He grew up in the beachside suburb Maroubra in Sydney but didn't begin surfing until age 14 when the family moved to the New South Wales Central Coast.

In 1970 he founded Tracks magazine with David Elfick and John Witzig. In 1971 he directed Morning of the Earth, released the following year, a highly influential surf film.

References

• Sean Doherty, MP: The Life of Michael Peterson, Harper Collins, 2004, ISBN 0-7322-7609-8.

• Australian Surfing Hall of Fame Awards 2006 press release, Surfing Australia, 9 March 2006

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