The Australian Surfing Awards have been part of the nation’s surfing calendar for over 20 years now. Beginning as an offshoot of the Australian Surfing Hall Of Fame’s annual Induction, the Awards have ...

Surfing Australia recently announced that Chris Mater will be stepping down as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer. As of October 31, 2025, Mater will vacate the role. “I joined this ...

Andrew Stark’s impact on Surfing Australia was immediate when he was appointed its CEO. As Rabbit Bartholomew, Surfing Australia’s patron, summed it up, “Andrew’s come into the office and started ...

Ever since Polynesian pioneers took to the ocean on wooden rafts, people have been hooked on riding waves. Today, surfing is one of the world's fastest-growing sports and one of the latest additions ...

Surfing Australia has been awarded $1 million in federal funding for their “New Wave of Female Boardriders” project. The grant will be delivered over three years and aims to make surfing more ...

AUSTRALIA (Sky News Australia) — Australian surfer Blake Johnson broke the Guinness World Record on Friday, March 17 for the longest surf session. The Cronulla surf coach paddled out and caught more ...

A pod of dolphins took over the waves at Wategos Beach in Byron Bay, showing surfers and beachgoers how surfing is done in the animal kingdom. Surfers in Australia got an unexpected show by a pod of ...

Australian authorities have shut down a major international surfing event after recreational surfers were attacked by sharks near the site of the competition on the country's southwest coast. The ...

From the rooftop of Rip Curl's headquarters in Torquay on Australia's southern coast, Steve Kay squints into the scorching Victoria sun, surveying his surfing empire. Down below are signs for various ...