Hey everyone!

We’re heading down to the Tweed River for a shore dive on:

📅DATE
⏰High tide:11:16am 

🗓 Plan for the Day

• Meet at the UniDive Shed: time/day
• Departure: time AM sharp
• Max spots: XX divers
• Dive format: Single dive, followed by a social lunch (BYO)

🌊 What to Expect at the Tweed River

• Sheltered shore-entry dive, easy access – suitable for Open Water divers
• Tidal currents outside of slack tide → we’ll dive on high tide for calm conditions
• Depth: typically 5–18 m
• Marine life highlights: rays, nudibranchs, lionfish, schooling bream, occasional turtles, and even pelagics cruising by
• Visibility: usually 5–15 m depending on tide and swell

💰 Costs

• Petrol + tanks: approximately $30–35
• Gear hire: Tanks included, all other gear rental separate

✅ Each Diver Must:

• Be a current Unidive member, medically fit to dive, who passed the swim test.
• Have an Open Water certification or equivalent.
• Have dived in the last 6 months.
• Dive within their certification and capability.
• Ensure that they have all required dive gear (except tanks and weights, which are provided).
• Please bring your own mask, snorkel, and fins, as Unidive does not provide these.
• If you need to hire other equipment (BCD, reg, wetsuit), arrange these before the trip (typically at the Unidive shed on Thursday night before the trip).
• Note: There will be no time to sort out gear hire on the day of the trip.
• Dive with an SMB / safety sausage, cutting device, and whistle.
• Note: These items are NOT supplied.
• Follow instructions given by the Dive Supervisor.
• Help out throughout the whole day.
• Notify the Dive Officer and Trip Organiser of any changes to their personal circumstances as declared in the event registration form.
• Attend the trip meeting (usually on the Thursday beforehand at 6:30 pm at the Unidive shed).

👉Trip briefing: Thursday before the trip at 6:30 pm at the shed. Please attend to organise gear and carpooling!

🚗 Carpooling

We’ll need volunteers for carpooling to make this happen. Please indicate when registering if you can help.

👩‍⚕️ Shore Support Needed

We need one shore support volunteer with up-to-date First Aid, CPR, and O₂ provider training.
👉 If that’s you, email me at xxxx

If you have any questions about the trip, please email dive@unidive.org

Hope to see you there!