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  It wasnt the deluge that was initially forecasted, but rainfall remained persistent across the southeast corner this Easter. Despite experts predicting up to 200mm of rain over the holiday period, seven-day totals revealed most areas averaged around 20 to 40mm. Places hit the hardest included Upper Springbrook with 119mm and Hervey Bay with 83mm. Meanwhile, Northern Sunshine Coast saw 50mm to 70mm, Gold Coast had 20 to 40mm and inner city Brisbane hovered around 20mm. "There wasnt neces...

  It wasnt the deluge that was initially forecasted, but rainfall remained persistent across the southeast corner this Easter. Despite experts predicting up to 200mm of rain over the holiday period, seven-day totals revealed most areas averaged around 20 to 40mm. Places hit the hardest included Upper Springbrook with 119mm and Hervey Bay with 83mm. Meanwhile, Northern Sunshine Coast saw 50mm to 70mm, Gold Coast had 20 to 40mm and inner city Brisbane hovered around 20mm. "There wasnt neces...

Australias Epic Long Weekend February 20-22 pumped, coast to coast. North Narra, Monday morning. Photo: Matt Dunbar Nick Carroll Link copied to clipboard There’s a dream day out there somewhere. A day when all of Australia’s 15,000-ks-plus of surfable coastline cranks as one. Imagine how fried we’d all be! Imagine how many barrels would be ridden, how many broken boards would be sworn at, how many dings would have to be fixed. Imagine the half-empty classrooms and the hit to national Gros...

It seems the deputy premier is still upset that Lennox Head didn’t want the World Surf League coming here over Easter.

Narrabeen on Sydney’s Northern Beaches will host one of the biggest events on the global surfing calendar when the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour comes to town, thanks to a partnership between WSL and the NSW Government.  The partnership means the WSL will now host two Championship Tour events in NSW, with Newcastle debuting as the opening event of the Australian leg of the tour in April 2021.  Deputy Premier John Barilaro said the Narrabeen Championship Tour event will see some ...

Queenslands world championship surfing tournament has been cancelled after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk refused to budge on the states Covid-19 protocol. The World Surfing Leagues Corona Open - traditionally held at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast - will be replaced by the Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic on Sydneys northern beaches.  Queensland will no longer host a single event on the 2021 WSL calendar while New South Wales and Western Australia will both host two each. NSWs two WSL surfing even...

NSW and WA snap up World Surf League events at the expense of Queensland, despite COVID risks TueTuesday 16 Snapper Rocks will not be on the World Surf League tour this year. ( Print text only Cancel In a huge coup for New South Wales, Narrabeen on Sydneys Northern Beaches and Newcastle will host two Championship Tour events for the Australian leg of the World Surf League in April 2021. Key points: Events at Snapper Rocks in Queensland and Bells Beach in Victoria will not take place in 2021 Nar...

Feb 16, 2021 SPONSOR Today, the World Surf League (WSL) confirmed the updated schedule for the Championship Tour (CT) Australian leg, announcing the three upcoming events in North Narrabeen (NSW), Margaret River (WA), and Rottnest Island (WA). The WSL also announced the cancellation of the 2021 Corona Open Gold Coast pres. by Billabong and the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. Australian Leg of 2021 WSL Championship Tour*:  *All tour stops and dates subject to change due to applicable COVID-19 related...

Erik Logan gives us the rundown. Photo: Erik Logan What a wild year it’s been. Everyone on Earth has been impacted, not the least of which professional sports leagues. The World Surf League has certainly felt the full brunt of the pandemic. When Erik Logan took over a year ago, the WSL was on a high – Italo Ferreira had just won a world title at Pipe on the last heat of the year. Carissa Moore had won her fourth crown. Things were definitely looking up. Then 2020 happened. A pandemic never ...

The iconic Snapper Rocks event is now set to take place on Sydney’s northern beaches. It is the second World Surf League event NSW has secured from interstate.