Go Big or Go Home: The 2022 Australian Open of Surfing Tour Announces New One-Wave Format
The Australian Open of Surfing (AOS) is back in 2022 to support Australia’s top athletes. The AOS is focused on providing a competitive platform for...
Behind the Lens with Shannon Hayes
Shannon is a 21-year-old photographer and videographer who calls Gold Coast home. At a young age, Shannon naturally found a love for the ocean and...
2022 Rip Curl Grom Search Series Confirmed
The Rip Curl GromSearch series is set to hit the water these September school holidays, giving junior surfers the opportunity to test their skills...
Board Talk with Dan Mann and Rob Machado of Firewire Surfboards
Words by Lucy Callister. Photos courtesy of Todd Glaser. After the recent devastating floods in Northern New South Wales and Southeast Queensland,...
Southern Cross University Crowned Champions of 2022 National UniSport Surfing Championships
After two days of competition, Southern Cross University (SCU) was crowned overall champions of the 2022 Nationals Surfing championships in small...
Champions crowned at the 2022 Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp presented by Kirra Surf
Queenslanders, Isla Huppatz (Burleigh Heads) and Landen Smales (Noosa Heads, QLD) have taken out the blue ribbon under 16...
Stage Set For Finals Day at 2022 Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp Presented by Kirra Surf
The Billabong Occy's Grom Comp presented by Kirra Surf is down to the pointy end of competition as the remaining surfers battled in the 3 - 4 ft fun...
Duranbah Pumps for Day Two of the Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp presented by Kirra Surf
After some wet and wild conditions yesterday, the sun showed itself for day two of the Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp presented by Kirra Surf for the...
Epic performances on day one of the Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp presented by Kirra Surf
The opening day of the 2022 Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp saw epic junior surfing at Duranbah (Dbah) Beach on the Gold Coast, in nice and clean 3ft...
SurfSUP Cairns: Come and Try!
CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND (Friday 1 July) – Surfing Queensland's latest stand-up-paddle (SUP) program is set to kick off on Friday 8 July at Ellis...
17th Annual Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp Presented by Kirra Surf Set To Kick Off This Weekend
Australia's best junior surfers are set to shine at the 2022 Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp presented by Kirra Surf, kicking off this weekend, Saturday...
Queensland Junior Surfing Champions Crowned at Coolum Beach
he winners of the 2022 Woolworths Queensland Junior Titles Event Two were crowned today as well as the Queensland State Junior Champions, in windy...
Queensland Grommet Champions Crowned at Duranbah Beach
The winners of the 2022 Woolworths Queensland Grommet Titles Event Two were crowned today as well as the Queensland State Grommet Champions, in...
Winners Crowned at Event One Woolworths Junior QLD Titles
The winners of the 2022 Woolworths Queensland Junior Titles Event One were crowned on Sunday the 5th of June in fun but deteriorating 2-foot waves...
Currimundi Pumps for Event One of the Woolworths QLD Grom Titles
SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Sunday 29 May 2022) – The winners of the 2022 Woolworths Queensland Grommet Titles Event One were decided today in...
Surfing Queensland Inducts Four New Life Members
Phyllis O'Donell, John Deane, Gail Austen and Glen Elliott officially become Surfing Queensland 'Life Members,' in recognition of their outstanding...
2022 Gold Coast Open: Queenslanders Sophie McCulloch and Chris Zaffis Victorious
The 2022 Gold Coast Open presented by Surfing Queensland concluded on Monday 2 May at Burleigh Heads, crowning Queenslanders Sophie...
Board Talk: Alex Crews of ACSOD (Alex Crews Shapes or Die)
If you're a surfer based on the Gold Coast, you've likely seen ACSOD boards under the feet of some of the best surfers in the world. ACSOD aka 'Alex...
2022 Queensland Surf Festival: 52 Queensland Champions Crowned on the Sunshine Coast
This week the 2022 Queensland Surf festival wrapped up at Coolum Beach on the Sunshine Coast. 52 Queensland champions were crowned across multiple...
Behind the Lens: Harrison Mark talks us through his five favourite photos
Growing up on the Sunshine Coast, naturally, Harrison Mark’s relationship with the ocean and photography began at an early age. Moving to Indonesia...
A day full of foamies, froth and non-stop fun at the Red Bull Foam Wreckers, Burleigh Heads!
The Red Bull Foam Wreckers was the first-of-its-kind event to be held on the Gold Coast, with traditional surf contest rules out the window. The...
A Ripper Finals Day for The 2021 Rip Curl GromSearch Sunshine Coast!
Finals day of the 2021 Rip Curl GromSearch Sunshine Coast wrapped up at Coolum Beach in 2-3ft punchy waves. The morning started with clean offshore...
Finals day of the Sunshine Coast Woolworths Surfer Groms Comp sets stars up for the National Final!
Finals day of the Sunshine Coast Woolworths Surfer Groms Comp has officially wrapped up, with the U14 winners set to prepare for...
The Woolworths Surfer Groms Comp Gold Coast wraps up in clean conditions at The Spit
Seven individual champions have been crowned at the Gold Coast leg of the 2021 Woolworths Surfer Grom Comps Series, which was held in peaky 2ft...
Ellia Smith and Nathan Hedge take out the 2021 Macro Mike Australian Open of Surfing Gold Coast Pro
Ellia Smith and Nathan Hedge have taken out the 2021 Macro Mike Australian Open of Surfing Gold Coast Pro at Miami Beach. Competitors were greeted...
Mia Huppatz and Marlon Harrison take out the 2021 Macro Mike Australian Open of Surfing Sunshine Coast Pro
Mia Huppatz and Marlon Harrison have taken out the 2021 Macro Mike Australian Open of Surfing Sunshine Coast Pro. Competitors were greeted with...
We’re getting close to the Macro Mike Australian Open of Surfing Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast events…..
It’s been a tough couple of years for competitive surfing, which is why we’re all looking forward to the Queensland leg of the Macro Mike Australian...
BOARD TALK with Jason Stevenson of JS Industries
JS Industries is a board shaper that requires no introduction. Jason Stevenson has been pumping out blades for world champions and some of the...
Behind The Lens with Sunshine Coast photographer Tracy Naughton who takes us through her five favourite shots
Tracy is an artist and photographer. While originally from New Zealand, she has called the Sunshine Coast home for almost twenty years. After years...
The 2021 Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp has been cancelled
Surfing Queensland and Billabong have made the unfortunate decision to cancel the 2021 Billabong Occy's Grom Comp. The decision is based on ongoing...
Three Sunshine Coasters crowned state champs at the Woolworths QLD Junior Titles at Tallebudgera Beach
The winners of the 2021 Woolworths Queensland Junior Titles - Event Two - were recently decided in clean, offshore conditions at Tallebudgera Beach...
The Australian Boardriders Battle QLD qualifier wraps up on the Gold Coast
Snapper Rocks Boardriders has taken out the first event of the 2021 Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle on the Gold Coast. Australia’s biggest...
Surfing Queensland COVID-19 update
Dear Clubs, Coaches and Surf Schools, The Queensland Government has announced some changes to COVID restrictions that affect community sport. From...
BOARD TALK w/ Thomas Bexon of Thomas Surfboards
If you're a surfer based in Queensland, you are more than likely well acquainted with Thomas Surfboards, the shaping Co based on the northern end of...
Behind The Lens (Part 2) with Gold Coast photographer Conrad Petzsch-Kunze (that’s right, Part 2)
Conrad Petzsch-Kunze sent us so many great photos in the previous Behind The Lens edition that we've decided to run a Part 2. Enjoy. JACK FREESTONE....
Surfing Queensland COVID-19 update
Dear members of the QLD surfing community, As you are likely aware, 11 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in South East Queensland recently came out of a...
Surfing Queensland partners with the Womens Surf Festival for the #U18QLDStyler2021 online surf comp
To all of our Queensland U18 surfer gals, listen up! To celebrate the upcoming Womens Surf Festival on the Gold Coast, Surfing Queensland has...
A passion of the great outdoors unites Surfing Queensland and QMS
When it comes to advertising, surfing isn’t a hard sell. Blue sky, rolling waves, beach and sun. It’s everything that’s good about the outdoors....
Woolworths QLD Grommet Titles wraps up at Coolum Beach with QLD team announced
Lucas Deffenti The winners of the 2021 Woolworths Queensland Grommet Titles - Event Two - were decided in clean, offshore conditions at Coolum...
All you need to know about Tokyo: bringing you up to speed on surfing’s Olympic debut
We’ve all been on the Olympic-train for some time now, but surfing’s integration into the Games has been a work-in-progress for much longer than...
Behind The Lens (Part 1) with Gold Coast photo dynamo Conrad Petzsch-Kunze who takes us through his five favourite photos
Conrad Petzsch-Kunze has always found photography to be the most challenging and rewarding artistic medium. He notes that unpredictable oceans and...
Macro Mike set to fuel the Australian Open of Surfing
Surfing Queensland has announced Macro Mike as the official partner of the Queensland leg of the 2021 Australian Open of Surfing. The Australian...
Behind The Lens: GC photographer Shayne Nienaber takes us behind-the-scenes of his five favourite surf shots
Shayne Nienaber is originally from Durban, South Africa, but made the move to Australia in search of a new life for his family. He settled on the...
Coolum Beach turns on a solid swell for the Woolworths QLD Junior Titles finals
SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Sunday 13 June 2021) – The winners of the 2021 Woolworths Queensland Junior Titles – Event One – were decided today in...
Sunshine Coasters win three out of four divisions of the Woolworths QLD Grom Titles in near-perfect conditions at Duranbah Beach
GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND (Sunday 6 June 2021) – Wow. What a day! The winners of the 2021 Woolworths Queensland Grommet Titles – Event One – were...
The Gold Coast Open x STAB Electric Acid Surfboard Test
Did you hear about, or even better - attend - the Gold Coast Open at Burleigh Heads? As the GCO wrapped for the day on the Sunday afternoon, a STAB...
A discussion with Gold Coast film dynamo Dan Scott on his latest movie/masterpiece, ‘Surfing’
View the trailer here We here at Surfing Queensland were able to catch Dan Scott's latest film 'Surfing' at the recent Gold Coast Open cinema...
Queenslanders Kobie Enright and Curtis Ewing win the 2021 Gold Coast Open in picture perfect conditions at Burleigh Point
BURLEIGH HEADS, QUEENSLAND Wow. What a long weekend. If you were one of the thousands of surf-crazed fans who lined Burleigh Point over the past few...
Big names and plenty more in store for the Gold Coast Open at Burleigh Heads, 1-3 May
GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND (Thursday 22 April 2021) – Queensland’s highest profile surfing event of 2021, the Gold Coast Open, is set to run at...
Behind The Lens: Kane Brown talks us through five of his favourite photos
Kane Brown is a twenty-six-year-old photographer who has been shooting for roughly ten years. He owes his style to the Sunshine Coast environment he...