Cooks Hill Surf Club By Newcastle Weekly - June 2, 2020 0 FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Cooks Hill Surf Club has suffered extensive damage thanks to recent storms. A wooden deck built in 2007 is now struggling to stay attached to the original building. The Club’s façade pre-storm damage March 20, 2020. The Cooks Hill Life Saving and Surf Club was first established in April 1911. Club members gather on the deck that is now damaged, October 2019.