Landen Smales and Ziggy Mackenzie Win The Traeger Grills Pro Junior at Lennox Head

LENNOX HEAD, New South Wales (Tuesday, July 8, 2025) - Queenslanders Landen Smales and Ziggy Mackenzie have claimed victories at the 2025 Traeger Grills Pro Junior as part of...

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...

Queensland Grommet Champions Crowned on Gold Coast

GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND (SUNDAY, 22 JUNE 2025) – The final event of the 2025 Queensland Grommet Surfing...

Queensland Champions Crowned on the Sunshine Coast

SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Sunday, 15 June 2025) - Event Two of the Queensland Junior Titles wrapped up today at Sunshine Beach, where pristine two-foot waves set the stage for the crowning of the overall...

Surfing Queensland Appoints Luca Liussi to CEO role

Surfing Queensland is pleased to announce the appointment of Bond University’s Deputy Director of Sport, Luca Liussi, to the role of CEO to drive the future of the organisation and sport in the Sunshine State. A...

Queensland’s Top Grommets Battle for State Titles on the Sunshine Coast

SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Sunday, 1 June 2025) - Queensland's best grommet surfers brought the heat today for Event One of the 2025 Queensland Grommet Surfing Titles. The champions were decided in excellent...

Siblings Claim Queensland Longboard Titles at Queensland Surf Championships

SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Thursday, 29 May 2025) - The Queensland Surf Championships wrapped up today with an exciting final day of...

SUP Surfing Takes Over Ann Street for Queensland Surf Championships

SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND (Tuesday, 27 May 2025) - The weather was warm and the waves were clean for the...

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A tribute to John Smith Deane, 1929 – 2023

A tribute to John Smith Deane, 1929 – 2023

Words by Andrew McKinnon A founding father of Surfing Queensland and widely respected Coolangatta icon John Deane has sadly passed away at 93 years of age on Saturday night the 22nd of July. A builder by trade who...

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