Monday 9 December 2013

9th December 2013 - Great Diving over the Weekend

Great Diving was had over Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Every trip was fully booked with a combination of recreational divers and students. The Leopard Sharks are back in force with 5 seen Saturday and another 3 on Sunday. Maybe this coming weekend we can get back out to Manta Ray Bommie (our fingers are crossed!)

We would like to offer a big congratulations to all the students who completed courses with us over the weekend. To Matthew, Eva, Julien, Ethan, Mitch and Gabrielle who completed their Open Water Courses. Guy for completing your Enriched Air Nitrox Diver Course. Josh for completing your Deep Diver Specialty Course and to Xenia for completing your Rescue Diver Course. We hope to see you all back on DiveQuest in the near future!  

The Reef Check Trip has had to be rescheduled due to weather. It will now be held on Thursday 19th December going to Myora and Green Islands. 3 spots still available on this trip! 




January's Specialty Courses 
In January we will be running 3 Specialty Courses. Firstly, the PADI Sidemount Diver Course will be running from the 2nd, 4th and 5th of January 2014. Any diver from Open Water beyond can take part in this course!

The Wreck and Nitrox Combo (or individual) will be running over the 16th, 18th and 19th of January. Combine both specialties in one and save $$$, or do one or the other.

 Christmas Specials!
 Our Christmas Specials are up can can be viewed here http://godive.com.au/brochure/xmassale.pdf
If your looking for a Christmas present for your dive crazy buddy then look no further then here! We can also do up gift vouchers for any dollar value or course, which will make the perfect Chrissie present!

Tec Try Day 
On Sunday 22nd December, we are holding a 'Try Tec' Day at the pool. No charge just bring yourself! Register yourself for our Try Tec Day by the 15th December!
As of next year will we be running Tec diving courses. Shoot us an email or drop us a line for more info on this!

Friday 6 December 2013

2nd December 2013 - New Exciting Changes are coming!!!


The Reef Check Trip has had to be rescheduled due to weather. It will now be held on Thursday 19th December going to Myora and Green Islands. 5 spots still available on this trip!

Our Christmas Specials are up can can be viewed here http://godive.com.au/brochure/xmassale.pdf
If your looking for a Christmas present for your dive crazy buddy then look no further then here! We can also do up gift vouchers for any dollar value or course, which will make the perfect Chrissie present!

Available now, we have a banked compressor located at our retail centre. On the spot air fills. $12 per fill, capable of filling a 300bar tank!!!! Not enough for you? Well then we will also throw in a special 'Hump Day' offer. All fills $5 on Wednesdays! Want enriched air fills? Well it is coming too and should be available next week (stay tuned for updates). In the spirit of the Christmas Season, when the Nitrox arrives, we will fill your enriched air tank for $12 as well!

And for the big one announcement: Our Instructor Beau has been working away at his Tec Deep Instructors, and we are ready to introduce it to you! On Sunday 22nd December, we are holding a 'Try Tec' Day at the pool. No charge just bring yourself! Register yourself for our Try Tec Day by the 15th December!

As of next year will we be running Tec diving courses. Shoot us an email or drop us a line for more info on this!
exHMAS Brisbane Trip
Our monthly run up to the exHMAS Brisbane is scheduled for Sunday 29th December, and will be our last trip for the year. Perfect opportunity to knock over your Wreck and Nitrox Combo course on that weekend! Or just come along for a recreational dive on an awesome site!

Fish Rock Cave/South West Rocks Trips Scheduled 2014
Everyone's favourite trip is back in 2014. We will be running 3 trips to the famous Fish Rock Cave throughout the year. Our first two trips are running like normal, 2 nights accommodation and 4 dives prices starts at $350 (gear hire extra)! Our last trip for the year happens to fall on the Labour Day Public Holiday so we thought why not extend it? 3 nights accommodation and 6 dives for just $480 (gear hire extra). Dates below:
Trip 1:    7th, 8th 9th March 2014
Trip 2:    30th, 31st May 1st June 2014
Trip 3:    3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th October 2014
Spots are limited so book early so you don't miss out! :)

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Tuesday 26 November 2013

25th November 2013 - Busy Weekend With Awesome Diving over 4 Days!

An awesome 4 days of diving was had over Thursday - Sunday, with DiveQuest diving Flat Rock, Shag Rock and Manta Ray Bommie. Yes the Manta Rays are coming back, with 3 different ones spotted on Sunday! Leopard Sharks, Shovel Nose Rays, Bull Rays, Eagle Rays, Octopus and Turtles also put on a show of our divers.

On Sunday we also took a group of divers up to Mooloolabah for two dives on the exHMAS Brisbane. 12 mts viz and it never disapoints. Our last dive on the exHMAS Brisbane for the year will be on Sunday 29th December, its a perfect opportunity to knock over your Wreck/Nitrox Specialty Course!!

We would like to offer a big congratulations too all Students that completed their course with us over the weekend. Louise and Stuart for completing your Discover Scuba Diving Program. Tom, Chin, James, Danielle, Zoe, Stewart, Paul and Jason for completing your Open Water Course. Neil and Chris for completing your Scuba Tune Up Course and to Christian and Rachel for completing your Nitrox Courses.

The weather has forced us to change our Reef Check trip plans. We will now be taking Reef Check to Goat and Macleay Islands on the 2nd Dec and to Myora and Green on the 19th Dec. Limited spots available on these trips so book early so you don't miss out!!!

Spots on the boat are limited this weekend. Saturday's Flinders run only has 1 spot left, Sunday is fully booked. Plenty of spots left on Friday's trip however!


Sunday 24 November 2013

18th November 2013 - Busy Week Planned at Go Dive and Weather Warming up means Courses and Boat Spots are Limited

A busy week is planned at Go Dive this week! The boat will be running 4 days
 (Thursday - Sunday with spaces over the weekend limited, but plenty left on
 Thursday and Friday.
This Thursday we have a GoPRO Instructor Seminar running at our retail centre
 in Windsor from 6pm. If you are a Divemaster, Divemaster Trainee, Rescue Diver
 or really just thinking that one day a PADI Instructor is your calling come
along and listen in. Our Course Director Angela DeVilliers will be our guest
presenter for this seminar. Please RSVP by Thursday morning. Drinks and BBQ/Pizza
will be available on the night.
Our next Assistant Instructor/Instructor Development Course is kicking off from
the 7th December - 15th December 2013. If you are a Divemaster and looking to
progress up through to PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor this is the course for you!
On Sunday 24th November we are off on our monthly venture to dive the exHMAS Brisbane.
Awesome diving and only 4 spots left on this trip!!!
Go Dive and Reef Check Australia are teaming up again, for 4 dives over 2 days.
The first trip is running on Monday 25th November to Goat and Macleay Islands
with only 2 spots left! The second trip is running to Myora and Green Islands on
Monday 2nd December with only 5 spots left. Book today for your chance to explore
a new site and see the fantastic work that Reef Check perform. On both days
volunteers from Reef Check will treat us to a presentation of their findings.

With the weather warming up, spots on courses and the boat are becoming extremely
limited, so if you need to go diving it is best to book early to secure your place!
Photo Competition Winners Announced
And the winners are! In third place and receiving an EezyCut Cutting Tool is Ashton East,
for his great shot of the Gun Turret on the exHMAS Brisbane, Second Place and receiving
a ScubaPro Goodies Pack is Tris Smith for his very creative Go Dive Themed Turtle Photo
and in First Place and winning an Intova HD Sport Camera, David Camus for his glorious Lionfish photo.
1st Place: David Camus            2nd Place: Tris Smith                   3rd Place: Ashton East
Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to everyone who entered out competition!
Flinders Reef Trip
Our next run up to Flinders Reef has been scheduled for Saturday 30th November! 3 dives
on the amazing Flinders Reef and you won't be disappointed by your dives there! On par,
or better then most of the dives our instructors have done on the Great Barrier Reef out
 of Cairns, and this site right in the midst of Brisbane Diving.  2 spots left only on this trip!  
Social Nights
The storms may have deterred some of our latest Social Night Guests, however our next Social
Night will be held on Thursday 28th November, starting at 6pm. BBQ and Drinks are available
for purchase. Come on down for a fun night and meet some new dive buddies while your hear!
For more details please see our website at www.godive.com.au

Monday 11 November 2013

11th November 2013 Osprey Reef Trip Returns

11th November 2013
Osprey Reef Trip Returns
Summer trading at Go Dive Brisbane started Sunday our new trading hours can be found on the website. www.godive.com.au We are now open 7 days.
We have our first social/presentation night this Thursday from 6pm to 9pm. BBQ, drinks and new dive buddies can be found at our retail store.
DiveQuest ran charters on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with some amazing diving had over the three days. Manta Ray, Flat Rock and Shag were dived over the three days. Unfortunately Sunday there was a huge current at Flat and Shag but we managed to tuck into a small spot where we managed to hide from the current at Shag Rock and managed two dives there. We Managed to sneak across to Manta for a dive a swum with Viz ranging from 20m to 10m over the 3 days.
The Manta Rays are back and we got to swim with a solitary Manta on the weekend. The excitement on the boat could hardly be restrained. Thankfully it was and managed to safely get everyone back to the marina without to much fuss.
We would like to offer a huge congratulations to the following students for completing their courses with us over the weekend. To Alex for completing your Deep Course, Christina, Leon, Lorieza, Bradley for completing your Open Water Course, and to Mark who we welcome back to diving after a time away by completing A Scuba Tune Up course. We hope to see you all out on DiveQuest with us again soon!
Osprey Reef with Spirit Of Freedom
by Mark Robertson
Wow is all I can say, it was some of the best diving I have had in Far North Queensland and in Australia as a whole. 15 dives were had over the five days 4 nights that we were aboard Spirit Of Freedom. I was pretty lucky to get to spend my Birthday on the first night when we all arrived in Cairns with a couple of stories and drinks shared by all at The Salt House on the water front. We did all make it back to our Hotels for our early wake up call to jump aboard the light aircraft that was taking us on a scenic flight up to Lizard Island where we were to meet Spirit Of Freedom. Some concerns were had by some of us as we went a little over our 20kg baggage restriction. Opps!!
Once on the boat and a boat safety briefing and cabins allocated we steamed off to the first two at Pixie Gardens and Ribbon Reef 9 . These are called orientation dives or feel out dives so the crew on board can work out who is more capable and who needs a little help. Overnight we headed across the Coral Sea to arrive as the sun rose at Osprey Reef. The early morning dive at Halfway Wall was spectacular with crystal clear water and amazing coral formations on the 1,000m deep wall to weave in and around.(more)www.godive.com.au/osprey_report.htm

Friday 8 November 2013

Osprey Reef Trip Kicks Off and A Busy, Fun Filled Weekend on DiveQuest


Osprey Reef Trip Kicks Off and A Busy, Fun Filled Weekend on DiveQuest DiveQuest ran Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with some amazing diving had over the three days. Flat Rock was the go to site Friday and Saturday, unfortunately Sunday there was a huge current at Flat so Shag was the pick of the sites. Viz ranging from 20m to 10m over the 3 days. We would like to offer a huge congratulations to the following students for completing their courses with us over the weekend. To Josh for completing your Nitrox Course, Robert, Peter, Jacqui, Christian and Damian for completing you Advanced Open Water Course, and to Jim and Nishreen for completing your Open Water Course! And to Scott who has successfully completed his Divemaster Traineeship and is now a certified Divemaster! We hope to see you all out on DiveQuest with us again soon! We are eagerly awaiting the dive report from Mark, who ran the Osprey Reef Trip, which kicked off on Thursday 31st October and is finishing today (Monday 4th Nov). Keep you eyes peeled on our Facebook page for stories and photos taken from that trip over the next couple of days! Our next run up to Flinders Reef has been scheduled for Saturday 30th November! 3 dives on the amazing Flinders Reef and you won't be disappointed by your dives there! On par, or better then most of the dives our instructors have done on the Great Barrier Reef out of Cairns, and this site right in the midst of Brisbane Diving. Book early as spots on this trip fill up fast! Photo Competition Our photo competition has now closed and the winners will be announced on Thursday 7th November. Thanks to everyone who participated, we received some terrific entries and it will be a close one! Keep your eyes peeled for the winners on the 7th! Check out our new hours of operation at  www.godive.com.au