Meet the faces behind Slimes Newcastle!

Tim Dickson

Store Owner

Date of Birth: 13/05/93
Stance: Natural
Weight: 70kg
Height: 5’11
Shortboard dimensions/volume: 25LGroveller/Twin fin board volume: 27L
Favourite board: MR Super Twin
Age you learnt to surf: 11
Hometown: Newcastle
Favourite food: Mexican (Antojitos down the road from the shop is epic)
Favourite Wave: 3rd Reef, Merewether + The Slab, PNG
If you could be any animal what would you be: My dog Lola, She’s Living the dream
Instagram: @timdickson 

Mick Adam

Store Owner

Date of Birth: 16/3/1958
Stance: Goofy
Weight: 75kgHeight: 5’6 ish
Shortboard dimensions/volume: 5’11, 32LGroveller/Twin fin board volume: 5’8, 34L
Favourite board: MR Super twin
Age you learnt to surf: 10, 11, 12
Hometown: Merewether
Favourite food: Baked dinner
Favourite Wave: A left North of Merewether
If you could be any animal what would you be: dolphin
Instagram: @pop_diddy

Dan Balken

Staff Member

Date of Birth: 16/07/1993
Stance: Natural
Weight: 80kgs of pure fury
Height: 5’11 and 3/4Shortboard dimensions/volume: 6’2 x 19 ¼ x 2 11/16 – 32.9LGroveller/Twin fin board volume: 5’9 x 20 5/8 x 2 ½ - 33.7L
Favourite board: 6’8 Big Baron
Age you learnt to surf: 11 years old
Hometown: Cenny Coast
Favourite food: Ramen
Favourite Wave: Green Island
If you could be any animal what would you be: Easily a Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Instagram: What’s Instagram?

Ellie Lambkin

Team Rider / Staff Member

Date of Birth: 08/09/2003
Stance: Natural
Weight: 55kg
Height: 162.5cm (5'3)
Shortboard dimensions/volume: 5’5 – 5’7, 22.5LGroveller/Twin fin board volume: 23.5L
Favourite board: at the moment the Lost Driver 2.0 as an all round shortboard and JS Forget me not II as a good wave board
Age you learnt to surf: 7 but got my first board when I was 12 so pretty much since then
Hometown: Merewether
Favourite food: I love all food! If I’ve gotta name some would be mangos, peanut butter, sushi, sweet potato, smoothies …….
Favourite Wave: Rocks bowl
If you could be any animal what would you be: dolphin
Instagram: @ellielambkin

Zac Settimo

Staff Member

Date of Birth: 18/08/1993
Stance: Goofy
Weight: 73kg
Height: 186cm - 6'1
Shortboard dimensions/volume: 5'10 x 18 3/4 x 2 3/16 - 26.3LGroveller/Twin fin board volume: 5'6 x 19 x 2 5/16 - 26.5L
Favourite board: Channel Islands Black and White
Age you learnt to surf: 11
Hometown: Dudley
Favourite food: Nans Pasta
Favourite Wave: Wayjambu South Sumatra
If you could be any animal what would you be: Harpy Eagle
Instagram: @itszacsettimo

Rich Kelly (Sharkbait)

Staff Member

Date of Birth: 26/06/63
Stance: Absolutely Natural
Weight: 75kg
Height: 175.9 cm/ 5'9
Shortboard dimensions/volume:MR Lone Ranger 5'9 x 20 x 2 1/2 -29.5L Groveller/Twin fin board volume: MR Cali Twin Pin 5'9 x 20 1/2 x 2 1/2 -32L
Favourite board: MR Super Twin, Bushranger Step Up and Pyzel Padillac
Age you learnt to surf: I caught my first wave was July 9th 1970, 7 years Old
Hometown: Latitude 32.9283 S, Longitude 151.7817 E
Favourite food: Jango Drango Mango Fandango with coconut vanilla yogurt, sultanas, chia seeds, crushed nuts, and cinnamon line honey dressing 
Favourite Wave: Latitude 21.0139 N, Longitude 156.6385 W
If you could be any animal what would you be: Nudibranch Vampire Squid Frilled Shark 
Instagram: @richkellyyoga

Ollie Ryssenbeek

Team Rider / Staff Member

Date of Birth: 07/03/05
Stance: Natural
Weight: 70kg
Height: 5’11
Shortboard dimensions/volume: 5’10, 25LGroveller/Twin fin board volume: 5’9, 26L
Favourite board: Sharpeye HT2
Age you learnt to surf: 10
Hometown: Merewether
Favourite food: Smoothie bowls
Favourite Wave: Angourie
If you could be any animal what would you be: Turtle
Instagram: @ollierysso

Zane Plummer

Team Rider / Staff Member

Date of Birth: 16/03/2003
Stance: Natural
Weight: 65kg
Height: 168cm (5'5ish)
Shortboard dimensions/volume: 5’10 x 19 x 2 7/16 – 27.4LGroveller/Twin fin board volume: 5’4 x 20 x 2 3/8 – 28.4L
Favourite board: Sharpeye #77 Age you learnt to surf: 10
Hometown: Newcastle
Favourite food: Sushi
Favourite Wave: Superbanks
If you could be any animal what would you be: cow Instagram: @zane.plummer

Josh Levey

Team Rider

Date of Birth: 27/05/04
Stance: Goofy
Weight: 65kg
Height: 5’8
Shortboard dimensions/volume: 5’8, 23.5LGroveller/Twin fin board volume: 23.5LFavourite board: Truffle Shuffle by MISFIT
Age you learnt to surf: 7
Hometown: Newcastle
Favourite food: I can’t make a decision on one food, I love all foods
Favourite Wave: Secret ‘spot’ (if you know you know)
If you could be any animal what would you be: Cheetah just so I can beat anything in a race
Instagram: @joshlevey_

Kobe Higgins

Team Rider

Date of Birth: 5/5/2006
Stance: Goofy
Weight: 67kg
Height: 5’10 ish
Shortboard dimensions/volume: 5’8, 23LGroveller/Twin fin board volume: don’t own one
Favourite board: Al Merrick Fever
Age you learnt to surf: 8
Hometown: Dudley
Favourite food: Sushi and Zappos
Favourite Wave: G-Land
If you could be any animal what would you be: Dolphin
Instagram: @kobe2290

Lilah Pearce

Team Rider

Date of Birth: 29/8/2006
Stance: goofy
Weight: 52Kg
Height: 165cm (5'4ish)
Shortboard dimensions/volume: 5’5 x 18 x 2.19 – 22.5LGroveller/Twin fin board volume: 4’4 x 20 x 2 5/16 – 27.9L
Favourite board: Lost Driver 2.0
Age you learnt to surf: 4
Hometown: Merewether
Favourite food: Carrot
Favourite Wave: Lennox Point
If you could be any animal what would you be: Turtle
Instagram: @lilah_pearce

Walter Hiatt 

Team Rider 

Date of Birth: 11/07/96
Stance: Goofy
Weight: 88kg
Height: 188cm / 6'1
Shortboard dimensions/volume: 6'3 x 19 5/8 x 2 9/16 - 33L
Groveller/Twin fin board volume: 6'1 x 20 1/4 x 2 1/2 - 33.3L
Favourite board: The one I'm riding (currently Mayhem Driver 3.0)
Age you learnt to surf: Started getting pushed in at 5 Hometown: Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island
Favourite food: Ice Cream
Favourite Wave: G-Land Speedies
If you could be any animal what would you be: Orca
Instagram: @sideshowhiatt

Zac Iredale

Team Rider

Date of Birth: 14/7/2006
Stance: Goofy
Weight: 70kg
Height: 180cm (5'9)
Shortboard dimensions/volume: 28LGroveller/Twin fin board volume: 30L
Favourite board: Mayhem Driver 2.0
Age you learnt to surf: 5
Hometown: Newcastle
Favourite food: Pizza
Favourite Wave: Racetracks Uluwatu
If you could be any animal what would you be: Dolphin
Instagram: @zac.iredale

Logan Dalton

Team Rider

Date of Birth: 10/08/2004
Stance: Natural
Weight: 62kg
Height: 169cm (5’5 ish)
Shortboard dimensions/volume: Sharpeye #77 5’6 x 18 ½ x 2 ¼ - 23.3LGroveller/Twin fin board volume: DHD 3DV 5’6 x 18 ½ x 2 ¼ - 24.5L
Favourite board: Sharpeye #77
Age you learnt to surf: 5
Hometown: Newcastle
Favourite food: Pesto Gnocchi
Favourite Wave: Bar Reef
If you could be any animal what would you be: Golden Retriever
Instagram: @surferlulu