The Caribbean island of Cozumel lies just off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yukatan Peninsula.
20th April 2018 5:04 AM
The Sunshine Coast can have up to 100 days a year cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.
13th April 2018 5:04 AM
THE Buoyancy Compensator Device is arguably the most important piece of equipment a scuba diver will wear.
06th April 2018 5:04 AM
Diving risks are greatly reduced when a diver receives sound training and dives within his or her experience level.
29th March 2018 5:03 AM
IT SHOULDN'T come as a surprise to local divers that this weekend will almost certainly be cancelled because of the strong...
23rd March 2018 5:03 AM
FOR the third weekend in a row, boating conditions off the Sunshine Coast will be less than ideal for diving.
16th March 2018 5:03 AM
LOCAL dive charter operators are looking at the weather maps before making a decision to head out to sea.
09th March 2018 5:03 AM
LARGE ocean swells and big seas have caused the cancellation of local dive charter trips during the week.
23rd Feb. 2018 5:02 AM
The State Government has introduced a new code of practice with the aim to reduce the number of snorkelling drownings.
16th Feb. 2018 5:02 AM
A GROUP of excited local divers is heading to the Solomon Islands this weekend, staying and diving at Uepi Island in the...
09th Feb. 2018 5:02 AM
WHEN divers travel overseas, they often have the choice of diving from a live-aboard diving vessel or staying on land
03rd Feb. 2018 5:02 AM
THE State Government is seeking expressions of interest from dive charter operators to operate trips to the...
19th Jan. 2018 5:01 AM
DIVING conditions on the Sunshine Coast have been near perfect for the Christmas holidays.
29th Dec. 2017 5:12 AM
Under the supervision of a qualified dive instructor on a refresher course, divers can safely practise in a pool all the...
15th Dec. 2017 5:12 AM
SCUBA divers are taught the effects of increasing and decreasing pressure on their bodies and equipment as part of their...
08th Dec. 2017 5:12 AM
I'M ABOARD the MV Kalinda, undertaking a 12-day exploration of some of the most spectacular and rarely dived reefs...
17th Nov. 2017 5:11 AM
Although I've dived Osprey Reef way out in the Coral Sea, I've never ventured any further north.
10th Nov. 2017 5:11 AM
TWO very keen local divers are very happy with the news they can now dive the USS Liberty wreck at Tulumben on...
03rd Nov. 2017 5:11 AM
Komodo Island is roughly halfway between Bali and Timor, and the reefs surrounding it are exquisite.
27th Oct. 2017 5:10 AM
ALL this week I've been in Indonesia at the invitation of the Indonesian Tourist Authority.
20th Oct. 2017 5:10 AM
THE final resting place of the former Australian Navy ship HMAS Tobruk will soon be announced by the government.
13th Oct. 2017 5:10 AM
FOR generations, a diving watch has been an absolute necessity for a scuba diver's safety.
06th Oct. 2017 5:10 AM
UNLIKE Tarzan in the old black-and-white movies, scuba divers don't carry large knives to ward off dangerous marine...
29th Sept. 2017 5:09 AM
SURFACE marker buoys or safety sausages, as they are commonly called, should be part of every scuba diver's safety...
22nd Sept. 2017 5:09 AM
IN MANY parts of the world, scuba diving takes place in lakes, quarries, caves and rivers.
08th Sept. 2017 5:09 AM