Aussie CT Competitors Dominate Proceedings at Surfest
PICTURE: Julian Wilson (AUS) Pic by Paul Danovaro Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Competition continued today at the 35th annual Surfest Newcastle Pro and Doyle Partners Women’s Pro presented by Burton...
View ArticleTeams chase 100k target for Mark Hughes Foundation at Surfest
5 March 2020 SEVENTEEN teams featuring 85 surfers will be aiming to raise $100,000 at the Evolution Advisers Charity Cup on Friday at Dixon Park beach as part of the 35th Surfest Newcastle Australia....
View ArticleCrisp Conditions Sees the Bar Raised at the Surfest Newcastle Pro pres. by...
MEREWETHER BEACH, Newcastle NSW /AUS (Thursday, March 5, 2020) A drizzly day at Merewether Beach has brought with it light winds and great conditions for day four of the Surfest Newcastle Pro World...
View ArticleGround Breaking Performances Set Stage For Finals Weekend at Surfest...
IMAGE: Macy Callaghan (AUS) Pic by Paul Danvaro MEREWETHER BEACH, Newcastle NSW /AUS (Friday, March 6, 2020) – Merewether has once again turned on pristine conditions for the fifth day of competition...
View ArticleEvolution Advisors Charity Cup raise $65k for Mark Hughes Foundation at Surfest
OVER $65K has been raised for the Mark Hughes Foundation at the Evolution Advisors Charity Cup held as part of the 35th Surfest Newcastle Australia. That takes the total of funds raised by this unique...
View ArticleBronte Macaulay Wins 2020 Doyle Partners Women’s Pro QS5,000 at Surfest...
MEREWETHER BEACH, Newcastle NSW /AUS (Saturday, March 7, 2020) – Bronte Macaulay (AUS) has claimed victory at the Doyle Partners Women’s Pro, WSL Qualifying Series (QS) 5000 event as part of the 35th...
View ArticleWilson Takes Crown In New Home Town At Surfest Newcastle Pro
MEREWETHER NSW, March 8, 2020 It was happiness and heartbreak in Newcastle after a countback crowned Julian Wilson (AUS) Surfest Newcastle Pro QS5000 Champion over local Merewether surfer Ryan Callinan...
View ArticleSurfest 2021 update
After careful consideration of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers have reluctantly determined that Surfest Newcastle Australia will not run in February – March 2021. The major factor...
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John ‘Shmoo’ Shimooka funeral service
Friends of John Shimooka are invited to attend the streaming of his funeral at the Queens Wharf Hotel, Newcastle on Tuesday 1st December from 12.50pm -2.30pm The service will be live streamed at...
View ArticleChamps crowned at Sanbah Cadet Cup at Surfest 2022
(20 March 2022 – Merewether beach – Newcastle AUSTRALIA) AROUND 80 of the country’s best young surfers were in action over the weekend at the Sanbah Cadet Cup as part of this year’s Surfest. Events...
View ArticleChallenge Her Team’s Classic at Surfest 2022
MAROUBRA BEACH, NSW / AUS (Friday 25 March 2022) – Merewether will host over 100 women to kick off the Australian-first surf series, the Challenge Her Team’s Classic on Monday 28 March. The event...
View Article2022 Champs crowned at Wandiyali Indigenous Classic in Newcastle
(27 March 2022-Merewether beach- NEWCASTLE AUSTRALIA) FORMER World Surf League Championship Tour surfer Soli Bailey has won the open mens at the Wandiyali Indigenous Classic, while Central Coast...
View ArticleInaugural Challenge Her Team’s Classic Lights Up Surfest
OVER 100 women and girls took part in an Australian-first, all-ages, all-abilities mixed board event that ignited a new wave of not only women’s surfing, but women’s sport. The Challenge Her Team’s...
View ArticleWSL Qualifying Series Returns to Newcastle For Opening Day of 2022 Surfest
The World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) has returned to Merewether for the first time since 2020 for the opening day of the Newcastle Surfest QS 5000. Day 1 of competition saw Round 1 of...
View ArticleChampionship Tour Stars Take Over City of Newcastle Pro Day 2
A handful of World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) competitors have made cameo appearances today at Merewether Beach for Day 2 of the 2022 City of Newcastle pro presented by Burton Toyota...
View ArticleFreshwater boys and Tuggerah Lakes girls emerge victorious atSurfest High...
The NBSC Freshwater Senior Campus Boys team and the Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus girls rose above 18 other teams from NSW high schools at the Surfest Schools Team Challenge as...
View ArticleWhopping $29910 raised for Meg Purser’s Pathways Program
A WHOPPING $29,910 has been raised via a silent auction to raise funds for the Meg Purser’s Pathways Program to benefit local female surfers. Meg’s Program was established to honour the legacy of Meg...
View ArticleJackson Baker and Macy Callaghan Claim Victory at Newcastle Surfest WSL QS 5000
MEREWETHER, NEWCASTLE, NSW/AUS (Sunday, April 3 2022) – Jackson Baker and Macy Callaghan have claimed epic victories at the City of Newcastle Pro presented by Burton Automotive the crowdfunded AAP...
View ArticleSurfest’s Evolution Charity Cup raises over $50k for the Mark Hughes Foundation
THE Lake Mac City Lifeguard Team has taken out the 2022 Evolution Charity Cup supporting the Mark Hughes Foundation at Dixon Park beach – for the fourth successive year. This year’s event was delayed...
View ArticleSanbah Surf Shop World’s Biggest Demo Day
SURFEST sponsor Sanbah Surf Shop will host the “World’s Biggest Demo Day” at Bar Beach beach on Saturday 29th October from 8am until 2pm. And it’s all free! Sanbah brings the world’s best surfboard...
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