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2020 Surfest Women’s Pro naming right partner to be announced Four-time world surfing champion and the inaugural Surfest Women’s Pro winner, Wendy Botha will be…

Surfest Women’s crowdfunding opportunities
FINAL CALL FOR SURFEST WOMENS CROWD FUNDERS The final 17 positions are available to local businesses and individuals to be part of the 2020 Surfest…

Jack McCoy and guests take to the stage at Wests for Talk Story
Jack McCoy will perform his Talk Story on Friday 28th June, 2019 in the Starlight Room at Wests, New Lambton with guest Mark Occhilupo. Tickets…

Sally Fitzgibbons and Alex Ribeiro Win 34th Annual Newcastle Surfest QS 6000
Merewether, NSW / AUS (Sunday, March 17, 2019) – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) and Alex Ribiero (BRA) have claimed victory at the 34th annual Newcastle Surfest,…

Wild Conditions Batter Newcastle Surfest On Day 6 of Competition
Picture: Isabella Nichols (AUS) Credit: © WSL / Tom Bennett Merewether, NSW /AUS (Saturday, March 16, 2019) – Surfers have battled rain and wind at…

Evolution Charity Cup hits $100k fundraising target at 2019 Surfest
IMAGE: Lake Mac City Council winning team with Tom Carroll PIC: Gary Luke Photography EVOLUTION Advisers Charity Cup has raised a whopping $100k for the…

Stage Set For Huge Weekend of Surf Action at Newcastle Surfest
Pictured: Reigning Surfest Winner Coco Ho (HAW) Credit: © WSL / Tom Bennett Merewether, NSW /AUS (Friday, March 15, 2019) – The stage has been…

Big Names Stumble At Burton Automotive Pro
IMAGE: Merewether’s Jackson Baker’s best WSL QS result to move into round of 24 in Burton Automotive Pro. PIC: Paul Danovaro Merewether, NSW /AUS (Thursday,…

Julian Wilson Leads The Pack On Day 3 Of Newcastle Surfest
IMAGE: Current World No.2 Julian Wilson was a standout on Day 3 of the Burton Automotive WSL QS6,000 as part of Newcastle Surfest. PIC: Gary…

Local businesses support 2019 Surfest Women’s Pro
IMAGE: Surfer Philippa Anderson by Martin Sully Design For the fourth year in a row the Surfest Women’s Pro has remained a special priority for…

Small Surf Continues at Merewether For Day Two of Newcastle Surfest
IMAGE: Sarah Baum (ZAF) PIC: Gary Luke Photographics Merewether, NSW /AUS (Tuesday, March 12, 2019) – Newcastle Surfest has seen another day of small waves…

Holmes Civil Developments Pro Celebrates New Surfest Women’s Trophy
Pictured: Philippa Anderson with artist Julie Squires and four-time World Surfing Champion Mark Richards. Credit: © WSL / Tom Bennett The Women’s QS6,000 as part…

WSL Qualifying Series Descends on 2019 Newcastle Surfest
Pictured: Flavio Nakagima (BRA) making light work of the small conditions on Day of the Burton Automotive Pro. Credit: © WSL / Tom Bennett Merewether,…

Liackman and Hurst win Sanbah Cadet Cup presented by The University of Newcastle at Surfest
Image: U16 Boys Sanbah Cup finalists. Pic: Paul Danovaro SURFERS Jordan Liackman (Caves Beach, NSW) and Charli Hurst (Port Kembla, NSW) pocketed a unique prize…

Stairmand and Lelior win Burton Automotive Pro International Trials at Surfest
Image: Billy Stairmand (NZ) Pic: Paul Danovaro (Dixon Park beach, Surfest Newcastle Australia, 10 March 2019) KIWI Billy Stairmand and Israel’s Anat Lelior have won…

Southern Cross win inaugural Westfield Kotara Uni Team Challenge
Pic by Paul Danovaro: Left to Right: Southern Cross Uni winners Jakob Dolan, Matty Job, Lloyd Mather and Anthony Williams. (Merewether beach, Newcastle Australia, 8…

Narrabeen Sports High and St Peters Catholic College win Go Kindy High School Team Challenge
Image: Gary Luke Image: Go Kindy High School Challenge winners with Go Kindy Early Education owners Chris and Rhonda Passfield (Merewether beach, Surfest Newcastle Australia,…

Molony makes it a dozen Wandiyali Indigenous Classic titles
Wandiyali Classic 2019 Open men’s finalist: Pic by Paul Danovaro (Merewether beach, Surfest Newcastle Australia, 3 March 2019) AUSTRALIA’s richest surfing contest for Indigenous surfers…

Frenchmans Boardriders claim 2019 crown at Orica Team Challenge
Frenchmans Boardriders Club: Winners of Surfest’s 2019 Orica Team Challenge. Pic by Paul Danovaro (Stockton beach, Surfest Newcastle Australia, 24 February 2019) FRENCHMANS Boardriders have…

Biggest ever field for Surfest’s 7th Orica Team Challenge
(Merewether, NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA, 21 February 2019) TWENTY-FOUR teams from 13 boardriding clubs will see more than 100 surfers converge on Stockton beach for the $10,000…

Merewether Surfboard Club win the nudie Australian Boardriders Battle
Caption: Merewether Surf Board Club President Jesse Adam – nudie Australian Boardriders Battle National Final. Credit: © WSL/Tom Bennett Newcastle, NSW / AUS (Sunday, February…