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Setting the Record Straight

MY NAME IS TERRY ROSS, AND IF YOU HAVE A MINUTE I’D LIKE TO TELL YOU A SHORT STORY.

During the mid-80s there was this young guy from Avoca Beach who was my best mate. We grew up together, played together and surfed together.

He was a young athlete on his way through the surf club ranks and

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