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Cook Island – Turtle Cove

Cook Island – Turtle Cove

Tweed Heads, NSW

Beginner 4–12 m

Cook Island, near Tweed Heads, NSW, is a stunning marine sanctuary perfect for all diving levels. With depths of 5-15m and visibility reaching 20m, this boat-accessed site is famo…

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Coral Bay

Coral Bay

Coral Bay, WA

Beginner 3-25m

The southern hub of Ningaloo Reef, with shore-accessible coral lagoon diving, drift dives along the outer reef wall and year-round manta ray cleaning stations a short boat ride fr…

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Corny Point Lagoon

Corny Point Lagoon

Yorke Peninsula, SA

Beginner 2–5 m

Corny Point Lagoon on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula is a tranquil beginner-friendly shore dive with depths of 2-5m. Though visibility is often limited to 3-4m due to silt, the…

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Credlin Reef

Credlin Reef

Outer GBR off Mackay, QLD

Advanced 10–30 m

Credlin Reef, off Mackay, QLD, is a remote outer Great Barrier Reef gem for advanced divers. Depths of 10-30m offer 15-25m visibility and 24-28°C waters. Expect strong currents an…

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Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

Rottnest Island, WA

Intermediate 8-18m

A limestone cavern complex on Rottnest Island's western side with a series of swim-throughs and chambers cut into the reef shelf, one of the most dived sites on the island.

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Curtin Artificial Reef

Curtin Artificial Reef

Moreton Bay, QLD

Advanced 16–27 m

An artificial reef created from over 30 scuttled vessels, attracting large groupers and schools of fish.

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Danger Reef

Danger Reef

GBR, QLD

Advanced 10–24 m

Outer reef with steep drop-offs, caves and big fish.

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Darwin Catalinas

Darwin Catalinas

Darwin, NT

Intermediate 5-15m

Cluster of four PBY Catalina flying boats strafed and sunk at their moorings during the 19 February 1942 raid, the shallowest of the Darwin wreck dives.

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Darwin Harbour Wrecks

Darwin Harbour Wrecks

Darwin, NT

Advanced 15–25m

The eight WW2-era wrecks of Darwin Harbour, lost in the 19 February 1942 Japanese raid, with cross-links to individual reviews and shared dive conditions.

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Dee Why Wide

Dee Why Wide

Dee Why, NSW

Advanced 18–30 m

An offshore Northern Beaches reef in 18–30 m, with a winter grey nurse aggregation and the room to do macro on the deeper ledges.

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Dolphin Reef – Crescent Head

Dolphin Reef – Crescent Head

Crescent Head, NSW

Intermediate 8–16 m

Rocky reef named for frequent dolphin sightings.

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Double Cone Island

Double Cone Island

Whitsundays, QLD

Intermediate 6–14 m

A relatively undived island in the southern Whitsundays offering healthy hard coral gardens and reliable pelagic activity in clear water away from the main drag.

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Dutton Bay Jetty

Dutton Bay Jetty

Eyre Peninsula, SA

Beginner 2–6 m

An uncrowded jetty dive brimming with critters, seagrass charm, wrecks and history

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Eaglehawk Neck Caves

Eaglehawk Neck Caves

Tasmania

Advanced 10–30m

Diving the Eaglehawk Neck Caves, Tasmania’s Submerged Labyrinth Spectacular cave diving with dramatic walls and hidden passages Diving the Eagl...

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East Newry Island

East Newry Island

Newry Islands, QLD

Beginner 3–8 m

A sheltered fringing reef in the Newry Island Group off Mackay, offering coral gardens and diverse reef fish in a rarely crowded section of the Great Barrier...

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Edithburgh Jetty

Edithburgh Jetty

Yorke Peninsula, SA

All Levels 2–8 m

A classic South Australian jetty dive on Yorke Peninsula, known for seadragons, cuttlefish aggregations, and a community of critters that rewards patient, me...

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Elliston Jetty

Elliston Jetty

West Coast, SA

Beginner 2–6 m

A sheltered township jetty on the mid-west Eyre Peninsula coast with clear water, sea dragons.

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Emu Bay Jetty

Emu Bay Jetty

Kangaroo Island, SA

Beginner 3–7 m

A quiet jetty on Kangaroo Island's northern coast offering sheltered shallow diving with sea dragons and a characteristic South Australian jetty marine commu...

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Ethel Wreck

Ethel Wreck

Innes National Park, SA

Intermediate 3–10 m

The broken remains of a 1904 barque scattered across a reef shelf inside Innes National Park, one of South Australia's most accessible historic shipwrecks in...

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Ewens Ponds

Ewens Ponds

Port MacDonnell, SA

Beginner 3–10m

A regulated freshwater dive in the limestone karst of South East SA — three connected sinkhole ponds with 30–40 m visibility and a constant 14 °C.

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Ex-HMAS Brisbane

Ex-HMAS Brisbane

Sunshine Coast, QLD

Advanced 15–28 m

A decommissioned naval ship sunk to create an artificial reef, now a premier wreck dive site.

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Ex-HMAS Canberra

Ex-HMAS Canberra

Ocean Grove, VIC

Advanced 8-28m

Victoria's first purpose-built dive wreck, a 138-metre guided missile frigate scuttled off Ocean Grove and now a sponge-encrusted reef in Bass Strait.

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Ex-HMAS Hobart

Ex-HMAS Hobart

Fleurieu Peninsula, SA

Advanced 5-30m

South Australia's most intact dive wreck, a 133-metre guided missile destroyer sitting upright in 30 metres in a marine sanctuary off the Fleurieu.

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Ex-HMAS Tobruk

Ex-HMAS Tobruk

Hervey Bay, QLD

Advanced 11-28m

A 127-metre former navy landing ship scuttled in the Great Sandy Marine Park, now a coral-clad wreck with unusually wide swim-throughs.

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Exmouth Navy Jetty

Exmouth Navy Jetty

Exmouth, WA

Beginner 4–10m

Exmouth Jetty (Exmouth Navy Jetty) is a beginner-friendly WA macro shore dive: 4 to 10 metres, octopus and nudibranchs on concrete pylons.

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Eyre Island Channels

Eyre Island Channels

West Coast, SA

Intermediate 5–14 m

Tidal channels between the islands of a remote offshore group on the west Eyre Peninsula coast, delivering drift diving with exceptional visibility and the s...

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Fairy Bower

Fairy Bower

Manly, NSW

All Levels 5–12 m

On the southern arm of Cabbage Tree Bay, where Marine Parade rounds the headland between Manly Cove and Shelly Beach, a small rocky inlet drops into a shallow boulder field that h…

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Fingal Head Reef

Fingal Head Reef

Fingal Head, NSW

Intermediate 4–10 m

Inshore reef with basalt boulders and sea grass beds.

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Fish Rock Cave

Fish Rock Cave

South West Rocks, NSW

Advanced 10–30m

Two kilometres off the South West Rocks coastline, a small rocky islet rises from the Tasman Sea. Beneath it, a tunnel runs clean through the rock for 125 metres, and inside that…

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Fishery Bay Reef

Fishery Bay Reef

Eyre Peninsula, SA

Intermediate 5–14 m

A protected reef system in a small bay on the lower Eyre Peninsula with clear water, sea dragons, and the Southern Ocean-influenced marine community of the p...

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Five Fathom Reef

Five Fathom Reef

Rockingham, WA

Intermediate 8–20m

A submerged reef platform south of Rockingham in the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, with resident weedy sea dragons, marine mammals from the nearby colonies...

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Flat Rock

Flat Rock

North Stradbroke Island, QLD

Advanced 5–35 m

A natural rocky island surrounded by vibrant coral gardens, home to turtles, wobbegongs, leopard sharks, and more.

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Flinders Pier

Flinders Pier

Mornington Peninsula, VIC

Beginner 2-8m

Melbournes most popular shore dive featuring a pier structure that attracts unique marine life. Excellent for night diving and macro photography.

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Flinders Reef

Flinders Reef

Moreton Island, QLD

All Levels 5–20 m

A vibrant coral reef near Cape Moreton, home to over 175 fish species and diverse marine life.

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Fly Point to Pipeline Drift

Fly Point to Pipeline Drift

Port Stephens, NSW

Intermediate 6–14 m

Popular drift dive between two major sites in Nelson Bay.

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Flynns Beach Reef

Flynns Beach Reef

Port Macquarie, NSW

Beginner 3–10 m

Inshore reef dive with ledges and coral growth.

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Fortescue Bay

Fortescue Bay

Tasman Peninsula, TAS

Beginner 5-18m

An accessible shore dive inside Tasman National Park with kelp forest, sandstone reef and a good chance of weedy seadragons in the 10-18m range.

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Fraser Island

Fraser Island

Fraser Coast, QLD

All Levels 5–18 m

Diving opportunities along the western coast, featuring reefs and diverse marine life.

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Frenchmans Bay

Frenchmans Bay

La Perouse, NSW

Beginner 3–10 m

Frenchmans Bay, nestled in Sydney's Botany Bay, is a tranquil haven for macro life. With shallow depths (3-10m), calm conditions, and variable 5-10m visibility, it's ideal for beg…

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Freshwater Reef

Freshwater Reef

Freshwater, NSW

Intermediate 6–18 m

Offshore reef with soft corals and great fish life.

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Glenelg Dredge Wreck

Glenelg Dredge Wreck

Adelaide, SA

Advanced 15–22 m

An Adelaide artificial-reef wreck dive in 22 m of Gulf St Vincent water — blue devils, blue groper and mature encrusting growth on the dredge structure.

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Gold Coast Seaway

Gold Coast Seaway

Gold Coast, QLD

All Levels 5–25 m

On the incoming tide at the Gold Coast Seaway, the ocean pushes a clear front of blue water through the channel between South Stradbroke Island and The Spit, and a stretch of arti…

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Gordon's Bay

Gordon's Bay

Coogee, NSW

Beginner 3–12 m

Calm bay with an underwater nature trail, perfect for relaxed diving.

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Governor Island Marine Reserve

Governor Island Marine Reserve

Bicheno, TAS

Intermediate 5-40m

Governor Island Marine Reserve sits just off the Bicheno coast and is regarded as Tasmania's premier shore-accessible dive location, with more than 35 recognised sites packed into…

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Green Island – South West Rocks

Green Island – South West Rocks

South West Rocks, NSW

Intermediate 8–16 m

Small island reef with soft coral gardens.

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Green Island East Wall

Green Island East Wall

South West Rocks, NSW

Intermediate 8–18 m

Wall dive with overhangs and soft coral growth.

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Halifax Park

Halifax Park

Port Stephens, NSW

Intermediate 5–18 m

Diverse marine life and corals near Nelson Bay.

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Hardwicke Bay Jetty

Hardwicke Bay Jetty

Yorke Peninsula, SA

Beginner 3–7 m

A sheltered small-community jetty on Yorke Peninsula's mid-eastern coast with good sea dragon habitat and relaxed conditions for beginner and post-certificat...

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