Officials are moving to hold the Lifesaving World Championships on the Gold Coast twice in eight years as part of a push for the sport to gain entry into the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Go inside the sport’s plans here.
The future of a stood-down Queensland sporting boss could be determined at a crisis meeting to be held on Thursday night.
Nippers will be presented with the opportunity to be crowned world champions in the upcoming Summer of Surf season as whopping total cash and prize figure is revealed. Details.
Thousands flocked to Kingscliff this weekend for the world’s largest female participation surfing event. See the gallery from Gold Coast at Large
New life has been blown into surf life saving’s iron series with a new backer and a cutthroat format to help develop a new wave of medal-ready athletes for surf’s Brisbane 2032 Olympics push.
Aussie surfing legend Mark Richardson has revealed how close he came to death during a horrifying ordeal in Bali. FULL DETAILS
A local cricket dad-come club champion has taken the title of Gold Coast’s best junior sports coach for 2024. Hear from the Runaway Bay volunteer on his newest accolade:
Queensland and New South Waled have swept up at the inaugural Australian Interschools Surfing Championships this week. Hear from one junior winner on his incredible feat, plus see which Gold Coast school walked away as overall champions. Full story inside:
The inaugural Australian Interschools Surfing competition took the Gold Coast by storm this week with over 2000 students lining up on the sand to make a splash. Relive all the boys finals actions including tag team and individual winners. Full gallery of 40+ pics inside:
More than 2000 of the country’s best young surfers will compete in the inaugural Australian Interschools Surfing Championships on the Gold Coast. We reveal the must-watch stars who will make history here.
A school-age teen surfing sensation has pulled off a rare feat on her way to winning the prestigious World Surf League’s Gold Coast Pro at Snapper Rocks. Unlocked story – see the photos
A local surfer has broken through for his first title on world surfing’s Challenger tour sparking wild scenes at Snapper Rocks. “Best day of my life.” Full story and photos
DJ Fisher lights up Coolangatta Beach on Saturday – but first he lit up the surf. “Bonus to be out there with these guys, Fanning, Parko, they are my heroes.” Unlocked story. See the pictures
Steph Gilmore’s mother has revealed why the year off the pro circuit is having a huge impact on her eight-time world champion daughter’s life. Read the latest
Sally Fitzgibbons says it is inevitable the number of women on the world surfing tour will be lifted to match the men and declared the female ranks have the depth of talent to warrant it. This is why
Australia is doing everything it can to prepare for the Olympics, creating some of the best tech in the world to give our athletes a one up. CODE Sports takes you through the best secrets ahead of Paris.
Surf world champs Kelly Slater, Mark Occhilupo, Steph Gilmore, Joel Parkinson and Mick Fanning have put on a Snapper Rocks show – with Gilmore as excited as anyone. See the photos
Eleven-time surfing world champion Kelly Slater hit the water for the Gold Coast Pro on Sunday, adding serious star power to the contest.
It’s been a nursery for Olympic talent since it began but if international life saving can rustle enough support these everyday heroes will be able to stay at the beach to follow their dream.
There’s speedsters, sisters and rising guns but this team is minus multiple superstar names but the one Australian surf life saving believes will star at the world championships later this year.
In a massive show of strength five different athletes won seven medals each at the Australian surf life saving championships but one stood out from the pack. Aussies 2024 top guns.
World champions have been joining the line up at Snapper Rocks for the 2024 Gold Coast Pro. See the full gallery
Southern Gold Coast small business operators have revealed the ongoing impacts of Covid – but are stoked about a major boost coming their way. Subscribe to read why they are frothing
Snapper’s back! The world’s best surfers are returning to the Gold Coast for the Championship Tour in a lucrative four-year deal. Subscribe and read the details.
The battles of Bonnie Hancock – including crocodiles and other scary scenarios during her world record breaking paddle – has its world premiere this week. SEE WHAT SHE SAID
She made pink swimsuits almost as popular as Baywatch reds and inspired a generation of young girls to dream big. But now ironwoman Courtney Hancock is making an unexpected move.
A small detail in Ethan Callaghan’s stunning Summer of Surf win signals huge changes for the sport, concerns have been raised about the safety of athletes in some parts while there has been another development ahead of the 2024 Coolangatta Gold. This is The Shore Thing
See hundreds of photos from the Summer of Surf Hayden Kenny Classic where junior and open athletes put on a show at Alexandra Headland.
Check out our huge photo gallery the juniors in action at the Summer of Surf Shaw and Partners Hayden Kenny Classic at Alexandra Headland.
Check out our huge photo gallery of day one of the Summer of Surf Shaw and Partners Hayden Kenny Classic at Alexandra Headland.
Check out our huge photo gallery of day one of the Summer of Surf Shaw and Partners Hayden Kenny Classic at Alexandra Headland.
Point Danger Branch athletes competed in the Little Mates Under-8 to Under-10 nipper carnival at Bilinga. It is the first Surf Life Saving Nippers Carnival of the Summer. Check out the photos inside >>>
The Queensland Interbranch Championships have lured some of the best under-13 to under-17 athletes from the state to the Gold Coast to compete for state titles. See our huge photo gallery from the event here
What are Charlize Theron’s links to surf sports and who is the identity looking to make a career in the V8 SuperUtes? Discover that and go inside a foul-smelling road trip to Bulli in this week’s Shore Thing
A new triple crown is set to shake up the surf sports, a lone wolf has completed a stunning feat, a returning star of iron racing is set to stun this summer and a savage take-down of a competition that one says is now a ‘blip on the radar’. This is The Shore Thing
See over 400 photos from across the Zenoz Surf Boat Series and the Nutri-Grain trials held over the weekend across Queensland beaches.
Discover every athlete competing at the Nutri-Grain trials, who is under pressure to perform, the young guns set to upstage the stars this summer and the Olympian who headlines the recruits and more. The biggest news and rumours of surf sports is here
Retired ironman Matt Poole has joined a new club, a specialist swimmer has been recruited by Burleigh and tensions behind the scenes between athletes has set the scene for a brutal summer of racing. Read the biggest news and delve into the rumour mill of surf sports.
The Coolangatta Gold’s most dominant athlete ever has made a shock retirement call amid revelations of a secret battle with injury.
History continues to be broken at the Coolangatta Gold as arguably the greatest competitor claims another title.
She’s the daughter of an Australian surfing icon, and with a rare feat in sight, this 16-year-old is looking to make a name for herself in the water.
A teenager who has just mirrored the history-making feats of iconic sports figure Tony Hawk is at the start of a conveyor belt of skateboarding talent set to ensure Australia are Olympic gold medal contenders for years to come. Meet our top eight superstars
For most of his life Straddie pro surfer Ethan Ewing has slept with his late mum’s prestigious Bells Beach trophy next to his bed. This week, he added his own title.
The calculations are in and NSW and Queensland were clear winners in the medal stakes at Aussies 2023. We crunched the numbers and discovered the top 39 athletes by medal colour.
One wasn’t going to race a month ago. The other moved states to chase her dream. Now these surf stars have beaten personal demons and the best in the country to win Australian iron crowns
Lani Pallister is riding a wave of success after returning to her happy place for a mental refresher while an expert has weighed in on who are the ironman and ironwoman favourites at Aussies.
Paris Olympic hopefuls came out to play, brothers recorded a strange result and a teen and his mentor won an extraordinary gold at the Australian surf life saving champions on Friday.
A teen caused a stir in the ironman semis, two favourites crashed out while a defending champion sounded a warning on an action-packed second day of the Australian surf life saving titles. Wrap
A famous ironwoman made an unexpected return, veteran ironmen and Olympians made statements and a band of young kayakers and ski paddlers stole the show on day 1 of the Aussies.
A set of twins beat a set of brothers, best mates won gold, fierce rivals battled for the club pointscore and the oldest athlete hung up his togs on the final day of the Masters surf life saving titles.
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