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Bull Sharks in Australia: Are They Dangerous?
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Australian guide to bull sharks: where they live (including freshwater rivers), how big they get, why they're so dangerous, and how to spot one diving.
Black Point Jetty: Yorke Peninsula Dive Review
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Easy shore dive with seagrass meadows and vibrant marine life
Grey Nurse Shark: Where to Dive in Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Where to dive with grey nurse sharks in Australia: top east coast aggregation sites, season tips, and how to identify, behave around and protect them.
The Giant Cuttlefish . Masters of Disguise and the Shallow Sea
By ScubaDownUnder Team
The giant cuttlefish (*Sepia apama*) is the largest of all cuttlefish species and one of the most extraordinary marine animals found in southern Australian waters. Growing up to a metre long and weighing over 10 kg, these cephalopods are not only impressive in size but in intelligence, colour-changing ability, and complex behaviours.
Scuba Regulator Maintenance: Complete Care Guide
By ScubaDownUnder Team
How to care for your scuba regulator: rinsing routine, storage, service intervals, and the common mistakes that wreck first stages.
Cocklebiddy Cave Diving Review
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A breath-taking subterranean labyrinth for the world’s most adventurous divers
Diving the Eaglehawk Neck Caves, Tasmania’s Submerged Labyrinth
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Diving the Eaglehawk Neck Caves, Tasmania’s Submerged Labyrinth Spectacular cave diving with dramatic walls and hidden passages Diving the Eagl...
Exploring Orford Reef’s Giant Kelp Forest at Eaglehawk Neck
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A towering underwater forest of golden kelp sways in shifting light at Orford Reef, where diverse marine life thrives in one of Tasmania’s last giant kelp strongholds.
Stony Point Dive Site Guide | Fleurieu Peninsula, SA, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A rocky shore dive on the Fleurieu Peninsula's Gulf St Vincent coast, known for consistent sea dragon sightings in a dense kelp and seagrass environment.
Boyinaboat Reef Diving Guide
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Boyinaboat Reef near Hillarys Boat Harbour offers beginner‑friendly diving with shallow limestone ledges, swim‑throughs, and colourful marine life including cuttlefish, rays, octopus, and schools of reef fish.
Black Rock Dive Site Forster
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Black Rock off Forster is an advanced offshore dive featuring pinnacles, swim throughs, and pelagic encounters. Grey nurse sharks, kingfish, and eagle rays highlight its wild marine life.
Star of Greece Wreck Dive Site Guide | Port Willunga, SA, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
The iron remains of a three-masted sailing ship wrecked in 1888 on the Gulf St Vincent coast south of Adelaide, scattered across a reef in 3–12 metres of wat...
Baird Bay Reef Diving Guide
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Baird Bay Reef on South Australia’s west coast offers shallow reef dives, playful sea lion encounters, and raw Southern Ocean beauty best suited to confident intermediate divers.
Solo or Buddy: Should you ever Scuba Diving alone?
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Explore the risks, rewards, and best practices of solo scuba diving. Learn when it might be appropriate, how to prepare, and why most divers opt for the buddy system.
Buchanan’s Wall South Solitary Island Dive Guide Coffs Harbour NSW
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Buchanan’s Wall at South Solitary Island is a dazzling granite drop-off alive with soft coral, grey nurse sharks, turtles and macro life a true showcase of NSW’s underwater biodiversity and beauty.
North Haven Wall Dive Site Guide | Adelaide, SA, Australia
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A harbour wall and rubble reef within the Port River estuary at the northern edge of metropolitan Adelaide, producing an accessible urban dive with cuttlefis...
Blue Holes Kalbarri WA Dive Site Review
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Tide-fed rock pools packed with marine life in a shallow reef sanctuary
Patch’s Reef Woolgoolga Dive Guide NSW
By ScubaDownUnder Team
A shallow reef off Woolgoolga bursting with colourful marine life, easy shore access and calm conditions perfect for beginner divers, photographers and relaxed underwater exploration.
Brampton Island Wall Dive Guide
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Sheer coral wall with rich fish life off Mackay
Rowley Shoals Dive Guide: Exploring Western Australia’s Remote Coral Cathedral
By ScubaDownUnder Team
Rowley Shoals sits in the distant Timor Sea, far beyond sight of the West Australian coast. This trio of coral atolls forms a near perfect arc on the edge of one of the world’s widest continental shelves, and only a handful of vessels make the thirty hour voyage each spring. With untouched lagoons, towering coral walls and vivid water clarity, the shoals have become a pilgrimage for divers seekin…