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Ray Moon is training up to 2.5 hrs a day for his fifth show; the NABBA Victorian Championship to be held on September 14.
He has already won four Victorian and Australian bodybuilding over 70 divisions.

 
He has had polio, open heart surgery, suffered a cardiac arrest, two minor strokes, prostate problem, was pronounced clinically dead [...]

Australian media is reporting today that over 150 bottles of steroids disguised as sex lubricants, specifically “gay lube oil” have been seized by Australian customs.

Customs officials made the seizures in raids in Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia since the beginning of this year as part of a lengthy national investigation.
The [...]

We realize this may comes across as extremely biased on our part as it is an Australian Pro – but in our opinion Luke Wood is simply the clear cut winner of these posedowns.
Click on images to enlarge:

No, this photo is not a photoshop, it is the real thing.
Cathie Jung is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as having the world’s smallest waist – at only 15inches /38 cm circumference – the size of a CD.
She did this through some method of ‘corset training’, where she practically never removes the [...]

This video is [in our opinion] melodramatic news coverage of Maughan, complete with dramatic theme music. At one point this notable statement was made “is it bodybuilding, is it art or is it pornography”. Coverage then extends to Richard Sandrak, the American child bodybuilder.

Eight time Mr Olympia Ronnie Coleman filed a lawsuit in late July at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, California against the American based Golds Gym chain.
Coleman claims Gold’s used a photo/poster of him for marketing purposes and is suing for misappropriation of image, invasion of privacy and unjust enrichment. He is seeking unspecified damages [...]

New Zealander IFBB pro bodybuilder Justin Rys has just been released from prison after serving 2 ½ years for importation of the drug ‘fantasy’.
Initially he was jailed for 10½ years which was reduced on appeal. The court was told he had a severe heart condition and a mental disorder called megarexia that meant despite his [...]

Just a couple of photos showing Aussie IFBB pro Lee Priest’s new car. Lee just signed a contract with Australian supplement company Body Ripped and the car was part of his contract and is customized with Body Ripped graphics. Click on images to enlarge.

The International Herald Tribune reports on July 22:
“The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority said Tuesday that the International Natural Bodybuilding Association had imposed a two-year doping ban on Storm De Smeth.
Bodybuilder De Smeth tested positive to presence of cannabis in an in-competition sample collected by ASADA at the Australian Physique titles held in Canberra on Oct. [...]

We heard from a very reliable source that top ranking Aussie IFBB pro Lee Priest will be skipping prior shows and will make his comeback to the IFBB pro stage on Australian soil at the 2009 Australian Grand Prix.
 
Australia’s top pro has not been seen onstage for some while as he was suspended from the [...]

10 year old Maughan Wellham’s decision to enter a bodybuilding competition has caused a high level of interest as days later the media continues to discuss it. Featured on television shows, radio and print media within Australia for the past few days the story has now passed the oceans and attracted small levels of international [...]

From the Sydney Morning Herald, July 2008:

Ryan Laos has created history by becoming the first Australian body-builder to win the Mr World title. [Aus-bb.com note: ANB sent a team to the WNSO/FAME Champs]
Laos took out the gold medal in the under 90kilograms division and was rated the overall natural champion at last month’s tournament in [...]