Surfing Australia ‘RISE’ Development Camp

CASUARINA, NSW (June 24, 2025): 40 accredited female coaches, judges, and officials from around the country came together at Surfing Australia’s Hyundai High...

Rip Curl GromSearch Phillip Island brings elite junior surfing back to the Bass Coast Shire

The 2025 Rip Curl GromSearch Phillip Island presented by Bass Coast Shire Council will bring elite surfers to the Bass Coast Shire this October as the final marquee junior event...

 Surfers play crucial role in beach safety, study shows 

 A first-of-its-kind study by La Trobe University has shown the critical contribution surfers make to beach safety in Victoria.  The research, published this week in...

WorkSafe Victorian Classic to Crown State Champions at Massive Weekend at Bells Beach/Djarrak

Surfing Victoria are proud to announce a major change to the Victorian Open Series for the 2025/26 season that will see the series become a single weekend event at Bells Beach /...

Dual Wins For Lehaini Zoric And Landen Smales At 2025 Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles Presented By Rip Curl

Bells Beach/Djarrak, VIC/AUS (Sunday 1st June, 2025): Day 3 of the 2025 Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles presented by Rip Curl delivered a stunning finish at Djarrak...

Train on Land, Perform in Water: The Power of Strength Training for SurfingTrain on Land, Perform in Water:

Have you ever found yourself exhausted mid-session, missing waves due to lost paddle power, struggling to...

No TXT No Wrecks Victorian Junior Surfing Titles continues on the Mornington Peninsula this weekend

Jan Juc, VIC/AUS (Sunday 12th January, 2025): The second round of the No TXT No Wrecks Victorian Junior Surfing Titles is set to begin this weekend on the Mornington Peninsula. Bringing together over 70 of the top...

Lucas and Sara Hickson crowned Open State Champions for 2025

The Mornington Peninsula's Lucas Hickson has been crowned Open State Champion for 2025 after being victorious at the final round of the Victorian Open Titles on Phillip Island. Held in pumping large waves at Cape...

Sophie McCulloch and Xavier Huxtable Win 2025 Phillip Island Pro QS 3,000

PHILLIP ISLAND, Victoria / Australia (Saturday, March 22, 2025) - Sophie McCulloch (AUS) and Xavier Huxtable (AUS) have claimed victory today at the 2025 Phillip Island Pro World Surf...

Stage Set For Finals Day at Phillip Island Pro QS 3,000 and Pro Junior 

PHILLIP ISLAND, Victoria / Australia (Friday, March 21, 2025) - Day 5 of competition of the Phillip Island Pro World Surf League...

Challenger Series Qualification Race Takes Shape at Phillip Island Pro QS 3,000

PHILLIP ISLAND, Victoria / Australia (Thursday, March 20, 2025) - Cape Woolamai has hosted another...

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13th Beach surfers honoured for bravery

13th Beach surfers honoured for bravery

Local surfers and Surfing Victoria members Ben Roberts and Cam Lamperd have been recognised as Everyday Lifesavers for their quick and brave actions to rescue a family in trouble in the water at Thirteenth Beach in...

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Courage to Change

Courage to Change

Carlo is a talented surfer and skier from Torquay who seemingly has it all a beautiful wife and kids, his own successful business and a great lifestyle on the Surf Coast in Victoria, Australia. But like “One in Five” Australians he has had challenges with his mental health and this is his story.

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2021 Victorian Open Series format to change due to COVID delays

2021 Victorian Open Series format to change due to COVID delays

The Victorian Open Series will kick off this weekend on Phillip Island with some major changes to prior years. Due to multiple postponements of the opening rounds of the series (last weekend due to COVID related lockdown and prior events due to poor surf), Surfing Victoria has decided to implement the following changes to the series

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