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 most of us realise. The Godfather of Surfing and Olympic swimming...

Conrad Petzsch-Kunze has always found photography to be the most challenging and rewarding artistic medium. He notes that unpredictable oceans and fluctuating conditions means that waiting for the right moment to...

Surfing Queensland has announced Macro Mike as the official partner of the Queensland leg of the 2021 Australian Open of Surfing. The Australian Open of Surfing is a series of events that will take place in the latter...

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 Gold Coast due to its similarity with Durban Beach and its wave-rich...

SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Sunday 13 June 2021) – The winners of the 2021 Woolworths Queensland Junior Titles – Event One – were decided today in solid conditions at Coolum Beach. Competitors were welcomed with a...

GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND (Sunday 6 June 2021) – Wow. What a day! The winners of the 2021 Woolworths Queensland Grommet Titles – Event One – were decided in near-perfect surfing conditions at Duranbah Beach. After an...

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 Electric Acid Surfboard Test took over the point for two hours. It was...

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 evening on Burleigh Hill. We were impressed, to say the least, and decided...

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 days, you must certainly agree. Where to begin. The first two days of...

GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND (Thursday 22 April 2021) – Queensland’s highest profile surfing event of 2021, the Gold Coast Open, is set to run at Burleigh Heads from 1-3 May. This year’s Gold Coast Open will include a...

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 has grown up in, and is especially drawn to the ocean's...

Emily Lethbridge, Bowie Pollard. Photo: Surfing Queensland | Mitchell Shepherd SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Sunday 28 March 2021) – The 2021 Volkswagen Queensland Surf Festival wrapped up today, finishing with...

Josh Constable. Photo: Surfing Queensland | Mitchell Shepherd SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Saturday 27 March 2021) – The 2021 Volkswagen Queensland Surf Festival longboard finals wrapped up today at Coolum Beach...

Luke Jackson. Photo: Surfing Queensland | Mitchell Shepherd Daniel Leyshon. Photo: Surfing Queensland | Mitchell Shepherd SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Thursday 25 March 2021) – The 2021 Volkswagen Queensland Surf...

Dimity Faulkner. Photo: Surfing Queensland | Mitchell Shepherd Keale Dorries and Brea Wright. Photo: Surfing Queensland | Mitchell Shepherd SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Wednesday 24 March 2021) – The 2021...

Trevor Tripcony. Photo: Surfing Queensland | Mitchell Shepherd Daniel Domrow. Photo: Surfing Queensland | Mitchell Shepherd SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Tuesday 23 March 2021) – The 2021 Volkswagen Queensland Surf...

Giorgia Lorentson. Photo: Surfing Queensland / Mitchell Shepherd Taj Stokes. Photo: Surfing Queensland / Mitchell Shepherd SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Sunday 21 March 2021) – The 2021 Volkswagen Queensland Surf...

GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND (Thursday 18 March 2021) – The 2021 Volkswagen Queensland Surf Festival is set to begin this weekend, kicking off nine days of surfing action at Coolum Beach between Saturday March 20 and Sunday...