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Event: Over for 2010
Scores: Off
Webcast: Off
Congratulations to Burton Toyota Pro Winner Glenn Hall (Ireland) and winner of Newcastle Womens Pro Kirby Wright (Australia)
See you all in 2011 . . . |
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| LOCAL DATE | 09 Sep 2010 |
| LOCAL TIME | 04:03 pm |
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Russell Maloney takes out Employment Plus Indigenous Classic
Russell Maloney takes out Employment Plus Indigenous Classic
(Merewether, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 2 March, 2010)
Thirty-one-year-old Russell Maloney has won the Open Division of 2010 Employment Plus and Aboriginal Employment Opportunities Program Indigenous Classic.
With sponsorship assistance from the Nursing Group and Summit Care, the 2010 event attracted competitors from as far away as Victoria’s Jan Juc.
Maloney, a carpenter from North Entrance on the New South Wales Central Coast, is no stranger to securing the premium piece of silverware at what is now Surfest’s traditional first event.
“I’m not sure if it’s five or six times that I have won this event but I love it more every time,” Maloney said.
“It’s like a big family get together at Surfest with a really good vibe. You get to see some of the mob you only see once a year here,” the natural-footer said.
Maloney recently reignited his desire for professional competition and progressed through two heats at the WQS event at Burleigh Heads on Queensland’s Gold Coast last month.
“I’m surfing in the Burton Toyota Pro here next week and intend to do a few QS contests overseas this year,” Maloney said.
Another surfer who is accustomed to standing on the winner’s stage at the Indigenous Classic is Newcastle’s Ginaya Henare.
The 28-year-old from Shortland today claimed the women’s crown for the second year in a row.
The part-time lifeguard with Newcastle City Council said she was “a bit psyched-out” when eventual runner-up Seaneen Wallace from Cronulla made her way to the contest area.
“She upped the ante on this contest. Seaneen had a couple of boards and looked like she totally meant business and I thought ‘oh-oh’," Henare said.
But the self-described “Shorty-chick” didn’t need to worry about the Sydneysider just half her age. Henare was always dominant in the wind affected 1-1.5 metre waves on offer at Merewether beach.
"Dwayne Jefferson was making me a fish for the comp but it wasn't ready. I reckon that has turned out lucky cause it was good to be on a 6' 10" out there today," she said.
In the junior division, 13-year-old Joe Wallace from Caringbah in Sydney took the prize in a count back, edging out Nelson Bay’s Toby McGuire.
The first event of the 2010 Burton Toyota Surfest commenced with a welcome to country ceremony and competitors, spectators and officials were then welcomed by the Glendale High School Indigenous Dance Group.
Results of the 2010 Employment Plus and the Aboriginal Employment Opportunities Program Indigenous Classic
Open Division
1. Russell Maloney, age 31, North Entrance, NSW
2. Coby Nau, age 19, Woonona, NSW
3. Max Tatem, age 19, Forster, NSW
4. Scott Winch, age 37, Jan Juc, VIC
Women’s Division
1. Ginaya Henare, age 28, Shortland, NSW
2. Seaneen Wallace, age 14, Cronulla, NSW
3. Cyarn Garvey, age 15, Adamstown, NSW
4. Lilli Garvey, age 13, Adamstown, NSW tied with Rebecca Dargan, age 13, Toronto, NSW
Junior Division
1. Joe Wallace, age 13, Caringbah, NSW
2. Toby McGuire, age 16, Nelson Bay
3. Dylan Cummings, age 17, Noraville, NSW
4. Jake Dargan, age 16, Toronto, NSW
The 2010 Burton Toyota Surfest (March 2-14) is based at Merewether beach in Newcastle, New South Wales.
It has attracted more than 650 competitors from 12 different countries. The main event is the WQS 4-star $US85,000
Burton Toyota Pro.
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