Newcastle City Council Boardriders win Michilis SurfAid Cup Newcastle
Monday 24 February 2014: Newcastle City Council Boardriders have won the Michilis SurfAid Cup in half-metre (two foot) surf at Dixon Park, Newcastle, with 16 corporate teams raising $52,000 for humanitarian organisation SurfAid. Beilby Consulting won the fundraising trophy by collecting more than $7,000 and their East Coast manager, Ben Hainsworth, who is also a […]
Surfest 2014 Finals photo gallery by @throwingbuckets.com.au
Matt Banting, the exciting Port Macquarie/NSW 20-year-old took victory at the 6-Star ASP Qualifying Series Burton Toyota Pro
Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Sunday, February 23, 2014) Matt Banting, the exciting Port Macquarie/NSW 20-year-old took an excellent victory at the 6-Star ASP Qualifying Series Burton Toyota Pro in Newcastle Australia. Banting defeated veteran Australian surfer Nathan Hedge in the final. Ten minutes into the final Banting posted a decisive 9.33 excellent ride to take the lead […]
Malia Manuel (Hawaii/Kauai) today won the Hunter Ports Women’s Classic at Newcastle Surfest
Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Sunday, February 23, 2014) Malia Manuel (Hawaii/Kauai) today won the Hunter Ports Women’s Classic at Newcastle Surfest in Australia. In an all Hawaiian final Manuel defeated Alessa Quizon. The event is ASP 6 Star rated Qualifying Series and the win is an ideal preparation for Manuel who next week begins her Samsung Galaxy […]
Surfest Saturday photo gallery by @throwingbuckets.com.au
Performance Level Soars at Merewether Today As Surfest Gets Serious
Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Saturday, February 22, 2014) Surfest Newcastle ran through the longest day of competition for the week to take advantage of the clean and punchy three foot (1.5 meter) surf on offer. The morning saw two rounds of the ASP 6-Star Qualifying Series Burton Toyota Pro completed leaving just 16 surfers left in contention […]
Burton Toyota Pro round of 48 photo gallery by @throwingbuckets.com.au
Jake Sylvester (AUS/Newcastle) winning round 3 heat 6 with a powerhouse performance
Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Friday, February 21, 2014) Jake Sylvester (AUS/Newcastle) winning round 3 heat 6 with a powerhouse performance. Sylvester was cheered on by his local home crowd as he went to work and comprehensively defeated his opponents, Thiago Camarao (Brazil) and Kalani David (Hawaii). Headlining Newcastle Surfest are Gold Coast duo Joel Parkinson (Gold Coast, […]
Champs crowned at Newcastle NOW High Schools Team Challenge
Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Friday, February 20, 2014) MORE than 200 surfers from seventy-eight teams (each consisting of three competitors) from 29 New South Wales high schools – from Coffs Harbour to the north and Ulladulla to the south – enjoyed two days of surfing at The Cliff in a friendly yet ultra-competitive environment. Additionally, a team […]
$20,000 raised at the Shaw Gidley Charity breakfast hosted by Hunter Business Boardriders
Newcastle, NSW/Australia (Thursday, February 20, 2014) Now in it’s 5th year, Hunter Business Boardriders (HBB) was proud to once again present the 2014 Shaw Gidley Surfest Charity Breakfast where we presented a cheque for $20,000 to Warren Smith of Surfest. Held on Friday February 21 at Surfhouse, Merewether Beach this year’s event featured a unique […]
