Surfing Australia says it’s stoked to announce that the organisation has been awarded $1 million in federal funding for the ‘New Wave of Female Boardriders’ project.
This grant, delivered over the next three years, is intended to make surfing more accessible to women and girls across the country.
The funding will allow Surfing Australia to establish 50 new women’s boardrider clubs, provide free female judging, coaching and officials courses, host an annual women’s development camp at the Hyundai Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC), and a range of other initiatives designed to support women’s surfing at every level.
The announcement was made at the Hyundai HPC in Casuarina by local MP Justine Elliot, alongside key women from Australia’s surf community.
‘The “New Wave of Female Boardriders” is a self-sustaining program that fosters a culture of respect and gender equality, inclusion in sport and physical activity at local, state, and national levels, and a strong sense of community belonging,’ said Mrs Elliot.
‘As your local Labor MP, I’m proud to be delivering $1 million for Surfing Australia to increase female participation in surfing.’
The federal funding is from the Albanese government’s Play Our Way program which is designed to remove barriers to women and girls participating in sport and physical activity.
Surfing Australia Chief of Sport – Events, Participation & Community, Luke Madden, said ‘This investment is a game-changer for women’s surfing.’
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