for any worthwhile cause in the community, whether it was for sewage outfall protests or promoting the sport and charities to which she is close. She married Kirk Pengilly, a member of the Australian rock group INXS, in October 2010. They renewed their wedding vows in 2014 after Layne lost her wedding ring while surfing. Layne first met Kirk in 2002. Recognition Beachley received the Laureus World Alternative Sportsperson of the Year Award in 2004 and was named the Extreme Female Athlete of the Year as part of the Teen Choice Awards in 2005. She was inducted into both the Australian and US surfing halls of fame in 2006, and the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2011. In 2006, she was also inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame as that year's Woman of the Year; the Walk is in Huntington Beach, California. At the 2015 Australia Day Honours, Beachley was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the community through support for a range of charitable organisations, as a mentor for women in sport, and to surfing as a world champion competitor. She was also awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 for her back to back world titles in 1998 and 1999. References External links Aim for the Stars Foundation Interview of Layne by pro surfer Amee Donohoe 1972 births Living people World Surf League surfers Australian female surfers Laureus World Sports Awards winners Officers of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Sportswomen from New South Wales Sportspeople from Sydney