Make Waves to Mend Minds This April 

Make Waves to Mend Minds This April 

Caption: Gold Coast resident Nadia Melham will surf to raise money for mental health this April. Photo: Ripple Effect Foundation The Ripple Effect is inviting Australians to surf for 22 hours during April for the Ripple Effect Wave Challenge to help raise $2.2...
Julian Wilson and Jahly Stokes Win Newcastle SURFEST QS 1000 Event

Julian Wilson and Jahly Stokes Win Newcastle SURFEST QS 1000 Event

Caption: Newcastle SURFEST QS 1,000 finalists [L-R] Sarah Baum, Jahly Stokes, Julian Wilson, and Axel Curotta. Credit: WSL / Darren Anderson  Queenslanders Julian Wilson and Jahly Stokes have claimed victory at the EJE Men’s Pro and Genesis Health & Fitness...
Global Ocean Conservation Leaders to Gather for World Surfing Conservation Conference on the Gold Coast

Global Ocean Conservation Leaders to Gather for World Surfing Conservation Conference on the Gold Coast

Image: Burleigh’s Rico Haybittle at Kirra Tues 4th March during TC Alfred by Josh Bystrom Surfing Legend Rabbit Bartholomew welcomes Global leaders in Ocean Conservation to next year’s World Surfing Conservation Conference February 2026 at Gold Coast....
Remembering Surfing Queensland Life Member Tommy Peterson

Remembering Surfing Queensland Life Member Tommy Peterson

The surfing world is mourning the loss of Tommy Peterson, a beloved figure in the community.  In recognition of his exceptional contributions to the sport, Tommy Peterson was inducted as a Life Member of Surfing Queensland in 1987. His impact on the surfing...
Champions Rise on Finals Day at the Gold Coast Open

Champions Rise on Finals Day at the Gold Coast Open

Caption: Sophie McCulloch and Charli Hately at the presentation. Credit: Surfing Queensland GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND (Sunday 16 February 2025) – Sunshine Coast local and former Championship Tour surfer, Sophie McCulloch, has made a triumphant return, claiming...
Burleigh Heads Delivers for Day Two of the Gold Coast Open

Burleigh Heads Delivers for Day Two of the Gold Coast Open

Caption: Isla Huppatz going to the air. Credit: Surfing Queensland GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND (Saturday 15 February 2025) – The 2025 Gold Coast Open World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 1000 has seen a massive day of competition in clean 3-4ft waves, setting the...