Flinders - Down Under - OW - Andrew K
Event information
Registrations for this event are not yet open. Entries open at Wed 15 Oct 2025 20:00.
We plan to do a double dive at Flinders Reef, which is a small isolated reef north-west of Moreton Island. It has the highest number of coral species of any subtropical reef system along Australia's east coast. With thousands of species of tropical fish, an array of hard and soft corals, eagle rays, leopard sharks in summer, grey nurse sharks and humpback whales in winter, and the famous Turtle Cleaning Station, it is one of Queensland's most popular open water level dive sites.
Each diver must:
- Be a current UniDive member, medically fit to dive, and have a valid UQ Swim Test Certificate
- Have dived in the last 6 months
- Have an Open Water (or equivalent) dive certification from a recognised agency
- Dive within their certification and capability
- Ensure that they have all required dive gear, and are familiar with all aspects of it
- Dive with an SMB / safety sausage, cutting device and whistle
Note: These items are NOT supplied
- Bring their own mask, snorkel, and fins
If you need to hire other equipment such as BCD, reg, wetsuit, it is your responsibility to hire these before the trip (typically at the Unidive shed on Thursday night before the trip). There will be no time to sort out gear hire on the day of the trip.
There's no need to hire tanks and weights, as these are included in the trip and will be loaded from the shed on the day.
- Follow instructions given by the Boat Handlers, Dive Supervisor, and other people in charge (such as the commercial operator)
- Help out throughout the whole day
- Notify the Trip Organiser and Dive Supervisor asap 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)
If you have any questions about the trip, please contact the Trip Organiser or email dive@unidive.org.