales, 16 July 2021 / photograph by Louise Whelan
Item 17: Ten year old skaters, Balin and Ziggy, skate Portside, Newport, New South Wales, 16 July 2021 / photograph by Louise Whelan

In copyright:
Copyright holder:: Louise Whelan
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Louise Whelan