Surfing Life Formerly Australia’s Surfing Life, the magazine was founded in 1985 by Peter Morrison and is the flagship publication of Morrison Media’s Fresh Air Division. The magazine is based in Burleigh Heads, QLD and forms part of the larger publishing company, which also publishes such other magazine titles as Frankie, The Smith Journal, White Horses and Slow. The first issue of Surfing Life appeared in August 1985.