nib sponsorship secures Surfest’s 2016 pro junior event
Monday, 14 December, 2016 Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA Surfest 2016 will now feature a World Surfing League junior event following Hunter-based, nib health funds, naming rights sponsorship announced today at Merewether beach. The internationally recognised event, which has run for the last 23 years, was on the verge of being dropped from the […]
Lovelock Wins Hakstar Mattara Pro – World Surf League QS 1000
South Bar Beach, Newcastle NSW Australia Sunday, October 18, 2015 Dale Lovelock (Sunshine Coast, QLD/AUS) has claimed an emphatic win at the 54th Hakstar Mattara Pro over Jamie Skillin (Central Coast, NSW/AUS) to earn valuable World Surf League (WSL) QS 1,000 points. Competitors slugged it out in tricky 1 – 2 foot windswell that tested […]
First crowd funded pro-surfing event slotted for Surfest, Newcastle, Australia
Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA (Friday, 9 October, 2015) IN a world first, 73 contributions of at least $1650AUD by businesses in the Newcastle region have ensured the 2016 Surfest has crowd-surfed its way to securing many of the best female surfers on the planet. And that innovative approach today saw Taggart Business Advisors win the naming rights […]
Newcastle business stands up for women’s professional surfing
Surfest are excited to give an update of our historic Crowd Funding Campaign for the Women’s 6 star event for Surfest 2016. There is now a commitment for more than three quarters of the 73 sponsorships that are available. Surfest organisers and supporters have been overwhelmed by this response. Although it is not a surprise as Hunter businesses have been […]
Surfest Women’s Classic crowd funding campaign passes halfway mark
Surfest is one of premium events on Newcastle’s event calendar generating significant national and international exposure via traditional, digital and social media. Last year Surfest’s Facebook page alone achieved close to 1 million impressions from 286,675 users! Colin Law from the Commonwealth Bank approached Surfest after this years event to develop a plan to raise […]
City of Newcastle Team Wins the SURFAID Cup for a second time.
MEREWETHER BEACH, NSW, Australia – February 20, 2015 For a second year in a row, the Newcastle City Council Boardriders have won the SurfAid Cup. Held at Merewether Beach, Newcastle, with 14 corporate teams raising $40,000 for humanitarian organisation SurfAid. KCE won the SurfAid Cup fundraising trophy. The team of Chris Cashman, Troy Gould, Joe […]
Alejo Muniz and Ellie Brooks Crowned Burton Automotive Champions at Surfest Newcastle
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/AUS (Sunday, February 22, 2015) – After weeks of surfing in various divisions the 30th Anniversary of Surfest wrapped up with Alejo Muniz (BRA) taking out the Burton Automotive Pro and Ellie Brooks (QLD/AUS) taking top honours in the Burton Automotive Women’s Classic. The World Surf League (WSL) QS6000 (Qualifying Series) men’s and […]
Burton Automotive Pro Builds Towards Business End at Surfest Newcastle
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/AUS (Saturday, February 21, 2015) – Quarterfinalists were decided in the World Surf League (WSL) QS6000 (Qualifying Series) men’s Burton Automotive Pro while the two Finalists were locked in for the Burton Automotive Women’s Classic. Newcastle once again delivered epic conditions with surf in the 4 – 6 foot range. 2012 World Champion […]
Pumping Waves, High Scores at Burton Automotive Pro
MERERWETHER, NSW, AUSTRALIA – Thursday, February 19, 2015 A field that started with 144 surfers has been reduced to just 16 at the World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series men’s Burton Automotive Pro QS6000 – the Burton Automotive Women’s Classic was off for the day. The athletes were treated to 4-to-6 foot clean peaks producing […]
Narrabeen Sports High School and Northern Beaches Secondary College win New South Wales’ largest highest school surfing event
Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA (Friday, February 20, 2015) AROUND 240 stoked young surfers from 29 New South Wales’ high schools swarmed on breaks at south Bar Beach and Merewether beach over the past two days for Surfest’s annual high schools challenge sponsored by Burton Automotive. From Coffs Harbour to Illawarra – and with […]
