As Australia took home two gold medals for skateboarding at the Paris Olympics, skaters said they hoped the local scene continued to grow.
The country took out the winning spots in both the men's and women's park at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Keegan Palmer, 21, won gold for a second time while Arisa Trew won gold at just 14-years-old, making her Australia's youngest Olympic gold medalist.
This is only the second time skateboarding has featured at the Olympic Games after the sport debuted at the Tokyo games in 2021.
While practising at the recently opened South Newcastle Beach skate park, local skater Jack Whitaker, 20, said he enjoyed watching skateboarding at this year's Olympics.
He said Keegan Palmer was "unreal" and he hoped more kids were inspired to skate at the local rink.
"Skateboarding in the Olympics is great just because it is opening up skateboarding and it's becoming more acceptable by more people in Australia," he said.
"It's great that we have another gold medal and it's becoming more of a sport," he said.
Ezekiel Verlaan, 11, said watching skateboarding on the television made him want to practise more.
"It was great to see us win gold and it has even made me start saving up for a brand new board," he said.
"Reckon I'll be looking at about $80 but it will be worth it"
The South Newcastle Beach skate park officially opened on August 2, with a community fun day planned for August 18 to celebrate.
Other local skate parks have also popped up around the region with The Bridges Hill Skatepark upgrades in Cessnock completed on Tuesday August 13, and plans for new park in Maitland.
Minister for Regional NSW Tara Moriarty said the new Cessnock park could "easily become the new training ground for another Arisa Trew or Tony Hawk".
"With the fantastic results in France and Australia bringing home a gold medal for skateboarding I'm sure this park will be a real draw card for local young people," Ms Moriarty said.
