ANNUAL REPORT 2018/ 2019
ABOUT SURFING NSW Surfing NSW, established in 1963, is the largest and longest running of the recognised state bodies for the sport of surfing in Australia. In conjunction with nine regional associations, Surfing NSW is responsible for managing events, programs and education across the state from grassroots level events through to international professional events such as the Vissla NSW Pro Surf Series (WSL QS1000 series), Port Stephens Toyota Pro (women’s QS6000 and men’s QS1000) and the Vissla Sydney Surf Pro (men’s and women’s WSL QS6000).
SURFING NSW CEO LUKE MADDEN
It has been a year of solid growth for surfing across the NSW coastline. The athlete and events pathway has continued to strengthen while adding some new projects, programs and partners to Surfing NSW. The two major new events being the Port Stephens Toyota Pro and the Vissla Sydney Surf Pro. Both events were launched and successfully executed in a record time frame in conjunction with the WSL, Destination NSW and council partners. Financially, the organisation sits in a positive position with a great result in FY18 and continued solid investment into programs, development pathways, resources and key event upgrades. The entire Surfing NSW staff, board of directors as well as regions, clubs, coaches and surf schools have worked tirelessly to achieve such great results together for the sport in our state. From our participation, community and education department, our team has yet again facilitated affiliation of over 120 Boardrider Clubs, 50 Surf Schools as well as accredited over 200 level 1 surf Coaches, 30 judges and 1000 surfers rescue 24/7 participants over the past 12 months. We have successfully renewed the Surfers Rescue 24/7 funding again for 2018 and 2019 to roll our the program which provides free CPR and board rescue techniques which in turn has resulted in increased water safety for all NSW beaches. Across our high performance and athlete development department we saw great results across all disciplines including shortboard, longboard, stand-up paddleboard surfing and racing, bodyboard and kneeboard at the Australian Title level. With a focus on the far NSW south coast – through the Office of Sport partnership and the south east regional Academy of Sport - we have seen performance levels dramatically rise as well as participation at higher levels. Our team recently has also signed an important partnership with the Sports High Schools of NSW promoting surfing further into the education department. Our events department continued to deliver over 45 events - through all discpilnes of surfing at a regional, state, national through to professional WSL level - in conjunction with Surfing Australia and WSL. In addition there was also over 50 other affiliated community and regional based surfing events run in NSW. A special mention to the voluntary Board of Surfing NSW chaired by John O’Neill and to our committed and dedicated team of staff for their efforts to ensure that we deliver on our purpose at Surfing NSW.
SURFING NSW CHAIRMAN JOHN O’NEILL
It’s been a great year for our organisation, as shown by our results. Our mindset continues to be firmly about creating opportunities for the surfing community both in our state and right across Australia. We are clear about what we value: our environment, surfing’s history and our unique culture. Within our regional and national network of surfing organisations, we are continually asking: How can all boats float on a rising tide? We brokered a partnership with AirAsia for surfing in Australia, bringing together the World Surf League, Surfing Australia, and ALL the surfing States (Qld, Vic, SA, WA, Tasmania and, of course, NSW). This was our philosophy in action. We are also looking to grow the significance of our sport within Australian society, including by working with the NSW Government and the Surf Life Saving movement to train surfers to save lives and make our beaches safer. We are focused on the importance of protecting and defending the authenticity of the surf culture. And we know to continue to be successful we need to maintain the support and respect of the regional and local communities who host us and our events, including local indigenous peoples. We can all see that women surfers are ripping and we want to create more and more opportunities for women in and around our sport. More broadly, we want to create opportunities not just for surfing professionals but for everyone interested in positively engaging with the surf lifestyle, including by creating jobs, internships and volunteer roles. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, where surfing will be contested for the first time, and new Wave Pool technologies will make us better known and more relevant to many, many more people. We are building for the future by better engaging fans, recreational surfers and even just the “curious” in our events and programs. At the same time, we are celebrating and reinforcing our role and contribution to the Australian way of life. My thanks to the incredibly hard working crew at Surfing NSW, my fellow directors and all our regions for all you continue to do to make this possible.
Chairman: John O’Neill
Deputy Chairman: Harry Hodge
Executive Director: Mark Windon OAM
Lyndel Gray
Jen Dalitz
Professor Paul Chandler
Sally Fitzgibbons
David Gyngell
Mike Baird
Chairman: John O’Neill • Managing Director - Komosion • Former CEO - Tourism NSW • Ticketing Communications Manager, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games • Non-executive Director at Adopt Change Deputy Chairman: Harry Hodge • Director - SurfAid International • Founder and Chairman - Emeritus, Quiksilver Europe Executive Director: Mark Windon OAM • Former Surfing NSW CEO and Surfing NSW Life Member • Former Director Surfing Southern Beaches & Life Member • Founder of Southend Boardriders at Maroubra & Life Member • Advisory board NSW Water Safety Council Board Members: Lyndel Gray • CEO at Caravan and Camping Industry Association NSW • Advisory Board Member of the Tourism Advisory Council NSW • Former Board Member of Tourism NT • Former Executive Director of Tourism at Destination NSW • Former Executive Director and General Manager at Tourism NSW Professor Paul Chandler • Former Australian Research Council Fellow - University of NSW • Former Dean of Education - University of Wollongong UOW • Pro Vice-Chancellor (Inclusion and Outreach) - UOW • Jen Dalitz • CPA and CA qualified finance professional • Management consultant with experience in top-tier global firms • CEO of Women in Banking & Finance • Ambassadors Sally Fitzgibbons • World Championship Tour surfer • Media personality Patrons: Mike Baird • Former NSW Treasurer • Former NSW Premier David Gyngell • Managing Director Gyngell Media • Former CEO of the Nine Network Australia • Former Surfing NSW Chairman • Surfing NSW Life Member
SURFING NSW STAFF
Luke Madden – CEO Luke has been with Surfing NSW for over nine years in all aspects of operations from event management, coaching and judging management, sports development and delivering the events he once competed in. Luke is onsite at a lot of Surfing NSW events from micro-grom to World Tour level, ensuring Surfing NSW’s high standard continues to grow. Madden took over as Surfing NSW CEO in mid-2016, replacing longstanding CEO Mark Windon OAM. John Shimooka - General Manager John “Shmoo” Shimooka enjoyed a long and fruitful career as a professional surfer through the 80s and 90s, claiming multiple event wins. Since the late 90s, Shimooka has held various management roles for renowned surf labels such as Oakley and Quiksilver and more recently managed an array of athletes such as Jordy Smith, Sunny Garcia, Craig Anderson and Laura Enever. Shmoo joined the Surfing NSW team midway through 2016 - after a lengthy stint at Boost Mobile. Ethan Smith - Media and Communications Manager Ethan began working with Waves Magazine as a 19-year old in 2004 and was Editor when he left in June of 2012. Over the years he’s documented stories across the world for sports titles including: Waves, Tracks, Japanese Surfing Life, Wavelength and Inside Sport. Ethan joined Surfing NSW in September 2012 and currently handles all of Surfing NSW’s media and communications. Adam Huban - Event Manager Adam joined the team at Surfing NSW in 2016. He has completed a Business Degree majoring in Marketing and Sports Management including an internship with Gemba (Sports Marketing Agency). Previously, Adam was a senior surf instructor for five years at ‘Lets Go Surfing’. He currently manages the Surfing NSW calendar and organises the numerous schedule of events. Claire Ellem - Executive Assistant Claire’s love of the water began at a young age and led her to surfing in her early teens. While completing her Bachelor of Management in Sport and Exercise at UTS, Sydney she volunteered as an intern at Surfing NSW. Since 2014 she has assisted in all areas of the organisation from event onsite roles to business operations and is currently in the Sport Development and PA role. Claire has a passion for teaching water sports, is a qualified swimming and surfing instructor and an avid supporter of promoting a healthy and active lifestyle.
Grace Bambridge - Marketing and Partnerships Coordinator An avid lover of all things water and sport, learning to surf at a young age. Grace has competed in many sports from surfing to football and everything in between. After completing her Bachelor of Communications degree in 2017, Grace has joined our team to combine her passion and expertise in sports, marketing and events. Ben Hill - Office and Education Coordinator Ben started as an intern with Surfing NSW in 2016 while completing his Diploma of Event Management. Growing up on the south coast, Ben is a huge lover of everything to do with the ocean and is passionate about ocean conservation. Ben left the Navy to be involved in the wonderful world of events and has jumped into event and office administrator and site manager roles. Brittani Nicholl - Office and Education Coordinator Britt is the newest member of our team, jumping into the Office and Education Coordinator role in 2018. As a former junior competitor Britt has come up through the pathway to compete at the ISA World Championships, as well as the WSL QS. Britt has assisted in many roles within the organisation - she is a commentator at our events and has worked in the high-performance realm. Mat Hodge - Reports and Partnerships Mat was born in the south of France surrounded by surfing and snowboarding. After completing as bachelor’s degree in marketing he migrated around various industries but eventually gravitated toward Surfing NSW. Mat now works in the role of Partnerships and Data collection working alongside other team members on reporting and sponsor proposals. Tatjana Lovelady - Financial Controller Tatjana spent much of her career with the Big Four accounting firms, both locally and internationally, involved in audit, consulting and corporate finance working with blue chip companies across a diverse range of industries. She has also held lecturing positions at the University of Sydney and UNSW at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Matt Anlezark - Events and Office Admin Matt started working on Surfing NSW events in 2017, where he worked in a number of roles, ranging from work crew to computer operator. Prior to this he worked for Surfing South Australia starting with them in 2013. Over his time at Surfing SA he managed their surf school and various events. While working there he also competed an Advanced Diploma in events.
SUCCESS AMATUER
PROFESSIONAL
2018 Australian Champions Longboard Open Men - Declan Wyton Open Women - Tully White Over-40 Men - Ben Dickens Over-60 Men - Tony Abood Over-65 Men - Daniel Bond Over-70 Men - Daniel Bond
2017 WSL World Champion Tyler Wright
Logger Over-40 Men - Ben Dickens
Women Tyler Wright Sally Fitzgibbons Steph Gilmore Macy Callaghan (wildcard)
Bodyboard Open Men - Nathan Wilson Open Women - Millie Chalker Over-35 Men - Wade Boree Dropknee - Zachary Armytage Shortboard Over-35 Men - Mitchell Dawkins Over-35 Women - Amee Donohoe Over-40 Men - Jay Phillips Over-50 Men - Rod Baldwin Over-55 Men - Rod Baldwin SUP
2017 Australian Junior Champions Under-16 Boys - Grayson Hinrichs Under-16 Girls - Molly Picklum Under-14 Boys - Jarvis Earle 2018 Vissla ISA World Junior Champions Under-16 Boys - Grayson Hinrichs
2017 Rookie Of The Year Connor O’Leary NSW surfers currently competing on the WSL Championship Tour
Men Owen Wright Matt Wilkinson Adrian Buchan Wade Carmichael Mikey Wright (wildcard) Connor O’Leary World Masters Champions Women - Layne Beachley Grand Masters - Rob Bain
VISSLA SYDNEY SURF PRO
Dates: Feb 24 - March 4, 2018 Location: Manly Beach, NSW Competitors: 369 competitors across WQS and Pro Junior divisions. Countries represented: Australia, Brazil, USA, New Zealand, Japan, Portgual, South Africa, Peru, France, Spain, Costa Rica, Tahiti, Ecuador, Barbados, Basque Country, Germany, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Italy, Indonesia, Morocco, Uruguay and Chile. Webcast numbers: 4.1 million views, generating an estimated $1.2 million dollars value. Champions: Deivid Silva (Brazil) and Nikki Van DIjk (Phillip Island, Vic) - QS 6000. Caleb Tancred (Avoca, NSW) and Sophia Fulton (Mollymook, NSW) - Pro Junior
New South Wales remained one of the strongest legs in professional surfing with the Vissla Sydney Surf Pro, World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) event taking place at Manly in early 2018. With 6,000 QS points up for grabs, some of the world’s best surfers attended as they looked to kick off their 2018 campaign in style. In addition to the QS components of the Vissla Sydney Surf Pro, a WSL sanctioned Pro Junior event also took place on the opening weekend of the 24 – 25 February. The Vissla Sydney Surf Pro provided a climactic end to a packed summer of surf in NSW, which began with the World Junior Championship, before going into the Rip Curl GromSearch National Final, The VIssla NSW Pro Surf Series, The nudie Australian Boardriders Battle Final and the Burton Automotive Pro.
PORT STEPHENS TOYOTA NSW PRO 2017 Dates: November 2 - November 5, 2017 Location: Birubi Beach and One Mile Beach, NSW Competitors: 271 competitors across WQS and cadet cup divisions. Countries represented: Australia, Brazil, USA, New Zealand, Japan, Portgual, South Africa, Peru, France, Spain, Costa Rica, Tahiti, Ecuador, Barbados, Basque Country, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Italy, Indonesia, Morocco and Chile. Webcast numbers: 60,000 over three day broadcast. Champions: Johanne Defay (France) and Liam O’Brien (Burleigh, Qld) - QS divisions After successfully running the final women’s QS6,000 event of the 2016 season at Cronulla, it was an obvious decision to keep the event based in New South Wales. Collaborating with WSL, Destination NSW and Port Stephens Council, the Surfing NSW team knew the Birubi Beach at Port Stephens would be the ideal location to decide the qualifiers for the 2018 CT. With the same amount of points on offer, some of the world’s best female surfers were on hand trying to consolidate themselves a spot on the 2018 elite Championship Tour (CT).
2018 Dates: November 3 - November 13, 2018 Location: Birubi Beach, NSW Competitors: 238 competitors across WQS and cadet cup divisions. Countries represented: Australia, Brazil, USA, New Zealand, Japan, Portgual, South Africa, Peru, France, Spain, Costa Rica, Tahiti, Ecuador, Barbados, Basque Country, Germany, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Italy, Indonesia, Morocco, Uruguay and Chile. Webcast numbers: 12.6 million viewers. Champions: Nikki Van Dijk (Phillip Island, Vic) and Caleb Tancred (Avoca, NSW) - QS divisions Following on from the success of the 2017 Port Stephens Toyota Pro, the elite QS 6000 rated event returned to the idyllic region to determine the qualifiers for the 2019 Championship Tour. Joining the Men’s QS1,000 and Women’s QS6,000 components of the event was the Open Women’s Pro-AM and Kaos Surf PRD Cadet Cup which ran over the 3 – 4 November. Both events gave amateur women and promising junior stars the opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in women’s surfing.
VISSLA NSW PRO SURF SERIES #1 CARVE PRO Dates: January 18 - January 21, 2018 Location: Maroubra Beach, NSW Competitors: 168 across Men’s and Women’s divisions. Countries represented: Australia, Great Britain, Peru, South Africa, Indonesia, USA, Japan, Brazil, Peru, Reunion Island, New Zealand and Barbados. Webcast numbers: 92K viewers over two days. Champions: Shane Campbell (Cronulla, NSW) and Kobie Enright (Tweed Heads, NSW)
#2 MOTHERNEST TWEED COAST PRO Dates: January 31 - February 4, 2018 Location: Cabarita and Kingscliff, NSW Competitors: 216 across Men’s and Women’s divisions. Countries represented: Australia, Italy, New Zealand, Japan, USA, Brazil, France, Indonesia, Argentina, South Africa, Sweden, Portugal, Philippines, Reunion Island and Greece . Webcast numbers: 60.4K viewers over two days. Champions: Jackson Baker (Merewether, NSW) and Isabella Nichols (Sunshine Coast, Qld)
#3 VISSLA GREAT LAKES PRO PRES. BY D’BLANC Dates: February 7 - February 11 2018 Location: Boomerang Beach, NSW Competitors: 192 across Men’s and Women’s divisions. Countries represented: Australia, Barbados, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Brazil, Japan, Indonesia, Peru, Portugal, Basque Country, USA, France, Argentina, Italy and New Zealand Webcast numbers: 46.9K viewers over two days. Champions: Jackson Baker (Merewether, NSW) and Holly Wawn (Newport, NSW)
#4 VISSLA CENTRAL COAST PRO PRES. BY SLIMES Dates: March 7 - March 11, 2018 Location: Avocai Beach, NSW Competitors: 153 competitors Men’s and Women’s divisions. Countries represented: Australia, Brazil, USA, New Zealand, Japan, Indonesia, Spain, Sweden, South Africa, Barbados, Greece, France and Basque Country. Webcast numbers: 43.9K viewers over two days. Champions: Shane Holmes (Berkeley Vale, NSW) and Sarah Baum (ZAF)
KIAMA BODYBOARD KING PRO
Dates: July 30 – August 9, 2018 Location: Cronulla - Nungan (prime location being at Kiama Surf Beach). Competitors: 98 competitors Countries represented: Australia, Chile, Brazil, France, Japan, Morocco, Reunion Island, South Africa, USA, Portugal, Canary Islands and Puerto Rico. Webcast numbers: 225K viewers over the event window. Champions: David Winchester (Australia), Isabela Souza (Brazil) and Hunter Nicholls (NSW - Junior Champion)
The world’s top 48 bodyboarders made their way to the NSW south coast town of Kiama in mid 2018 for the inaugural Kiama Bodyboard King Pro. The elite World Grand Slam event was mobile between Cronulla’s Shark Island and the far south coast, however, utilised Kiama as its main hub for competition days. Surf Beach hosted an array of different happenings with a Pro Junior event, coaching clinics with nine-times World Champion Mike Stewart (Hawaii) and the Australian Women’s professional – Lilly Pollard (The Bodyboard Academy) and a “Fling 4 Bling” tow air show. The APB Grand Slam tour uses a unique format where the worlds best bodyboarders surf three times in non-elimination rounds. After the third round, the top three scores are tallied together out of a possible total of 30 points to determine the top 16 to proceed into the man-on-man round four.
WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Dates: July 30 – August 9, 2018 Location: Bombo Beach, NSW Competitors: 98 competitors Countries represented: Australia, Tahiti, Hawaii, Brazil, Japan, USA, Portgual, South Africa, Great Britain, Peru, Indonesia, Barbados, France. Webcast numbers: N/A Champions: Finn McGill (Hawaii) and Vahine Fierro (PYF).
The world’s best junior surfers headed to Kiama, NSW for the World Surf League’s World Junior Championships for 2016 and 2017. WSL worked closely with Surfing NSW and the NSW Government, through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW to secure the 2016 and 2017 event that saw the world’s best surfers 18 years and under compete for the prestigious World Junior Title. Each of the seven WSL regions (Africa, Australia / Oceania, Asia, Europe, Hawaii, North America and South America) ran Junior Qualifying Series (JQS) events throughout the year and at the conclusion of each series, the top four Men and top two Women from each region qualified for the World Title event.
STATE TITLES LONGBOARD
Port Stephens Surf Festival Dates: June 19th - June 24, 2018 Location: Port Stephens Competitors: 227 competitors across longboard and SUP divisions. The Port Stephens Surf Festival comprised of the ECS Boards SUP Titles and the Australian Skin Cancer Clinics Longboard Titles and will decided the NSW Teams for the Australian SUP Titles on the Gold Coast and the Australian Longboard Titles at Tweed Heads.
STATE TITLES SHORTBOARD HIF NSW Surfmasters pres. by Moby’s Beachside Retreat Dates: June 19th - June 24, 2018 Location: Boomerang Beach, NSW Participants: 124 competitors The prominent four-day event saw over 120 competitors - aged 35 and above - battle it out in an attempt to secure an NSW shortboard title and a spot in the national titles at the 2018 Australian Surf Festival in Tweed Heads.
Woolworths NSW Junior State Titles Dates: June 19th - June 24, 2018 Location: Coffs Harbour Participants: 200 competitors Under-18 and Under-16 competitors all battled for an NSW Title and earn their position into the 2018 Australian Junior Surfing Titles. 2018 was also the eighth year Surfing NSW combined the NSW School Surfing Titles into the event.
Havaianas NSW Grommet Titles Dates: June 19th - June 24, 2018 Location: Maroubra Participants: 108 competitors Competitors in the Under-12 and Under-14 divisions duked it out for a revered NSW Junior Title, with the Under-14 division given an allocated amount of positions for the aforementioned Australian Junior Surfing Titles.
STATE TITLES BODYBOARD
HIF NSW Bodyboard State Titles Dates: May 4 – May 6, 2018 Location: Kiama Competitors: 58 competitors In 2018 Kiama became the hub of NSW bodyboarding with the idyllic region playing host to the 2018 HIF NSW Bodyboard State Titles and the inaugural Association of Professional Bodyboarders (APB) World Tour event Kiama Bodyboard Slam.
STATE TITLES SUP
Port Stephens Surf Festival Dates: June 19th - June 24, 2018 Location: Port Stephens Competitors: 227 competitors across longboard and SUP divisions. The Port Stephens Surf Festival comprised of the ECS Boards SUP Titles and the Australian Skin Cancer Clinics Longboard Titles and will decided the NSW Teams for the Australian SUP Titles on the Gold Coast and the Australian Longboard Titles at Tweed Heads.
SURF LIFE SAVING AND SURFING NSW JOIN FORCES
For the first time since surfing’s boom in popularity in the 1960s, leaders of Surf Life Saving NSW and Surfing NSW have reached an agreement between the two state bodies. Increased co-operation, strong developmental pathways for athletes, and shared industry knowledge are just some of the many benefits for Australia’s coastal communities. Some of the features of the new agreement include lifeguards and lifesaving assets provided to increase safety at Surfing NSW competitions, while the Surf Life Saving Academy will conduct First Aid Training for the Maroubra-based organisation. Additionally, Surfing NSW will provide fully accredited judges to the Midford NSW Board Riding Championships, and both organisations will cross-promote events and development opportunities for their members. Australian surfing legend and pioneer Simon Anderson of North Narrabeen, invented the thruster (3-fin) Surfboard setup in 1980. Anderson was brought up in the Surf Life Saving movement in the midst of the historical separation of the two groups. “Throughout the 1960s I was a member of Collaroy Surf Life Saving Club as a Nipper and went onto completing my Bronze Medallion with the club. I competed in the State Titles but wasn’t keen on doing patrols so as surfing flourished throughout the 60s, I naturally moved away from the surf club. “The relationship between surfers and surf lifesavers soured during this time because there wasn’t a good understanding of each other’s needs. Surfboards were big and a safety hazard to swimmers and lifesavers would place the flags in the best surf spots on the beach without consideration. The conflict increased when local councils brought in a registration fee for surfboards, and it was the lifesavers that had to enforce the fines and confiscate boards. “These days there is a better understanding of each other’s requirements on the beach. The partnership is a good fit because surf lifesavers aren’t patrolling the beach seven days and out of hours, surfers are almost always out there and perform many rescues. It’s beneficial for everyone that we have a good relationship because water safety is what we’re all about.” Newport SLSC’s elite academy head coach and international surf journalist Nick Carroll said, “everyone’s heard about the bad blood between surf lifesavers and surfers, but lesser known is that both have been cooperating for years now. There’s the mythology and the reality, and the reality is that surf clubs can do with really great surfers on their side during an incident. It’s in the club’s greater interest to upskill surfers and help them out because when there’s no one else on the scene, they can save lives.” With the agreement now firmly in place and a strong bond between the two organisations, lifesavers and surfers will be riding the same waves for many years to come.
SURFERS RESCUE 24/7
Surfers Rescue 24/7 is a free CPR and board rescue that aims to minimise this risk through the provision of free training to the NSW surfing community. In 2018 courses have been run at: Queenscliff Congo Saltwater Culburra Marouobra Broulee Bulli X 2 A total of 121 rescues have been logged by NSW surfers since April.
SURFERS SURF RESCUE SCHOOLS 24/7
With 200-plus coaches are currently listed in the Surfing NSW network and 45-plus surf schools are currently operating across the state, NSW is the ideal place to learn to surf in Australia. Surfing NSW complete an estimated 250K-plus surf school lessons each calendar year.
BOARDRIDER CLUBS Boardrider clubs are the breeding ground for the champions of tomorrow. Recognised as the grassroots level of surfing development, Surfing NSW has over 130 of the 209 Surfing Australia affiliated boardrider clubs, registered with the organisation. All Girls Surfriders Club Inc Angourie Boardriders Assoc. Avoca Boardriders Bar Reef Boardriders Bay Area Boardriders Club Berry Boardriders Inc Black Head Longboarders Black Rocks Boardriders Club Blacksmiths Boardriders Bondi Boardriders Bondi Girls Surfriders Bondi Longboard Club Boomerang Beach Boardriders Broulee Boardriders Inc Brunswick Boardriders Club Byron Bay Boardriders Byron Bay Malibu Club Cabarita Boardriders Club Cabarita Longboarders Camden Haven Junior Boardriders Catherine Hill Bay Boardriders Clarence Head Longboarder Inc Club Malnutrition Longboarders Coffs Bodyboarding Association Coffs Harbour Boardriders Copa Boardriders Crescent Head Boardriders Inc Crescent Head Malibu Club Inc Cronulla Bodyboard Club
Cronulla Girls Boardriders Cronulla Point Boardriders
Cronulla Sharks Boardriders Club Curl Curl United Boardriders Assoc. Culburra Beach Boardriders Dalmeny Board Riders Dee Why Surfing Fraternity Dudley Boardriders DV8 Malibu Riders Shellharbour East Corrimal Boardriders Elouera Boardriders Club Evans Head Malibu Club Forresters Beach Boardriders Inc. Forster Bodyboarding Club Forster Tuncurry Boardriders Inc. Frazer Park Boardriders
Frenchmans Boardriders Freshwater Boardriders Inc Freshwater Longboard Club Garie Boardriders Inc. Girls Boardrider Fraternity Goats Creek Longboarders GRUBS Grommet Umina Boardriders Halftide Board Riders Hawks Nest Boardriders Club Husky Stand Up Paddleboard Illawarra and South Coast Kneeboarders Jones Beach Boardriders Inc Kingscliff Boardriders Club Layback Longboarders Inc Le Ba Boardriders Leggy Point Boardriders Club Loggerheads Malibu Club Inc Long Reef Boardriders Assoc. Macs Own Boardriders Club Mal De Mer Longboard Club Manly Malibu Boardriders Club Manyana Boardriders Club Maroubra Boardriders Maroubra Bodyboarders Maroubra Surfers Assoc. Merewether Surfboard Club Mid Coast Saltwater Boardriders Mid North Coast Girls Surfriders Mollymook Longboarders Mona Vale Boardriders Club North Avalon Surfing Association Newcastle Bodyboarding Club Newcastle Standup Paddleboard Newport Plus Boardriders Inc Newy Boardriders Club Norah Head Surfing Fraternity Norah Head Women in the Waves North Cronulla Junior Winter Boardriders North Curl Curl Longboard Club North Narrabeen Boardriders North Shelly Boardriders Club Northside Boardriders Inc North Steyne Boardriders Novo Kneeboard Club Inc
NSW Bodyboarding Ocean Beach Malibu Club Palm Beach Longboarders Port Macquarie Bodyboard Assoc Port Kembla Boardriders Port Macquarie Longboard Club Port Macquarie Surfboard Riders Club Port Stephens Bodyboard Club Qantas Boardriders Queenscliff Boardriders Club Redhead Boardriders Club Reef Riders Malibu Club Sandon Point Boardriders Sandshoes Boardriders Club Sapphire Coast Boardriders Sawtell Boardriders Club Scarborough Boardriders Scotts Head Boardriders Shelly Beach Malibu Club Southbridge Boardriders South Central Coast Bodyboarders South Coast Surf Sistas Southend Boardriders Maroubra South Newcastle Boardriders Steel City Malibu Club Surfing Mums - NSW Sydney Bodyboard Club Sydney Kneeboard Club Sydney Paddle Surfing Club Tamarama Bodyboard Club Tathra Sunshine Club Boardriders Ulladulla Boardriders Ulladulla Bodyboarders Umina Boardriders Club Wallarah Longboard Club Wamberal Express Boardriders Warriewood Boardriders Assoc. Woolgoolga Boardriders Club Werri Beach Boardriders Wollongong Area Kneeboard Assoc. Wollongong Bodyboarders Club Woonona Boardriders Yuraygir Boardriders
REGIONS Surfing NSW is currently split into eight regions, all of who execute a variety of local surfing events and Surfing NSW programs on a grassroots level. Each region operates within specific areas and are represented by a regional director listed below. Surfing Far North Coast Surfing Far North Coast administers surfing within the Far North Coast region of NSW. This region runs from the QLD / NSW border in the north to Yamba in the south. Regional Director: Cameron Lindsay Surfing North Coast Surfing North Coast administers surfing within the North Coast region of NSW. Regional Director: Lee Winkler Surfing Mid-North Coast / Newcastle Surfing Mid North Coast and Newcastle administers surfing within the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Hunter regions of NSW - from Port Macquarie to Catherine Hill Bay. Regional Director: Terry McKenna Surfing Central Coast Surfing Central Coast administers surfing within the Central Coast region of NSW. Regional Director: Phil Courtney
Surfing Northern Beaches Surfing Northern Beaches administers surfing within the Northern Beaches region of Sydney. Regional Director: Matt Grainger Surfing Southern Beaches Surfing Southern Beaches administers surfing between South Head in Sydney to Cronulla. Regional Director: Matt Lawson Surfing Illawarra Surfing Illawarra administers surfing within the Illawarra region of NSW. The regional boarders of Illawarra is Stanwell Park to Killalea State Park. Regional Director: Dru Parkinson Surfing South Coast Surfing South Coast administers surfing within the South Coast region of NSW. The regional boarders of the south coast is north - Minnamurra and south - Victorian border. Regional Director: Wayne Pack
CONTACT
PO Box 4005 Maroubra South, NSW, 2035 The Pavilion, Marine Pde, Maroubra Beach, 2035 info@surfingnsw.com.au surfingnsw.com.au