Joel Vaughan and Ellie Harrison finish top at 2024 Surfest
Defending Surfest champ Joel Vaughan (AUS) and Ellie Harrison (AUS) claimed victory at the Burton Automotive Pro & Newcastle Racecourse Women’s Pro World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 5000, the co-sanctioned final event of the season for the Asia and Australia / Oceania QS regions.A stormy morning gave way to a stunning day as […]
Newcastle Grammar and Swansea High crowned champions at The Mutual Bank High School Team Challenge
NEWCASTLE Grammar (boys) and Swansea High (girls) have risen to the top at The Mutual Bank High School Team Challenge finals held at Nobbys beach as part of Surfest 2024. Newcastle Grammar 1 (Brin Valaire, Ocean Lancaster, and Lachlan Smith) rose to the top of the huge field of 56 teams (schools allowed multiple teams) […]
Culture takes centre stage at Surfest Indigenous Classic
RAINBOW Bay siblings Taj and Bodhi Simon were eyeing new surfboards with their $1200 cash prizes after claiming the open crowns at the Surfest Indigenous Classic at Merewether on Sunday following the weekend competition. Taj, 19, went back-to-back in the men’s division, earning an 8.0-point ride late in the final to leapfrog Finn Hill on […]
Evolution Charity Cup raises over $90k for Hope in a Suitcase as part of Surfest 2024
BUSINESS and financial experts Evolution Advisers have just held their eighth annual ‘Evolution Charity Cup’ as part of Surfest 2024, raising an incredible $92,000 for local charity,Hope In A Suitcase. This is the second consecutive year the charity was the nominated recipient of funds raised on the day. A whopping 24 teams surfed in the […]
Newcastle: For the food-obsessed
From yakitori to gelato, late nights in Newcastle are full of snack options. You can start the night with Ginger Meg’s which serves up dumplings and $12 cocktails (on Wednesdays and Thursdays). The dark and moody pan-Asian cocktail bar space has booths to cosy into, a great-value $60 set menu and Sunday lunch yum cha […]
Six age-group winners crowned at the 2024 Sanbah Cadet Cup supported by Ocean & Earth
SIX of the nation’s hottest surfing prospects were crowned across three age divisions at the 2024 Sanbah Cadet Cup supported by Ocean & Earth as part of the 2024 Surfest Newcastle Australia. Eighty-four young male and female athletes contested six divisions at Newcastle’s South Bar Beach. The contest was nationally ranked at 4500pts in the […]
Sierra Kerr and Jarvis Earle Win 2024 Burton Automotive Pro Junior
Sierra Kerr (AUS) and Jarvis Earle (AUS) have continued their incredible runs of form in 2024, claiming victory at the Burton Automotive Pro Junior, World Surf League (WSL) event. The pair overcame a massive field of over 90 of Australia’s best 20-and-under surfers in fun, 2-foot surf at Birubi Beach in Port Stephens. Sierra Kerr […]
Young stars to shine at Burton Automotive Pro Junior In Port Stephens
OVER 100 of the Australia/Oceania region’s best junior surfers will travel to PortStephens this week to compete in the Burton Automotive Pro Junior scheduled forBirubi beach on Saturday 24 February and Sunday 25 February. The Burton Automotive Pro Junior is a World Surf League (WSL) Junior QualifyingSeries (1000) event attracting young (20-years and under) talented […]
Wildcards dealt at Burton Automotive Wildcard Trials
THIRTY surfers contested the Burton Automotive Wildcard Trials at Birubi Beach in the Port Stephens Local Government Area on Saturday 17 February. On offer to winners of each age division (Open Mens, U/16 Boys, U/14 Boys, U/16 Girls) were free wildcard entries into the Sanbah Cadet Cup supported by Ocean and Earth at South Bar Beach slotted for Saturday 2nd […]
Newcastle: For the music fans
When the surfing stops, the music and dance scene thrives in the seaside city of Newcastle where gigs and parties are frequent and well-regarded. Palm Springs-style The Lucky Hotel is a legendary, classic-pub-dancing venue. On Fridays find live music pumping, and every Saturday there are DJs too. Plus, the outdoor courtyard is perfect for late-afternoon […]
