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- Dive centre1770 ReefAn operation running trips from the Town of 1770 to Lady Musgrave Island and the southern Great Barrier Reef.
- Dive centreAbyss Scuba DivingA Sydney operation associated with training across recreational and technical levels, boat diving and equipment services.
- Dive centreAcademy of ScubaA PADI 5 Star IDC that now describes itself as the only dive centre based on Western Port Bay, diving Flinders' seadragon habitat and Port Phillip's piers and reefs.
- RegionAdelaideThe state's hub for training, equipment, servicing, fills and technical education.
- Dive centreAdelaide ScubaA Glenelg North PADI 5 Star centre with a heated indoor pool, in-house servicing and three dive boats moored behind the shop, running midweek and weekend charters.
- Dive centreAdelaide Technical DivingAn Adelaide operation specialising in technical diving training, relevant to divers preparing for deep, decompression or cave diving in South Australia.
- Dive siteAdmiralty IslandsVolcanic pinnacles, walls and trenches off Lord Howe's northern end.
- Dive centreAdrenalin Snorkel & DiveTownsville's longest-established dive day-trip operator, a PADI 5 Star centre running the SS Yongala wreck, John Brewer Reef and the Museum of Underwater Art.
- Dive centreADRENO BrisbaneAdreno's original store, founded in Woolloongabba in 2001, selling spearfishing, freediving and scuba gear and operating as an SSI Instructor Training Center.
- Dive centreADRENO Gold CoastAdreno's Southport store, opened in 2021, selling spearfishing, freediving and scuba equipment and offering SSI scuba courses.
- Dive centreADRENO MelbourneAdreno's Cheltenham store, opened in 2016, selling spearfishing, freediving and scuba equipment and offering SSI scuba courses.
- Dive centreADRENO PerthAdreno's Perth store in O'Connor, opened in 2018, selling spearfishing, freediving and scuba equipment and offering SSI scuba courses.
- Dive centreADRENO SydneyThe Sydney branch of Adreno, an 850-square-metre spearfishing, freediving and scuba store in Alexandria that also runs SSI scuba courses.
- CourseAdvanced NitroxHigh-oxygen decompression gases and oxygen-clean equipment — not ordinary recreational Nitrox.
- TechnicalAdvanced NitroxHigh-oxygen decompression gases and oxygen-clean equipment — a different capability from recreational Nitrox.
- CourseAdvanced Open Water DiverFive guided specialty dives that extend depth to 30 metres and introduce navigation and other skills.
- Dive centreAdventure Bay ChartersA Port Lincoln wildlife tourism operation running great white shark cage experiences and sea lion swims. These are wildlife tourism products rather than certified scuba diving.
- Dive siteAgincourt ReefAn outer ribbon reef system reached from Port Douglas, on the edge of the continental shelf.
- ServiceAir FillsThe most basic dive service, and one worth checking for hours, pressure and cylinder requirements.
- Dive centreAirlie Beach Dive CentreA small Airlie Beach PADI Dive Center focused on personalised training and families with children, with its own boat, air fills and servicing.
- RegionAlbanySouthern Ocean diving and the HMAS Perth artificial reef in cool, exposed water.
- Dive centreAll About ScubaA Victorian training operation listed among those associated with technical diving. Capability requires verification.
- Dive centreAqua Dive Gold CoastThe Gold Coast's PADI 5 Star IDC, operating from a floating dive centre in Southport with ten instructors, its own boat and Wave Break Island dives.
- Dive centreAquabilityA Mordialloc dive shop and club teaching PADI, IANTD and AIMA/NAS courses to instructor level, with regular social dives and the shipwreck-hunting team Southern Ocean Exploration.
- Dive centreAquatic AdventuresA Rowville dive centre operating since 2000, a PADI 5 Star IDC and SSI Instructor Training Center with TecRec training and the Aquaholics dive club.
- Marine lifeAustralian & New Zealand Fur SealsFast, acrobatic and endlessly curious — the highlight of Montague Island, Jervis Bay and Port Phillip.
- StateAustralian Capital Territory dive centresNo coastline, but a substantial diving community served by full training, servicing and cylinder facilities.
- GuideAustralian Dive ItinerariesRealistic three-, five- and seven-day diving plans that keep travel time under control and leave room for weather.
- GuideAustralian Dive Trip Packing ListWhat to bring, what to rent and what to confirm for tropical, temperate, shore and liveaboard diving in Australia.
- Dive centreAustralian Diving InstructionA Geelong PADI 5 Star IDC serving Geelong and Melbourne's west, with air, Nitrox and Trimix, ScubaPro servicing, guided boat and shore dives, and accredited first aid training.
- Marine lifeAustralian Sea LionEndangered, endemic, and among the most genuinely playful animals a diver can meet.
- GuideAustralian Water Temperature and Wetsuit GuideHow exposure protection changes from tropical Queensland to Tasmania, and why temperature alone does not choose the suit.
- Dive siteBait ReefThe Whitsundays' best-known outer reef, home to the Stepping Stones coral formations.
- Dive siteBall's PyramidThe world's tallest sea stack, 26 km offshore, surrounded by pelagic fish in open ocean.
- Dive siteBare IslandSydney's most-dived shore site — weedy seadragons, extraordinary macro life and multiple routes.
- Dive siteBass PointA rocky headland south of Wollongong with several entries and a protected reserve area.
- Dive centreBatavia Coast Dive & WatersportsA Geraldton business providing equipment, training and support for divers heading to the Abrolhos Islands.
- Dive centreBay City ScubaAn East Geelong dive centre offering snorkelling, scuba and technical diving, all-brand servicing, and boat dives from Queenscliff Harbour to Port Phillip Heads.
- GuideBeginner Dive Sites in AustraliaHow to choose a forgiving Australian dive site after certification, with examples that prioritise conditions, simple access and useful local support.
- GuideBest Diving in Australia: Where to Go and WhyAustralia's best diving is not one reef — it is a choice between tropical coral, big animals, temperate oddities, wrecks, caves and exceptional shore dives.
- GuideBest Shore Diving in AustraliaAustralia's most accessible diving includes Sydney reefs, Victorian piers, South Australian jetties and sheltered sites with exceptional macro life.
- RegionBichenoGovernor Island Marine Reserve — dense sponge gardens and colourful temperate walls.
- Dive centreBicheno Dive CentreA Bicheno operation servicing the Governor Island Marine Reserve and east coast diving.
- Dive siteBlairgowrie PierVictoria's most popular pier dive, and the best-known site for giant spider crab aggregations.
- Dive centreBlue Bay DiversA Brunswick Heads charter running the 8.5-metre catamaran Bay Warrior to Julian Rocks and less-visited Byron sites such as Windarra Banks and the Cape Pinnacle.
- Dive centreBlue Dive Port DouglasA Port Douglas PADI operator specialising in privately guided outer reef dives and private courses at the Agincourt and Opal reefs.
- GuideBoat Diving in Australia: A Practical GuideEntries, exits, seasickness, briefings and equipment routines for day boats, RIBs and liveaboards around Australia.
- RegionBrisbane & Moreton BayQueensland's largest resident diving market — training, retail, servicing, gas and club diving.
- Dive centreBrisbane Dive AcademyA Brisbane training operation focused on recreational certification and continuing education.
- Dive centreBrisbane ScubaA Brisbane training and service business supporting the local resident diving population.
- Dive siteBroughton IslandOffshore island diving from Port Stephens, with grey nurse sharks at Looking Glass.
- RegionBundaberg & Southern Great Barrier ReefCoral cays and island resorts — Lady Elliot, Lady Musgrave and Heron Island.
- Dive centreBundaberg Aqua ScubaA Bundaberg-based training and equipment business serving the local diving community and southern reef access.
- RegionBusselton & DunsboroughBusselton Jetty and the HMAS Swan — two very different flagship dives in one region.
- Dive siteBusselton JettyCoral and sponge growth in temperate water, under one of the longest timber jetties in the world.
- RegionByron BayJulian Rocks — a tropical-temperate crossover site with more than 20 recorded shark and ray species.
- Dive centreByron Bay Dive CentreByron Bay's original dive centre, running daily Julian Rocks dive and snorkel trips from The Pass with PADI and SSI training and an onsite pool.
- RegionCairnsAustralia's busiest reef-access port, with the widest choice of day boats, liveaboards and certification courses.
- Dive centreCalypso Star ChartersA Port Lincoln operator running one-day great white shark cage dives at the Neptune Islands since 1990, plus Australian sea lion swims.
- RegionCanberraInland training, servicing, cylinder testing and the club structure that makes coastal diving practical.
- Dive siteCathedral CaveAn enormous dolerite sea cave on the Tasman Peninsula, large enough to surface inside.
- CourseCave DiverFull overhead penetration diving, where direct ascent is not available at any point.
- TechnicalCave Diving in AustraliaThe CDAA system, Mount Gambier, and why recreational certification does not apply.
- CourseCavern DiverDiving within the light zone of an overhead environment — the first genuine step into overhead training.
- Training agencyCDAANot a general training agency — the body that governs cave and sinkhole diving access in Australia.
- RegionCentral CoastA strong local-diver market with easy access to both shore and boat diving between Sydney and Newcastle.
- Dive centreCentral Coast DiversAn SSI Instructor Training Facility at Killarney Vale with two full-time Instructor Trainers, onsite servicing for all major brands, and freediving courses.
- RegionChristmas IslandRemote tropical diving with vertical drop-offs beginning metres from shore.
- Dive siteChristmas Island WallsVertical drop-offs beginning metres from shore, on the tip of an Indian Ocean seamount.
- CourseClosed Circuit Rebreather DiverRecycling breathing gas to extend duration, reduce bubbles and optimise oxygen exposure.
- TechnicalClosed Circuit RebreathersRecycled breathing gas, silent diving — and support that is specific to your exact unit.
- Dive siteClovellyA sheltered concrete-lined channel giving Sydney's easiest entry into open water.
- Dive siteCochrane Artificial ReefA 32-hectare artificial reef off Bargara built from scuttled vessels, aircraft and lightships, home to more than 150 fish species.
- Dive centreCocos DiveThe main dive operation in the Cocos Keeling Islands, servicing atoll and outer reef diving.
- RegionCocos Keeling IslandsA remote Indian Ocean atoll with clear water, reef diving and very limited services.
- Dive siteCocos Keeling ReefsA remote Indian Ocean atoll with clear water, drift diving and very few other divers.
- RegionCoffs Harbour & the Solitary IslandsA 75-kilometre marine park where tropical, subtropical and temperate species genuinely overlap.
- GuideCold-Water Diving in AustraliaWhy a diver certified in 27°C water needs more than a thicker suit to dive Victoria or Tasmania.
- Dive siteCook IslandAn aquatic reserve off Tweed Heads with a resident turtle population and seasonal grey nurse sharks.
- Dive siteCoral Sea (Osprey and Bougainville Reefs)Isolated atolls beyond the Great Barrier Reef with vertical walls and exceptional clarity.
- Dive centreCoral Sea DreamingAn 18-metre sailing ketch taking up to 12 guests on overnight Cairns reef trips, with all dives guided and one of the few introductory night-dive licences.
- Dive siteCurtin Artificial ReefA long-running artificial reef project in Moreton Bay, built from scuttled vessels and structures.
- ServiceCylinder TestingVisual inspection, hydrostatic testing and valve servicing — and why inland divers care most.
- Dive siteD'Entrecasteaux ChannelSheltered channel diving near Hobart, with jetties, reefs and handfish habitat.
- RegionDarwinTide-governed harbour diving with significant WWII and historic wreck heritage.
- Dive siteDarwin Harbour WrecksVessels lost in the 1942 bombing of Darwin and later — arguably Australia's densest wreck heritage.
- TechnicalDecompression DivingWhen the option of a direct ascent is deliberately given up, and what that changes.
- CourseDecompression ProceduresPlanning and executing dives with a mandatory decompression obligation.
- CourseDeep DiverExtending recreational limits to 40 metres, with the gas planning and narcosis awareness that requires.
- Dive centreDevocean DiveA Southport PADI 5 Star Dive Center offering scuba, freediving and snorkelling courses.
- Dive centreDive Centre BondiAn Eastern Suburbs PADI 5 Star IDC on Bondi Road teaching through Instructor and technical levels, with air, Nitrox and Trimix fills and manufacturer-approved servicing.
- Dive centreDive Centre ManlyA Northern Beaches operation with a long-standing presence at Shelly Beach, offering recreational training, boat diving and technical pathways.
- GuideDive Computers: Planning, Settings and Shared DecisionsUse a dive computer as a personal exposure model and information tool—not as permission to outsource the dive plan.
- Dive centreDive DarwinThe Northern Territory's certified diving academy and tour company, teaching PADI courses to Divemaster and technical level and running Darwin Harbour wreck, jetski and freshwater dive tours.
- Dive centreDive Dive DiveA long-standing Brisbane business associated with technical training alongside recreational courses, retail and servicing. Technical capability should be audited service by service rather than assumed.
- Dive centreDive EdenAn Eden operator running boat, wreck, wharf and cave dives around Twofold Bay, with Try Scuba to Advanced courses and studio accommodation near Cocora Beach.
- Dive centreDive ExperienceA Mount Gambier business serving the region's cave and sinkhole diving community, including equipment and gas support.
- Dive centreDive Gear AustraliaA Victorian equipment business listed among operations relevant to technical diving equipment supply.
- Dive centreDive ImportsA Perth equipment business. Retail range, servicing and training availability require verification.
- GuideDive Insurance for Australian TripsHow to compare emergency assistance, evacuation and equipment cover for local, interstate and overseas dive travel.
- Dive centreDive Jervis BayA Huskisson operation with two dive boats and on-site accommodation, diving the walls, sponge gardens and seal sites of Jervis Bay Marine Park.
- Dive centreDive Lord HoweA PADI 5 Star Dive Resort on Lord Howe Island, diving the lagoon beside the world's southernmost coral reef and more than 30 sites at the Admiralty Islands.
- Dive centreDive NewcastleA Beresfield dive superstore teaching RAID courses, with air fills, servicing, rental and a large scuba, freediving and spearfishing range.
- Dive centreDive NingalooAn Exmouth operation focused on certified scuba diving, including Navy Pier access.
- Dive centreDive SwanseaAn SSI Instructor Training Center 60 metres from the Swansea Bridge shore dive, with boat trips to Moon Island and rebreather and Extended Range training.
- Dive centreDive Warehouse Gold CoastA Gold Coast equipment retailer. Whether training and servicing are offered in-house requires verification.
- Dive centreDiveline Scuba CentreA Frankston PADI 5 Star IDC teaching since the early 1970s, with IANTD technical and cave training, a marine biologist on staff, and in-house cylinder testing.
- CourseDivemasterThe first professional rating — guiding certified divers and assisting with training.
- Dive centreDivers DelightAn Adelaide dive business. Retail range, servicing and training availability require verification.
- Dive centreDivers DenCairns' longest-established dive company (founded 1974), a PADI Career Development Centre and Eco Centre running day trips and the OceanQuest reef-based liveaboard.
- Dive centreDiversWorldA Queensland equipment and service business. Current retail range, servicing capability and any training should be verified directly.
- Dive centreDiving AdelaideAn Adelaide training and guided diving operation serving local sites and organised trips.
- Dive centreDolphin Dive FremantleA Fremantle operation serving local divers, with proximity to Rottnest Island departures.
- Dive centreDolphin Scuba DivingA Perth business providing training, equipment and service support.
- Dive centreDown Under Cruise & DiveA locally owned Cairns day-trip operator of more than 30 years, running the 35-metre superyacht Evolution to two outer reef sites with introductory and certified diving.
- Dive centreDreamtime Dive & SnorkelCairns' Indigenous-guided reef day trip, run by Reef Magic Cruises, visiting two outer reef sites with optional introductory and certified dives.
- CourseDrift DiverDiving with current rather than against it — a necessary skill for many of Australia's best sites.
- CourseDrysuit DiverUsing a drysuit as a second buoyancy system — essential for serious cold-water diving in southern Australia.
- Marine lifeDwarf Minke WhaleCurious whales that approach snorkellers on the northern Ribbon Reefs each winter — a genuinely rare permitted interaction.
- Dive centreEaglehawk Dive CentreThe principal operation at Eaglehawk Neck, servicing the Tasman Peninsula's sea caves, walls and deeper wrecks.
- Marine lifeEastern Blue GroperNew South Wales' state fish — large, inquisitive and often the first thing to greet a Sydney shore diver.
- Dive siteEdithburgh JettyOne of the world's great muck dives — an unremarkable jetty hiding extraordinary small life.
- GuideEmergency Planning for Remote Australian Dive TripsBuild communications, oxygen, evacuation, medical and weather contingencies into trips where outside help may be hours away.
- CourseEnriched Air NitroxDiving with elevated oxygen to extend no-decompression limits — the most commonly taken specialty.
- ServiceEquipment HireRental gear ranges from basic recreational sets to drysuits, steel cylinders and DPVs.
- ServiceEquipment RetailersA dive shop and a dive centre are not always the same business.
- RegionEsperanceOffshore granite islands, exceptional clarity and genuine Southern Ocean exposure.
- Dive centreEsperance Diving & FishingAn Esperance business providing diving and fishing charters to the Recherche Archipelago, along with equipment support.
- Dive siteEwens PondsThree shallow spring-fed ponds connected by channels — a drift dive through crystal-clear freshwater.
- Dive siteEx-HMAS AdelaideA 138-metre guided-missile frigate scuttled off Avoca Beach in 2011, prepared for divers with access holes cut along the hull.
- Dive siteex-HMAS BrisbaneA former guided missile destroyer scuttled off Mooloolaba and prepared specifically for divers.
- Dive siteEx-HMAS TobrukA former navy heavy landing ship scuttled in 2018 off the Bundaberg–Fraser Coast, now a large offshore wreck dive for experienced divers.
- Dive centreExmouth Dive & Whalesharks NingalooExmouth's original dive centre and Ningaloo's only PADI 5 Star IDC, running whale shark and humpback swims, reef diving and Navy Pier trips from three boats.
- Dive siteExmouth Navy PierA structure dive with extraordinary fish density, on Defence land with controlled access.
- Dive centreExtra Divers Christmas IslandChristmas Island's locally operated dive centre in Settlement, with a 16-diver boat at Flying Fish Cove, shore and night dives, courses and diver accommodation.
- Dive centreExtreme WatersportA Victorian business listed among operations associated with technical diving services.
- Dive centreFeet First DiveA Nelson Bay SSI centre running Broughton Island boat dives and Port Stephens shore dives, with rebreather and Extended Range training.
- Dive siteFish RockGrey nurse shark aggregation and one of Australia's few genuine ocean through-caves.
- Dive centreFish Rock Dive CentreA South West Rocks operation running regular Fish Rock and Fish Rock Cave trips from a 12-metre purpose-built vessel, with Nitrox supplied and PADI training.
- Dive siteFlat RockSoutheast Queensland's premier big-animal site — grey nurse sharks, mantas and turtles.
- RegionFleurieu PeninsulaRapid Bay, Second Valley and Port Noarlunga — accessible shore diving and leafy seadragons.
- Dive siteFlinders PierA Western Port pier with one of Victoria's most reliable weedy seadragon populations.
- Dive siteFlinders ReefThe highest coral diversity in Moreton Bay, on a rocky reef north of Moreton Island.
- Dive siteFly PointA protected sponge garden at Nelson Bay with some of the richest macro life in Australia.
- GuideFlying After Diving in AustraliaHow to build conservative surface time into reef, liveaboard and remote-island itineraries without turning the final dive into a travel deadline.
- CourseFreediverBreath-hold diving as a trained discipline — a different sport that shares the water with scuba.
- Dive centreFrog Dive SydneyA Willoughby PADI 5 Star IDC founded in 1985, teaching recreational through Trimix and rebreather courses with PADI, SDI and TDI, and testing cylinders in-store.
- RegionGeelong & Bellarine PeninsulaStrategic access to Port Phillip Heads from the western side, with an established technical market.
- Dive centreGeelong Dive CentreA Geelong business providing training, equipment and local diving support.
- Dive centreGeo DiversA Sydney PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre running small-group courses with two PADI professionals, from Discover Scuba through Instructor training.
- RegionGeraldton & Abrolhos IslandsRemote coral islands with extraordinary wreck history, reached by charter or flight.
- Marine lifeGiant Australian CuttlefishThe world's largest cuttlefish, gathering in tens of thousands at Whyalla each winter.
- Marine lifeGiant Kelp ForestTasmania's underwater forests — dramatically diminished, and worth seeing while they remain.
- Marine lifeGiant Spider CrabTens of thousands of crabs piling into the shallows of Port Phillip Bay to moult, in one of Victoria's strangest dives.
- Dive siteGlenelg WrecksAdelaide's local wreck diving — the Glenelg dredge, barge and artificial reef structures.
- Dive centreGo Dive BrisbaneA Windsor dive centre founded in 2000, operating as a PADI Instructor Development Centre and TecRec Centre with a large Scubapro and TUSA showroom.
- Dive centreGo Dive TasmaniaHobart's only PADI 5 Star dive centre, operating since 2003, with a city store and The Adventure Lodge divers' accommodation at Eaglehawk Neck.
- RegionGold CoastA mixed market of training, retail, spearfishing and offshore diving including the Scottish Prince.
- Dive centreGold Coast Dive AdventuresA Gold Coast operation focused on guided local diving and charter access to offshore sites.
- Dive centreGold Coast Dive CentreA Gold Coast training and service business serving local divers and visitors.
- Dive siteGordons BayAn Eastern Suburbs shore dive with a long-established underwater nature trail.
- Dive siteGovernor Island Marine ReserveGranite walls and sponge gardens of unusual density and colour, protected since 1991.
- Dive siteGreat Barrier Reef (Cairns Outer Reefs)The reef systems reached daily from Cairns — the most-dived section of the Great Barrier Reef.
- Marine lifeGreat White SharkEncountered in Australia from a cage at the Neptune Islands — wildlife tourism rather than scuba diving.
- Marine lifeGreen TurtleThe most commonly encountered turtle on Australian reefs, and a reliable sight at Cook Island and the southern Great Barrier Reef.
- Dive centreGrey Nurse ChartersA PADI-registered dive boat running charters around Port Stephens, Newcastle and Swansea, with PADI courses to Divemaster and TecRec.
- Marine lifeGrey Nurse SharkAustralia's most recognisable dive shark — ragged teeth, entirely harmless, and critically endangered on the east coast.
- Dive siteHeron IslandA research-station coral cay with the Heron Bommie a few minutes from the jetty.
- Dive centreHeron Island ResortA resort on a no-day-tripper coral cay off Gladstone whose PADI Marine Centre runs three boat dives a day plus night dives to around 20 nearby sites.
- Dive siteHMAS CanberraVictoria's signature artificial wreck — a former guided missile frigate at around 28 metres.
- Dive siteHMAS PerthA destroyer scuttled in King George Sound as Western Australia's southern artificial reef.
- Dive siteHMAS SwanA former destroyer escort scuttled in Geographe Bay, prepared with multiple access points.
- RegionHobartTasmania's training, retail and equipment-support hub, and the base for Tasman Peninsula diving.
- Dive siteHoutman Abrolhos Islands122 islands 60 km offshore, where coral grows alongside kelp and the Batavia was lost in 1629.
- GuideHow to Choose a Dive CentreThe most useful question is not which centre is best — it is which centre suits what you actually want to do.
- GuideHow to Choose a Divemaster InternshipCompare mentoring, real course involvement, workload, total cost and employment claims before committing weeks or months to a professional programme.
- GuideHow to Choose a Technical Diving InstructorEvaluate current diving, configuration, failure standards, mentoring and local support before comparing agency logos.
- GuideHow to Plan Your First Australian Dive TripA practical sequence for choosing the region, season, operator, equipment and backup days for an Australian diving holiday.
- GuideHow to Read Australian Dive ConditionsTranslate swell, wind, tide, current, rainfall and visibility forecasts into better questions for the local operator.
- Marine lifeHumpback WhaleHeard far more often than seen — the soundtrack to winter diving on both Australian coasts.
- Training agencyIANTDOne of the oldest technical agencies, particularly associated with Trimix, cave and mixed-gas diving.
- Dive centreIndepth ScubaA Canberra operation that functions as both a training school and a life-support service facility, with cylinder testing and a full range of gas fills.
- CourseInstructorTeaching and certifying divers independently, after an instructor development course and examination.
- RegionJervis BayExceptionally clear water, dramatic walls, sponge gardens and reliable seal encounters.
- Dive siteJervis Bay WallsTemperate sponge-covered walls and drop-offs in some of the clearest water in NSW.
- Dive centreJetty Dive CentreCoffs Harbour's PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre, running the Solitary Islands dive fleet from the Jetty Strip with training, retail, Nitrox and whale swims.
- Dive siteJulian Rocks (Nguthungulli)Where tropical and temperate waters meet — more than 20 shark and ray species recorded.
- RegionKangaroo IslandTemperate reef, wrecks and wildlife diving around Australia's third-largest island.
- Dive centreKangaroo Island Dive & AdventuresA Kangaroo Island operation providing local diving and wildlife-oriented in-water experiences.
- Dive siteKilsby's SinkholeA limestone sinkhole with water so clear the experience is closer to flying than diving.
- Dive siteKurnellA cluster of Botany Bay shore dives including The Steps and The Leap, with wall terrain.
- Dive siteLady Elliot IslandA coral cay at the reef's southern tip, with some of Australia's most reliable manta encounters.
- Dive centreLady Elliot Island Eco ResortAn eco-resort on a no-take coral cay reached only by air, with beach and boat diving and a resident manta ray population of about 40.
- Dive centreLady Musgrave ExperienceA Bundaberg operator running daily trips to Lady Musgrave Island's lagoon and its wind- and solar-powered reef pontoon, with overnight stays and ex-HMAS Tobruk dives.
- Dive siteLady Musgrave IslandA coral cay enclosing a navigable lagoon — sheltered diving with excellent clarity.
- Dive centreLady of the Sea Diving AcademyA Canberra operation with an unusually complete set of facilities for an inland centre, including an onsite pool, classroom, retail shop and dive boat.
- Marine lifeLeafy SeadragonSouth Australia's emblem and the most elaborately camouflaged fish in the world.
- CourseLearning to DiveWhat entry-level scuba training actually involves, and how to judge a course before you book it.
- ComparisonLearning to Dive: Tropical vs TemperateCertifying in Cairns or in Melbourne produces different divers — here is how, and why it matters.
- Marine lifeLeopard Shark (Zebra Shark)A docile, spotted bottom-resting shark that arrives on the east coast with summer's warm water.
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