EventS & competitions

Moomba ASL Championships 2024 went down at Riverslide Skatepark in Melbourne on the 9-10 March. The local Melburnians claim there’s something about the weather around the Moomba weekend - and as the skatepark reached temperatures above 50C they might be on to something. The scorching temperatures were enough to cancel music festivals yet nothing could stop the skaters from all over Australia from competing for the ASL champion titles and taking in that magical Moomba vibe.

The generations came together for this years BOWLZILLA Gold Coast 2024! With an emphasis on style, fun and community Chad Ford welcomed everyone to a steamy day at Elenora Bowl. Hannah & Sophie was there to capture the vibes for Slabzoo — check out ALL the photos, videos and results here at Slabzoo.

Belco Bowl Jam went down this weekend in Canberra and we hit up Australian Pro skater Arisa Trew to hear what she’s been up to, besides not-so-casually Over-Under 540 with Taj Wolfenden… and also taking out the Womens win.

The Street World Championships 2023 Tour is happening as we speak. It’s in Toyko, Japan 10-17 December! Among the 11 Australian competitors are Taj Branch, one of Australia’s up-and-coming skaters who secured his spot through one of Skate Australia’s Performance Pathways Initiatives. We hit up the Sunshine Coast skater to find out how it actually feels like to skate at an international comp for the very first time.

NIMBIN GNAR-WALLS: The first NIMBIN GNAR-WALLS blazed through the Lismore district in March ‘23 with skaters from near and far getting the locals sparked up for the end of summer. All the things that make skaters lifers were in full effect for the week.

Road to Paris ‘24: 15 Australian Park skaters have packed their bags and have headed to San Juan, Argentina for the next leg of the World Skate Tour, continuing their journey towards qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Slabzoo is here with info on who, how and where to watch when our Ausssie favorites rip it up overseas.

Brazil's Rayssa Leal and Kelvin Hoefler won the 2023 SLS Championship Tour in Chicago. Leal won on her last trick, beating Momiji Nishiya and Roos Zwetsloot, while Hoefler took the trophy with his full cab back tail trick, edging out Ryan Decenzo and Nyjah Huston.

Australian street skater Chloe Covell is set to compete in the highly-anticipated first stop of the 2023 SLS Championship Tour on April 29th in Chicago. As one of only six female skateboarders to make the cut, Chloe will surely bring her unique style and skills to the competition.

Truckstop once again pulled off an extravaganza of skateboarding madness when Fairgo Skate Fest 2023 sent Ballina Skatepark to the future. Some of Australia’s best comp skaters joined the battle for the cash money and the tricks were as unreal as the sense of true community was real. Being one of the longest running skateboard competitions in the country Fair Go is still true to its core and has that special “skateboarding is one big happy family”-feel to it. It sure was a weekend to remember and luckily Slabzoo was there to cover the event and take part of the fun

Moomba | The Australian Skateboarding League’s Victorian Street Championships took place in Melbourne 11-12 March 2023 at Riverslide Skatepark. The next gen is taking over the street comp scene and the Open’s were dominated by young talent, hungry to throw it down.

Slabzoo is keen to present this Bowlzilla Feature put together by photographer Dain Bosworth & Writer Jules Anethema Swan.

Bowlzilla: The National Park Skateboarding Champions 2023 were crowned in Elanora on the Gold Coast on Saturday 25 March. The Level Up squad showed that spending most of your waking hours in a skatepark pays off as their skaters took gold in Open’s, Women’s and 16u but it definitely wasn’t handed to them. The competition was tough with an impressive show from upcoming talents and experienced skaters. Find full list of results and photos here.

SUNNY SKATE SERIES: On what felt like the hottest weekend of the year stop 2 of the Sunny Skate Series went down at Alex Skatepark on the 11-12 February. With an always energetic Patty G on the mic, an experienced judging team, beach hangs, pizzas, bands and beers from Black Flag, it definitely was a vibe - oh, and the street and bowl rippers absolutely sent it all weekend, of course. Find all results from the comps and see heaps of photos here.

Each Era has a unique spirit of a generation or a period of time, this is DGK’s. DGK's new full length 'Zeitgeist' will start premiering at select skateshops around the country this weekend. Check here to find your nearest capital city screening!

SUNNY SKATE SERIES: Congratulations to Mat ‘Chiggy’ Chigwidden and his incredible team on pulling off a banger of a skateboarding event - and to the entire skateboarding community, what a treat it is to have a new, proper comp series on the Sunny Coast. Find all results from the comps and see heaps of photos from the first stop of the Sunny Skate Series here.