Occy’s Grom Comp Champions Rise in Perfect Conditions at Snapper Rocks

GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND (Tuesday 1 July, 2025) – The 20th annual Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp covered by Sun Bum wrapped up today in pumping 5ft+ waves at Snapper Rocks,...

Occy’s Grom Comp Stage Set for Finals Day in All-Time Conditions at Snapper Rocks

GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND (Monday 30 June, 2025) – Finals Day is officially locked in at the Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp covered by Sun Bum, with Snapper Rocks turning on...

Snapper Rocks Lights Up for Day One of Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp covered by Sun Bum

GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND (Friday 27 June, 2025) – The iconic Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp covered by Sun Bum has officially kicked off at Snapper Rocks, celebrating its 20th...

Snapper Rocks Set to Host 20th Annual Billabong Occy’s Grom Comp covered by Sun Bum

GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND (Thursday 26 June, 2025) – The internationally celebrated Billabong Occy's Grom Comp covered by Sun Bum returns to the world-class waves of...

Tappa and Porto Named Newest Life Members

Caption: Left: Tappa | Top Right: Tappa & Travis Fimmel | Bottom Right: Porto & Leigh Sedley Congratulations to Surfing Queensland's newest Life Members, Terry "Tappa"...

Shortboard Masters and Kneeboard Champions Crowned on Sunshine Coast

SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Monday, 26 May 2025) - Ann St, Currimundi facilitated a surfing...

Shortboard Open Winners Decided at the Queensland Surf Championships

SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Saturday, 24 May 2025) - Sarah Young and Tim...

Liz Cantor Appointed to the Board of Surfing Queensland

Surfing Queensland is proud to announce the appointment of TV presenter and former competitive surfer Liz Cantor to its Board of Directors. A trailblazer both in and out of the water, Liz brings a lifetime of...

Remembering Graham “Blackie” Black

Graham Black aka Blackie 1948 – 2025. Written by Andrew McKinnon Affectionately known as Blackie, the long legged smooth goofy footer from the southern end of the Gold Coast is one of Coolangatta’s greatest surfing...

WSL Championship Tour to Land on Burleigh Heads for Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro pres. by GWM

BURLEIGH HEADS, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (Wednesday, April 30, 2025) - Less than a week after the completion of competition at Bells Beach, the 2025 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) will now head...

Bella Rings the Bell – Isabella Nichols Calls Bells Beach Win the ‘Best Day of Her Life’ 

Isabella Nichols Celebrates ‘Best Day of Her Life’ at Bells Beach Less than two weeks after finishing runner-up at the Surf City El Salvador Pro,...

Champions Crowned at Parko’s Junior Pro pres. by Campbell Construction Co

SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Wednesday, 9 April 2025) – Finals Day at Moffat Beach saw the juniors...

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Surfing Queensland COVID-19 update

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 4pm AEST Friday 20 August 2021 restrictions will ease in these Local...

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BOARD TALK w/ Thomas Bexon of Thomas Surfboards

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 the Sunshine Coast that produces some astounding modern surf craft....

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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 week-long lockdown on Sunday August 8. Despite this, a number of...

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