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Published on 18/02/2021

 2021 Australian Surfing Awards

Incorporating The Hall of Fame Set For May

CASUARINA/NSW( February 18th /2021): The thirty-seventh Australian Surfing Awards Incorporating the Hall of Fame will be held on May 4th at the Hotel QT on the Gold Coast. The 43rd inductee into the Hall of Fame will bookend an evening that has previously included former winners with world-famous Aussie names like Gilmore, Wilson, Wright, Fanning and Fitzgibbons (Former winners of Male and Female Surfer of The Year Awards). Nominations for all categories are now open to the surfing public and close on March 15th. To nominate click the LINK BELOW! https://australiansurfingawards.wufoo.com/forms/z14ok3q10xjp8ti/ Surfing Australia CEO Chris Mater said: ” After a tough year in 2020, we are excited to be able to move back to the traditional Australian Surfing Awards Incorporating the Hall of Fame on the Gold Coast. The event is Australian surfing’s night of nights and our yearly opportunity as a surfing community to come together and celebrate achievements in the industry.”Award Categories at the 2021 Australian Surfing Awards Incorporating the Hall of Fame will include: MALE SURFER OF THE YEAR
 
FEMALE SURFER OF THE YEAR
 
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY FEMALE RISING STAR
 
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY MALE RISING STAR HEAVY WATER AWARD
 
ASB GREATER GOOD AWARDPETER TROY LIFETIME AWARDINDIGENOUS SURFING COMMUNITY CELEBRATION AWARDCOACH OF THE YEAR
 
ACCIONA INNOVATION AWARDSURF CULTURE AWARD SIMON ANDERSON CLUB AWARDNIKON SURF VIDEO OF THE YEAR NIKON SURF PHOTO OF THE YEARThe Winners of both the Nikon Surf Photo of the Year Award and the Nikon Surf Video of the Year Award will receive a Nikon Z 6II including a NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S and FTZ adapter each. World-renowned Surf Journalist Nick Carroll continues in the role of Curator of the Australian Surfing Awards incorporating the Hall of Fame. The Australian Surfing Awards incorporating the Hall of Fame is proudly presented by Surfrider Foundation and supported by Tourism and Events Queensland, QT Gold Coast, Nikon, nudie, Hyundai, Australasian Surf Business Magazine, 2XP,  Griffith University, Acciona and OnStone.
MEDIA REQUESTS/MEDIA CONTACT:​Blainey Woodham, Surfing Australia, M. 0407197388
blainey@surfingaustralia.com 

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