{"id":773775,"date":"2026-07-02T07:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/773775\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T07:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:13:12","slug":"the-beach-boys-al-jardine-helping-to-conserve-wa-coastline-by-donating-memorabilia-to-perth-charities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/773775\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beach Boys: Al Jardine helping to conserve WA coastline by donating memorabilia to Perth charities"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Beach Boys\u2019 founding member Al Jardine loves Perth\u2019s \u201cbeautiful beaches\u201d so much he decided to donate signed memorabilia from his recent tour to support fundraising to help protect WA\u2019s coastline.<\/p>\n

The 83-year-old American musician was in Perth on June 25 when he performed at the Regal Theatre with The Pet Sounds Band featuring the late Brian Wilson\u2019s acclaimed touring musicians as part of their Australian tour.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the show, Perth-based initiative Talking Foreign Affairs<\/a>, led by founder Adil Cader, who has interviewed more than 40 world leaders, met with Jardine to discuss awareness around ocean conservation.<\/p>\n

Mr Cader said the connection was a natural one: Jardine grew up on the California coast, and California and WA are alike as coastline-led regions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we found out that he was touring, we reached out to Al Jardine\u2019s team ahead of his Perth show to arrange a collaboration on ocean conservation, and he agreed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"AdilCamera IconAdil Cader with Al Jardine in Perth. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n

During Jardine\u2019s visit, he stopped at Cottesloe Beach and after being in awe of WA\u2019s coastline, he decided to donate signed memorabilia to local ocean charities in support of fundraising efforts to protect the State\u2019s coast for future generations.<\/p>\n

The charities set to receive a donation are still being finalised.<\/p>\n

Jardine said that he had known Cottesloe since his Perth performance with the Beach Boys in 2004.<\/p>\n

\u201cCottesloe is a place I have known for many years. We had a memorable concert here back in 2004. Coming back today and spending time there again, I absolutely loved it,\u201d he said last Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe beach still feels pristine and full of natural beauty. There is a nice sense of calm and clarity you don\u2019t get many places, and you feel lucky just being there.<\/p>\n

\"AlCamera IconAl Jardine. Credit: BANG – Entertainment News<\/p>\n

\u201cI would hate to see a place like this damaged for future generations and I want people to keep being able to enjoy it the same way I have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jardine added that WA\u2019s coastline is \u201ctruly special\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, I could not stay for sunset this time but, boy, you have some magical sunsets with those orange skies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI loved spending time at Perth\u2019s beautiful beaches while I\u2019ve toured here. Having grown up by the California coast, I know how precious places like these are.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CarlCamera IconCarl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Brian Wilson. Credit: PA\/Alamy<\/p>\n

Jardine, best known as the band\u2019s rhythm guitarist and harmony vocalist, also spoke with Mr Cader in a World Ocean Day interview<\/a> where he discussed ocean conservation, the decline of the Great Barrier Reef and broader threats to coastlines in the US.<\/p>\n

The Beach Boys formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961 and are one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful bands of all time, selling more than 100 million records globally.<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s founding members consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and Jardine.<\/p>\n

Love and Jardine are the only surviving original members after Dennis drowned in 1983, Carl died of lung cancer in 1998 and Brian died in 2025 after respiratory arrest.<\/p>\n

Long-time member Bruce Johnston (who joined in 1965) retired from touring with the band this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Beach Boys\u2019 founding member Al Jardine loves Perth\u2019s \u201cbeautiful beaches\u201d so much he decided to donate signed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":773776,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,75,136,44,45],"class_list":["post-773775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-environment","tag-music","tag-news","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}