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KIRRA SURFSTOCK MISSES WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
Junk surf conditions might have forced the organisers to cancel the Guinness World Record attempt for the most surfers on the same wave, but visitors to Kirra were still treated to an array of different beach and surf activities. >>read more
GreenLine Kirra Chanllenge Race Results
Conditions cleared up with an almost offshore for the early this morning, but by race time (slightly delayed) onshore was up, making a difficult (slightly changed) course. Couple of hiccups getting the race underway, but I am told these things rarely run smoothly and as the first event I’ve done, learned a lot along the way. >>read more
Kirra Surfstock is Todays Woodstock
Woodstock was remarkable in that it brought about a change in peoples perception of how to live their lives through music. Some 40 years later Woodstock’s namesake, Kirra Surfstock is doing the same as it helps to raise awareness of coastal management concerns affecting the surf and our beloved beaches. Through two days of music, surfing, sport and environmental activities it is hoped that people’s lives and our beaches will be better. .>>read more
Clean Beaches is judging our beaches and foreshores now
Keep Australia Beautiful Queensland’s Clean Beaches competition will be judging our foreshore or beaches very soon. Over 7 billion tons of litter ends up in the worlds’ oceans every year, threatening coastal wildlife, sea life and the environmental health.>>read more
Beach & Surf Activities to the Fore During Kirra Surfstock
Six different sports will be on display during the Kirra Surfstock Festival weekend this November 12-14.Leading off the sports action will be the Rhythm Junior Kirra Surf Teams Challenge. Organisers are hoping that the conditions are right to stage the contest on Kirra Point which has been the focus of the ‘Bring Back Kirra’ campaign. >>read more
Guinness World Record Attempt at Kirra Surfstock
Kirra Surfstock returns to Kirra Beach and with various forms of surfing including a Guinness World Record attempt on the ‘Most Surfers Riding the Same Wave’, beach games, music, cultural activities and market stalls. Spread over two days and four nights from 11th to 14th November, this year there will be over 10 bands headed by and ‘Issac Paddon & the Tides’ on the Saturday and on the Sunday by ‘Gavin Doniger’s Mescalito Blues’. >>read more
Surfrider Foundation Film & Music Night
Surfrider Foundation will be hosting the opening night of Kirra Surf Stock featuring a showcase of environmentally conscious surfboards as part of their film and music night, at which Taylor Steele’s new surf film ‘Castles in the Sky’ will be playing. >> read more
Gavin Doniger’s Mescalito Blues and GC Surf Girl Quest
A natural inclusion at this year’s Kirra Surfstock is the unique duo, Gavin Doniger’s Mescalito Blues who are just back from another successful tour to the UK and the USA. >> read more
