{"id":116145,"date":"2026-02-13T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=116145"},"modified":"2026-02-11T22:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:04:08","slug":"koori-titles-decided-at-urquharts-bluff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/sport\/koori-titles-decided-at-urquharts-bluff\/","title":{"rendered":"Koori Titles decided at Urquharts Bluff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MORE than 90 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from across the state took to the water in the Woorrangalook Victorian Koori Surf Titles.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend&#8217;s event at Urquhart Bluff saw representation from Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast, Phillip Island, Ballarat, Bendigo, Shepparton, Yarra Valley, Metropolitan Melbourne, East Gippsland, Portland and Hamilton.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/AmaliWalkerP1033716_00087.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amali Walker gets pushed into a wave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wadawurrung Elder Corrinna Eccles opened the event with a cleansing traditional smoking and mixing of the waters, paving the way for competition to begin.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/CharlieChisholm_2026_00098.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amali Walker gets pushed into a wave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The sibling duo of Charlie and Delilah Chishom (Torquay) reigned supreme in the water, winning the Open Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s divisions respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Delilah has now gone back-to-back champion after claiming her inaugural title in 2025, whilst Charlie claimed his first event Indigenous State Title.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/DelilahChisholm_2026_00141.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delilah Chisholm hits a nice turn off the top of the wave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The event is so special, it&#8217;s about coming together and supporting and connecting with each other on Wadawurrung Country,&#8221; Charlie said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seeing all the kids be stoked catching waves and sharing the line up with everyone is the best, it has the best energy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/Group_2026_Koori_Tit_00128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 90 surfers competed in the event at Urquhart Bluff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Dhelk Dja Encouragement Awards of a surfboard were presented to Mundarra Edwards (Highton) and Amali Walker (Leopold).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MORE than 90 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from across the state took to the water in the Woorrangalook Victorian Koori Surf Titles. 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