Milla Coco Brown and Lucas Hickson Win 2026 Kim Burton Pro Junior
Via World Surf League MEREWETHER BEACH, Newcastle, NSW (Sunday, February 1, 2026) – Today, Milla Coco Brown (AUS) and Lucas Hickson (AUS) won the Kim Burton Pro Junior, the opening event of the 2026 season for the World Surf League (WSL) Australia/Oceania Junior Qualifying Series (JQS). Merewether Beach delivered fun surf in the two-to-three-foot range […]
Top Junior Talent Descends on Merewether for Season-Opening Kim Burton Pro Junior
Via World Surf League Competition gets underway tomorrow morning at Merewether Beach as the Kim Burton Pro Junior opens the new season of the World Surf League (WSL) Australia/Oceania Junior Qualifying Series (JQS). Over 80 of the region’s top 20-and-under surfers will contest the event, chasing valuable rankings points toward qualification for the 2026 WSL […]
Surfest kicks off 40th year celebrations with crowdfunded QS2000
Newcastle Beach will play host to some of Australia’s best surfers this weekend with the World Surf League QS 2000 Novotel Newcastle Beach Women’s Pro and Frame Promotional Products Men’s Pro kicking off a four-month long festival celebrating 40-years of Surfest. The Qualifying Series contest is the first of nine events on the 2025/26 program, […]
Hughie Vaughan and Stella Green Win The 2025 Newcastle Pro Junior
Via World Surf League Stella Green (AUS) and Hughie Vaughan (AUS) have claimed victories at the 2025 Newcastle Pro Junior, the second event of the World Surf League (WSL) Australia / Oceania Junior Qualifying Series (JQS). The pair overcame a huge field of the region’s best 20-and-under surfers, all searching for a spot at the WSL World […]
Stage Set For Newcastle Pro Junior to Kick Off on Saturday at Newcastle Beach
Via World Surf League NEWCASTLE BEACH, NSW / Australia (Friday, May 16, 2025) – The stage is set for the second event of the World Surf League (WSL) Australia / Oceania Junior Qualifying Series (JQS), the Newcastle Pro Junior, to kick off tomorrow morning at Newcastle Beach. The event has attracted over 90 of Australia and New […]
Julian Wilson and Jahly Stokes Win at EJE Men’s Pro & Genesis Health + Fitness Women’s Pro
Julian Wilson (AUS) and Jahly Stokes (AUS) have claimed victory at the EJE Men’s Pro and Genesis Health & Fitness Women’s Pro as part of Newcastle SURFEST. The World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 1,000 wrapped up today at Newcastle Beach in a super fun, clean surf in the two-to-three-foot range. Former Championship Tour […]
Crucial points on offer as Surfest returns to Newcastle Beach
Surfest will return to Newcastle Beach for the first time in almost two decades as part of a revamped crowdfunding campaign that saw 33 local businesses throw their support behind a World Surf League Qualifying Series 1000-point event. The EJE Men’s Pro and Genesis Health + Fitness Women’s Pro will get underway on Thursday at […]
Newcastle Beach to Host Qualifying Series 1000 Event This March
Genesis Health & Fitness Women’s Pro and EJE Men’s Pro to Run From March 13 – 15 as the Newcastle Business Community Continue Strong Support of Newcastle Surfest.
Iconic Newcastle Surfest Upgrades to WSL Challenger Series Event in 2025
Via World Surf League The World Surf League (WSL) is excited to announce Newcastle SURFEST will be the first event of the 2025 WSL Challenger Series, thanks to a new partnership between the WSL, City of Newcastle, and the Port of Newcastle. Over 120 of the world’s best up-and-coming surfers will descend on the iconic […]
Second Reflections Cadet Cup to feature as part of Surfest 2025
Media Release via Reflections Holidays The Reflections Cadet Cup is expanding in 2024, with adventure-driven holiday park group Reflections Holidays and surfing powerhouse Surfest confirming they will stage a second Cup at 9 Mile Beach at Tuncurry in December following the huge success of the inaugural cup. Reflections, the largest holiday group in NSW and […]
