The Australian Surfing Awards have been part of the nation’s surfing calendar for over 20 years now. Beginning as an offshoot of the Australian Surfing Hall Of Fame’s annual Induction, the Awards have ...

Surfing Australia recently announced that Chris Mater will be stepping down as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer. As of October 31, 2025, Mater will vacate the role. “I joined this ...

Andrew Stark’s impact on Surfing Australia was immediate when he was appointed its CEO. As Rabbit Bartholomew, Surfing Australia’s patron, summed it up, “Andrew’s come into the office and started ...

Ever since Polynesian pioneers took to the ocean on wooden rafts, people have been hooked on riding waves. Today, surfing is one of the world's fastest-growing sports and one of the latest additions ...

AUSTRALIA (Sky News Australia) — Australian surfer Blake Johnson broke the Guinness World Record on Friday, March 17 for the longest surf session. The Cronulla surf coach paddled out and caught more ...

From the rooftop of Rip Curl's headquarters in Torquay on Australia's southern coast, Steve Kay squints into the scorching Victoria sun, surveying his surfing empire. Down below are signs for various ...

Australian authorities have shut down a major international surfing event after recreational surfers were attacked by sharks near the site of the competition on the country's southwest coast. The ...

Unlike most members of the U.S. Olympic team bound for Tokyo this summer, surfer John John Florence can currently walk into a bar, maskless, without much worry, to enjoy a beer with some friends.

Meet the Australian version of the Central Park Mandarin Duck. A pet duck, endearingly named “Duck,” has become a surfing phenomenon on Australia’s Gold Coast, where he’s frequently seen riding the ...

The man suffered critical injuries to his upper right thigh during the incident. LONDON -- A man has been killed in a shark attack while he was surfing off the coast of Australia on Tuesday morning.

SYDNEY, May 18 (Reuters) - Stephanie Gilmore has just about done it all in surfing since exploding onto the professional scene as a 19-year-old rookie in 2007, when she won the first of her seven ...