The Surfing Australia Organization
Surfing Australia is the national governing body for the sport of surfing in Australia. It was established in 1963. Surfing Australia has a stated vision to achieve the highest standards for surfing in Australia.
The mission of Surfing Australia is to provide continuous quality development and opportunity in surfing. They also want to provide leadership and direction in the areas of elite competition, community participation, environmental awareness and education.
Surfing Australia is based at Casuarina Beach Resort where it has established the High Performance Centre for Elite Development. The High Performance Centre for Elite Development provides a world class facility for training coaches and testing high performance athletes in a full service live in environment.
Surfing Australia is recognized by the Australian Sports Commission as the governing body for surfing in Australia. They are members of the International Surfing Association. The International Surfing Association is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and Surfing Australia is also recognized by the Australian Olympic Committee.
Surfing Australia promotes and manages competitive surfing in the region through Australasia which is one of the regional bodies of the Association of Surfing Professionals.
The Surfing Australia Coaching Courses are recognized by the Australian Sports Commission and the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme. Surfing Australia is affiliated with Surfing Queensland, Surfing New South Wales, Surfing Victoria, Surfing Tasmania, Surfing South Australia and Surfing Western Australia.
Surfing Australia has seventy affiliated surf schools nationwide who, in the last year, delivered over 110,000 lessons. The Surfing Australia Worldwide network of Surf Schools delivers top quality lessons to all ages and abilities. They try to provide these lessons in a supportive learning environment.
Surfing Australia believes that surfing is always fun. They like that they can provide lots of opportunities for people who surf. Surfing Australia accepts everyone, from elite competitors to those who surf for the pure enjoyment of the sport.
