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Australia amateur Stephanie Kyriacou has a two-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Australian Ladies Classic at Coffs Harbour.

Sydney teenager Stephanie Kyriacou is a smooth round away from the biggest win of her golfing career after the amateur forged a two-shot lead with 18 holes to play in the Australian Ladies Classic.

Kyriacou produced an almost faultless display at the Bonville Golf Resort on Saturday to eclipse overnight leader Lauren Stephenson and world No.35-ranked South Korean Ayean Cho.

Buoyed by a career-best nine-under 63 on Friday which left her in outright third, two stroke shy of Stephenson, Kyriacou carded a 69 while the American and Cho faltered with rounds of 73 apiece.

Kyriacou improved to 15-under for the Ladies European Tour co-sanctioned event, Stephenson has a one shot buffer over Cho after finishing at 13-under.

The Australian started nervously with a bogey but quickly recovered to nab birdies on the second and 4th.

She faltered again with a double-bogey on the 6th but the NSW representative regrouped again to complete a faultless back nine to post the lowest three-round total in the tournament's history.

"I am hitting it well, and playing well, and it's exciting to be at the top of the leaderboard," she said.

"There is a lot of golf left, and all I can do is try my best and keep doing what I am doing."