Our Team

As the name suggests, Homegrown Maniacs is crew dedicated to showcasing crazy people doing craxy things in their own backyard. HGM was founded in 1988 when surf photographer Leith "Holtzy" Holtzman began filming the relatively new sport of Freestyle Motocross (FMX). In 2007 HGM released their fourth FMX DVD titled "Homegrown Maniacs 4: The Curves of Mother Nature", which has gone on to be the best selling FMX film in Australia ever.

Launch Helmet Cams is proud to sponsor HGM as they usher in a new era with the release of HGMtv, a fresh take on the world of action sports tv shows. HGMtv is already set to be broadcast on Fuel TV in Australia and is expected to reach an international audience in 2009. With presenters such as big wave tow-in surfer Alex "Alfy" Cater and motocross madman Justin "Bushy" Bush, you know that this show is going to be the real deal.

Tanya Faux is a highly accomplished white water kayaker who excels in all facets of the sport. Whether it’s running class 5 rivers, dropping huge waterfalls or throwing down huge freestyle tricks, you can expect Tanya to be in the thick of it. Amongst her many accolades, Tanya was crowned the 2006 World Cup Freestyle Champion and the 2007 Everest Female Paddler of the Year.

In 2008 Tanya led the Waterfall Dreaming expedition into the unique and remote Kimberley region of Western Australia, exploring the uncharted water of the Moran and Mitchell Rivers. The Waterfall Dreaming project aims to increase awareness of the Save The Kimberley campaign. The Kimberley is one of the last regions of untouched beauty in the world and is under thrreat from industrial development due to the massive reserves of natural gas and oil in the area. Save the Kimberley is an independant awareness organisation established to educate the community about the threat to the unique wilderness areas in the Kimberley region of Australia. Save the Kimberley is not anti-development; they support appropriate development that looks after the people and the environment of the Kimberley region.