Cudgen Headland SLSC is back at the top of the Country surf sports tree, winning the 2026 NSW Country Championships and ending a three-year run of victories for Warilla Barrack Point.
As dominant as it was impressive, Cudgen topped the overall point score and had a commanding gap of nearly 300 points back to Warilla in second place, while Port Macquarie SLSC beat out Yamba SLSC for the final podium place.
Broulee Surfers SLSC finished in fifth place – a tremendous effort from one of the clubs that travelled the longest distance to compete.
“Nice to get this one back, we were pretty keen to get it this year,” said Cudgen Headland SLSC President, Adam Mills.
“Our seniors were winning everything, it was really satisfying as a club to come here and take it home again.”
KEY GOLD MEDAL RESULTS BY BRANCH
Far North Coast
Cudgen Headland (1st): Scarlett George and Oliver Sharpe in the Open Female and Male Iron, Izzy Arghyros in the U17 Female Ski, 6-Person Open Mixed Taplin Relay
Yamba (4th): Fraser Robinson, Anderson McLennan, Lindsay McLennan, and Adele Douglas in the 140-199 Mixed Beach Relay, Ella Horton in the U14 Female Board Race, Cody Kratzmann in the U11 Male Iron
Byron Bay (7th): Jack Keough and Elijah Round in the U13/14 Male Board Rescue, Joshua Yates, Freya Knight, George Taylor, and Roland Cohen in the U13 Mixed Beach Relay, Rafael Yopp in the U8 Male Flags
North Coast
Woolgoolga (6th): Evangeline Sutton in the U12 Female Sprint, Harrison May in the U11 Male Swim, Indiarna Banksin the U12 Female Swim
Coffs Harbour (8th): Violet Webster in the U12 Female Flags
Sawtell (9th): Benjamin Lambert in the Open Male 2km Beach Run, Kobi Skeoch in the U10 Male Swim
Mid North Coast
Port Macquarie (3rd): Stella Moore and Layla Amiri in the U11/12 Female Board Rescue, Ella McDonald and Scarlett Brook in the U13/14 Female Board Rescue, Luke Morris in the 50-59 Male Single Ski, Amanda Higgerson in the 60+ Female Board
Tacking Point (10th): Corbin Jones and Bailey Prior (first and second) in the U12 Male Beach Flags, Harry Hamblin in the U12 Male Iron
Lower North Coast
Cape Hawke (12th): Hudson Keegan, Elliott Figallo, Ky Westaway, and Thea Rogers in the U10 Mixed Beach Relay, Aaron Lea in the 40-49 Male Beach Flags, Melissa Westaway in the 40-49 Female Rescue Tube
South Coast
Warilla Barrack Point (2nd): Eli Wrigglesworth, Storm Balmain and Will Fowler in the U19 Male Ski Relay, Claire Spicknall in the Open Female 2km Beach Run, Alexia Foye in the U19 Female Ski
Gerringong (13th): Hudson Alchin, Eloise Miller, Henry Mathies, and Kendall Payne in the U14 Mixed Cameron Relay, Lewie Payne in the U10 Male Board
Far South Coast
Broulee Surfers (5th): Luke Drewsen in the Open Male Beach Flags, Harriet Martin-Dye in the U11 Female Board, Alexis Carver in the U14 Female Swim
Moruya (23rd): Zara Hall in the Open and U17 Female Beach Flags and Sprint
Top 10 Overall Point Score Clubs
Cudgen Headland – 1,209
Warilla Barrack Point – 930
Port Macquarie – 671
Yamba – 605
Broulee Surfers – 393
Woolgoolga – 304
Byron Bay – 298
Coffs Harbour – 225
Sawtell – 201
Tacking Point – 194
For RESULTS click here.
Sunday 25 January 2026