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A new way of living underwater - Habitat Waterford- by Tim Hochgrebe added 2010-08-30
- \At first it seems like a very 'hippy' idea and really fits into our part of the world, as does the Dome Shell factory. However, on further investigation, the instigator, Shaun Waterford, seemed more down to earth than expected and I decided to take a look for myself.
Winners of the 1st Underwater Australasia Video Competition 2009-10- by Tim Hochgrebe added 2010-08-27
- Underwater Australasia's 1st annual Video Competition has just come to an end and prizes were announce in the months underwater eNEWS. The task was to produce videos not longer than 3 minutes with a minimum of 80% of the clip duration underwater.
Get ready for the 5th Underwater Festival™ - The Australasia Challenge- by Wandy Hochgrebe added 2010-08-20
- The 2011 Underwater Festival™ breaks new ground in underwater shootout competitions. UF11 will feature a photo and video shootout competition that happens simultaneously all over Australasia. 25 countries spanning both hemispheres - every dive site you can imagine will be a shootout locality, every dive centre, liveaboard, dive resort in the area will be part this new kind of shootout.
The 4th Underwater Festival™ - 2010 The Christmas Island Experience- by Tim Hochgrebe added 2010-05-10
- The 2010 Underwater Festival was co-organised with the Christmas Island Tourism Association. Linda Cash, staff members and local volunteers put in a fantastic effort and succeeded gloriously in providing a welcoming atmosphere, great food and social events and a seamless festival for all 34 participants.
Diving Raja Ampat - The Resort Experience in Misool- by Tim Hochgrebe added 2010-02-28
- In 2004, a group of Europeans set up a resort in the middle of nowhere about four hours by speedboat from Sorong, West Papua. Batbitem, an island near the Fiabacet-Boo chain in the southeast Misool area of Raja Ampat was to be the new ‘Eden’.
Southern exposure - Commercial diver training in New Zealand- by Simon added 2007-09-17
- This article will hopefully be of interest to divers considering a career in commercial diving or wishing to complete a commercial course for other reasons. Hopefully it will give you a bit of an insight into what to expect.
Working with HMI lights- by Scuba Diver Australasia added 2005-04-03
- HMI technology is not new. It evolved in the late 1960s when lamp developer Osram began producing HMI bulbs for the film industry at the request of German television seeking a less expensive alternative to incandescent lights. Ironically, HMI is now much more expensive than halogen and tungsten.
The Big Leap- by Scuba Diver Australasia added 2005-02-21
- With several reputable brands producing entry-level digital SLRs (DSLRs) at a very competitive price, a number of underwater photographers currently using consumer or prosumer cameras are now thinking of upgrading their current set-up. But stop! Before you make the big leap, just read these few words of hard-earned wisdom.
Diving Glossary- by Tim Hochgrebe added 2004-09-17
- Have a look through our extensive glossary and find out what some of those tricky terms and abbreviations you keep hearing are all about.
So you want to be a SCUBA Diving Instructor?- by Tim Hochgrebe added 2004-08-20
- I have worked as an instructor for about 6 years. I absolutely love it. So I thought I would be able to shed a bit of light on the subject for anyone who is interested in becoming one themselves.
Becoming a Diver- by Wandy Hochgrebe added 2003-12-12
- ... diving gives you the opportunity to explore a world that is vastly different to ours. The oceans are so rich with life and have a huge variety of living organisms, all adapted to their little habitats. Most of the creatures you will find, look more like aliens than something you might expect to encounter on this planet ...
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H2O Sportz Hamilton Island
PADI 5 star dive centre specializing in scuba diving and snorkeling in the central section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Located at the marina on Hamilton Island in the Whitsunday Islands.
South West Rocks Dive Centre
The South West Rocks Dive Centre is best known for the world class diving at Fish Rock including Fish Rock Cave - Australia's best ocean cave dive which runs right through the island of Fish Rock. Also a major site to dive with the Grey Nurse Shark.
1770 Undersea Adventures
Daily trips to the southern Great Barrier Reef including, Fitzroy, Lewelyn and Boult Reefs - Fairfax, Hosking and Lady Musgrave Islands as well as trips to wrecks like the Karma. We also do courses from open water to assistant instructor and specialise in small groups.
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