Swell and Performance Levels On The Rise at Burton Automotive Pro at Surfest...
MEREWETHER, Newcastle, NSW/AUS (Thursday, February 19, 2015) – Newcastle continues to deliver at Surfest with clean pulsing 4 foot surf setting the platform for the competitors to put on a show. The...
View ArticleNarrabeen Sports High School and Northern Beaches Secondary College win New...
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...
View ArticlePumping 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...
View ArticleBurton 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...
View ArticleAlejo Muniz and Ellie Brooks Crowned Burton Automotive Champions at Surfest...
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...
View ArticleCity 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...
View ArticleSurfest 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...
View ArticleNewcastle 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...
View ArticleFirst 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...
View ArticleLovelock 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,...
View Articlenib 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...
View ArticleWilson and Fitzgibbons top seeds at Surfest 2016
(Newcastle, AUSTRALIA, 20 January 2015) WORLD number six Julian Wilson and women’s world number three Sally Fitzgibbons head a record field of 347 surfers from 22 countries vying for a start in the...
View ArticleMaitland Port Stephens Toyota Surfest Wildcard Trials 2016
Sunday January 31 2016 (Birubi Beach, Port Stephens NSW Australia) The 2016 Maitland and Port Stephens Toyota Surfest Trials were held today in very good offshore 1 metre waves on Birubi Beach, Port...
View ArticleLake Mac Festival of Surfing 2016 champions crowned
Sunday February 7 2016 (Redhead Beach, Redhead NSW Australia) The second year of the Lake Mac Festival of Surfing travelled from Redhead Beach, Redhead NSW to the southern edge of the Lake Macquarie...
View ArticleNorth Narrabeen Boardriders win the 2016 Orica Team Challenge
North Stockton, NSW, AUSTRALIA 14 February 2016 NORTH Narrabeen boardriders have backed up their Australian Boardriders Battle national championship by winning the Orica Team Challenge trophy at North...
View ArticleCoastalwatch joins Surfest 2016 as our official surf forecaster
Merewether, NSW, AUSTRALIA 15 February 2016 Surfest has partnered with Coastalwatch to bring the latest and most detailed up to date surf forecast to the festival. In this digital age of information at...
View ArticleBooming swell moves Wandiyali ATSI Indigenous Classic
(Merewether, NSW, AUSTRALIA 18 February 2016) A THREE metre southerly swell crashed into the Hunter coastline overnight, forcing organisers of the Wandiyali ATSI Indigenous Classic to move the richest...
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