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From Main Beach to Merewether, Newcastle is engrossed in surfing history as the city is home to iconic surfers like Mark Richards and Matt Hoy, as well as a current talent pool that includes Ryan Callinan, Jacko Baker and Morgan Cibilic. Each year this core surfing community is represented on the big stage through one of the world’s most iconic surfing festivals – Surfest.

Started in 1985, the event was the first ever live televised surf contest and it’s become the pinnacle of the Newcastle event calendar as each year thousands flock to the steel city to get a glimpse of the world’s best surfers in action.

Tracks decided to see what makes this surfing city so special and why Novocastrian’s wear their badge with pride.

This is ‘Surfest - A Newcastle Icon’, check it out above.

Filmed and edited: @physcialglobe
Presented by: Jake Stolte

In partnership with Destination NSW.