Surfing Australia is the
governing body
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for the
sport
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of
surfing
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in
Australia
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.
History
The Australian Surfriders Association was founded in 1963, and was renamed Surfing Australia in 1993.
In 2013, for its 50th anniversary, Surfing Australia named
Mark Richards the 1963-2013 most influential surfer in Australia. In 2014 it inaugurated the
Australian Boardriders Battle
Australian Boardriders Battle is an annual event held by Surfing Australia. Since 2017 the national competition finals have been hosted at Newcastle, New South Wales, generally in February each year. Fox Sports also airs the Australian Boardriders ...
, and renewed its partnership with the
Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a public research university in Western Australia. It is named in honour of the first woman to be elected to an Parliaments of the Australian states and territories, Australian parliament, Edith Cowan, and is, , t ...
to further develop the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC), the world's first facility dedicated to the development of elite surfers and coaches. In 2014, Surfing Australia turned to the alcohol industry for sponsorship after the federal government abolished its anti-alcohol health promotion agency that provided part of the surfing association's funding.
In 2015, Surfing Australia congratulated the Olympics' committee choice to include surfing in the
Tokyo 2020 Games. In 2017–2018, the HPC was renovated and upgraded to prepare the Australian surfer for the Olympic competition. Surfing Australia also trained the Olympic contestants in a $30-million artificial surf park that pumps out 1,000 waves per hour.
Structure
The national body has six state member associations:
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Surfing Queensland
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Surfing NSW
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Surfing Western Australia
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Surfing Victoria
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Surfing South Australia
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Surfing Tasmania
Publications
* ''The Best of the Best from Surfing Australia'', Hachette Australia (collection of photos taken between 2013 and 2017)
See also
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Surfing in Australia
Australia is renowned as one of the world's premier surfing destinations. Surfing underpins an important part of the Australian coastal fabric. It forms part of a lifestyle in which millions participate and which millions more have an interest. ...
References
External links
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Surfing in Australia
Sports governing bodies in Australia
1963 establishments in Australia
Sports organizations established in 1963
Surfing governing bodies
Companies based on the Gold Coast, Queensland
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