International field set for Hunter Business Boardriders Pro Junior at Surfest, Newcastle, Australia
Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Thursday, 13 February, 2014 THE FOUR finalists in last year’s Surfing Australia U/18 surf titles will meet again at Merewether over the next three days at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 1-Star Hunter Business Boardriders Pro Junior. Following last December’s epic battle for the junior crown at Gerringong, Fraser Dovell (Avalon, […]
Biggest field ever for Sanbah Cadet Cup
Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Thursday 13 February 2014 THE SANBAH Cadet Cup has attracted the biggest field ever with 36 male surfers lining up for both the U/14 and U/16 divisions. This year the field includes five Japanese surfers and the race for the total purse of $3000 will be tougher than ever. Promising youngster Takuto […]
Dalton Lawyers again back U/16 girls at Newcastle Surfest Australia
Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Thursday 13 February 2014. FOLLOWING on from the huge success of the inaugural 2013 contest for girls aged 16-and-under at Surfest, Newcastle legal firm Dalton Lawyers has again backed young female surfers. On the back of recent phenomenal competitive success of female Aussie surfers – including five-time world champ Stephanie Gilmore, current […]
Free 999 Newcastle Bus to Surfest Feb 15-16 and Feb 21-23 timetable
SURFEST FREE BUS 999 SHUTTLE TIMETABLE NEWCASTLE STATION 9.10 9.50 10.30 11.10 11.50 12.30 13.10 13.50 14.30 15.10 15.50 16.30 MEREWETHER BEACH 9.28 10.08 10.48 11.28 12.08 12.48 13.28 14.08 14.48 15.28 16.08 16.48 NEWCASTLE STATION 9.45 10.25 11.05 11.45 12.25 13.05 13.45 14.25 15.05 15.45 16.25 17.05
Sanbah Cadet Cup Feb 14-16 South Bar Beach – Heat Draw
Wandiyali Indigenous Classic doubles purse at Surfest, Newcastle Australia
Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Tuesday 11 February 2014. THE WINNER of the 2014 Wandiyali Indigenous Classic event for men will pocket a whopping $2000 – more than double the purse of previous years. “That’s alright for sure, I’d be keen for that,” said Russell Molony, the Central Coast carpenter who seems to have a vice-like grip […]
Surfest set to deliver for juniors
Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Tuesday 11 February 2014. THE 29th Surfest promises to deliver some of the best junior surfing action on the planet. Besides the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) marquee 6-Star events – the Burton Toyota Pro and the Hunter Port Women’s Classic – highly competitive and grassroots surfing for juniors remains a high […]
Surfers from Vanuatu return to Surfest to compete in Newcastle NOW High School Challenge
Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Monday 10 February 2014. We are very pleased to announce that a team of five young surfers from Vanuatu will compete in the Newcastle NOW High School Team Challenge as part of Surfest. This is the second year that Jirsch Sutherland has worked with the Vanuatu Surfing Association to enable these young […]
James McMorland and Sarah Phelan dealt wildcards at Port Stephens Toyota Trials
MORE than 50 local surfers donned competitor singlets at Burubi beach on Sunday and vied for a coveted wildcard into Surfest’s biggest events that attract many of the world’s best surfers. Surfers were contesting for wildcards in the Burton Toyota Pro, the Hunter Ports Women’s Classic and the Hunter Business Board Riders Pro Junior, while […]
By Popular Demand – Second Encore of the ASMF Show at Lizottes Newcastle – 50 Tickets Left
By popular demand there will be a second encore of the ASMF Show at Lizottes Newcastle – only 50 tickets left! The Australian Surf Movie Festival – Tim Bonython’s independent surf movie tour initiative is back in Newcastle with an Encore performance of the AMAYSIM AUSTRALIAN SURF MOVIE FESTIVAL. Lizottes, Newcastle Tuesday, 18 February 2014 […]