Country Energy Australian Surf Festival

Surfing New South Wales
Port Macquarie New South Wales
15 - 29 August 2009

Country Energy Australian Surf Festival back bigger and better in 2009

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 14 July, 2009 : - - Maroubra Beach, NSW -- Australia’s leading energy service’s corporation has today solidified their support of Australian surfing with the announcement of the second annual Country Energy Australian Surf Festival.

Taking place at Port Macquarie, on the NSW Mid North Coast, from August 15 - 29 The Country Energy Australian Surf Festival will see 350 of the best surfers from around the country competing for 23 prestigious national titles over three spectacular disciplines. After a watershed year in 2008, Andrew Latta, Regional General Manager for the Port Macquarie Hastings area is excited about the festival returning to the Port Macquarie region.

"Country Energy is proud to be the naming rights sponsor for the Australian Surf Festival for the second year running - we are looking forward to the 2009 Festival and encourage everyone to come along to watch the competition, visit the art exhibition or see one of the movies to be screened at the Glasshouse."
 
For Andrew Stark, CEO of Surfing Australia, the Country Energy Australian Surf Festival is the most esteemed event on the calendar of events. “This is the pinnacle event on the annual amateur surfing calendar in Australia,” he said. “This event has a rich history stemming back nearly 50 years and is one that will always hold its proud place on the annual Australian events calendar.”
 
With 23 Australian titles to be awarded in 21 divisions, the Country Energy Australian Surf Festival will also see the Australian Longboard, Stand Up Paddle Board and Shortboard titles for the first time in 45 years of Australian competitive surfing history; making it the largest surfing event held in Australia.
 
“This year we create history with the first ever Stand Up Paddleboard “SUP” Australian Titles,” Stark said. “We hope everyone can enjoy the new spectacle of SUP at the highest level in Australia.” Also to be held in conjunction with the competitive surfing will be live music, movie screenings, surf art and photography exhibitions and other cultural offerings taking place in the new, state of the art Glasshouse.
 
"Country Energy is committed to supporting the communities in which we live - the Australian Surf Festival brings people to our wonderful area and also provides some great opportunities for locals to get involved, whether it as a competitor, spectator or as a visitor to the Glasshouse to see the art exhibition or the premiere movie screenings," Latta continued.
 
Glen Caldwell, Sports Development Manager of Port Macquarie Hastings Council, can also see the positive impact that The Country Energy Australian Surf Festival will have on the local community.
 
“We have estimated the local economic impact of The Country Energy Australian Surf Festival to be quite substantial with approximately $2 million to be invested through the local economy during this time,” he said. “An event of this calibre also brings positive exposure for the region into new markets and provides the local community the opportunity to witness high end level of sport.”
 
For more information on The Country Energy Australian Surf Festival visit surfingaustralia.com  or surfingnsw.com.au.
 
The Country Energy Australian Surf Festival is presented by Surfing Australia and Surfing NSW and is proudly supported by Country Energy, Events NSW, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Mercure Centro Hotel, Port Macquarie Hastings Council, Port Macquarie Tourism, Tourism NSW, Australian Sports Commission , Ocean & Earth, Coastalwatch, Sydney Weekender, Port Macquarie News, NBN TV, Star FM, Macquarie Hotel, Australia’s Surfing Life Magazine and Australian Longboarding Magazine.

About Country Energy: Country  Energy  manages Australia’s largest power supply network across 95 per cent of New South Wales’ land mass and offers retail electricity in  six  states and territories. As a leading Australian energy services corporation,  owned  by  the  New South Wales Government, Country Energy employs  around  4,200  people in regional and rural areas, serving more than 800,000 customers.
 
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