29th December 2014 - Happy New Year !

We trust that everyone had an amazing Christmas and Boxing Day and are all well and truly on the way to having a safe and enjoyable New Year! We would like to thank you all for your continued support during 2014 and we look forward to seeing everyone out on the boat diving with us again in 2015!

Over the weekend we got in some awesome dives! After weeks of waiting we finally had some luck with the weather and snuck out to Manta Ray Bommie on Boxing Day! And what a treat! MANTA GALORE! Our favourite Summer Rays are back in strength!!! Saturday and Sunday the weather picked up meaning Shag Rock was our destination of choice. 10m viz and an abundance of fish life, we truly had an awesome weekend of diving despite the rainy conditions.

We would like to congratulate Lucie, Darren, Chris and Leyton for completing their Open Water Courses and Ian and Ted who we welcome back to diving after completing their Scuba Tune Up!

Our next run to Flinders Reef is set for Saturday 31st January!!!! 9 Spots Left on this 3 Dive Day!

 Our next Bubble Maker program is on Sunday 11th January so if you have some kids aged 8 to 12 then this will make a perfect Chrissie present for them!  

Go Dive and Win! Once a month we will be giving away a PADI course of your choice, excluding Professional and Technical Courses. All you need to do is complete a course with us to receive your entry, which gets drawn at our monthly social. Terms and Conditions do apply. Enquire today!  

Remember to check in at www.godive.com.au for all the latest information.

8th December 2014 - Busy Start to Summer!

DiveQuest managed to sneak out Thursday and Friday last week before the storms bought in the strong winds and big seas, making Saturday and Sunday get post poned. We would like to congratulate Nathan, who completed his Discover Scuba Diver experience on Thursday and Kamaile, Morgan, Kat and Roope who completed their Open Water Courses on Friday! Great effort guys!

Saturday another big group of 7 students started and successfully completed their Open Water Theory, Sunday being the Confined Water Session, which all breezed through with ease. We'd also like to congratulate Asta for completing her DSD Pool Session and Adam who completed his Scuba Tune Up! Congrats guys!

We're keeping our fingers, toes and eyes crossed that this run of bad luck with the weather comes to an end shortly! We're just busting to get out to Manta Ray Bommie to dive with our favourite gentle giants again!

DiveQuest is heavily booked for the remainder of the year, with only a few days open to bookings so avoid disappointment by booking early! 

 Christmas is nearly upon us! And to make your Christmas shopping a little easier this year, we have some FANTASTIC specials! Follow the link or see below! http://godive.com.au/brochure/xmas-special-2014.pdf

    

       Visit www.godive.com.au to see the great range of courses and equipment we have.

24th Nov 2014 - Wednesday Night Travel Night!

         

Another sad weather weekend. Friday was the pick of the day, however in saying that we still dealt with a decent swell and poor viz of 5m. However our divers still saw a bucket load of marine life, including 2 Grey Nurse Sharks, Eagle Rays, Mantis Shrimp, Shovel Nosed Rays and much more! Saturday was cancelled due to huge winds, currents and seas. Sunday we snuck out despite the weather and managed 2 dives. Fingers crossed that weather improves this summer!

A large Open Water Course kicked off on the weekend with 5 students completing their Theory and Pool Session components and eagerly awaiting getting in the water this coming weekend to finish off the course! We also had a DSD and Scuba Tune Up join the students in the pool on Sunday!

We are launching our 2015 International Dive Holiday destinations in conjunction with our friends at Dive Adventures. Jerry and Mark from Dive Adventures will be in store for our launch with loads of information on the destinations planned. Free BBQ and Drinks Available. Not to mention some awesome prizes  from our friends at ScubaPro! ! For more info visit our Facebook Page. Taking place Wednesday 26th November!!!! https://www.Facebook.com/events/434949173312859/

 These coming school holidays we are running 2 Bubblemaker programs for anyone aged 8 - 12 years of age! The first one being Sunday 14th December with another running on Sunday 11th January 2015. Spaces on programs are limited so make sure you book in your ankle biters early to avoid disappointment! 

   

20th October 2014 - Flinders Amazes Once Again

The weather was perfect for Friday's trip out to Turtle Caves off North Stradbroke Island. Little swell and next to no wind meant 2 great dives off Flat Rock, with 15m viz and loads to see everyone had a great time.

Saturday DiveQuest headed out to North Moreton Island for our scheduled Advanced Only dive day. Unfortunately the great weather from Friday gave away to larger then forecast swell and strong winds, which meant our planned sites of Cementco and Smith's Rock had to be swapped to 2 dives at Flinders. Viz a little on the low side compared to our other recent dives at Flinders, however it didn't fail to disappoint our eager divers.

Saturday we also took a group down to dive Cook Island with Tweed Sea Sports. Calm sea conditions but sadly the viz was down a little.

Sunday we cancelled due to the rather ordinary day we had on the water Saturday.

Over the last 2 weekends, 6 students have been taking part in the theory and pool session training as part of their Divemaster Course. We would like to congratulate David, Rick, Aaron, Liam, Matthew and Nick for completing the first part of their courses and welcome you to your internship phase of your training. Look out for these guy helping out on the boat and in the pool in the next couple of months!

Saturday Mark also had a PADI Side mount theory and pool session and Dan ran a Rescue Pool session. With the students finishing their courses this weekend coming.

We are launching our 2015 International Dive Holiday destinations in conjunction with our friends at Dive Adventures. Jerry and Mark from Dive Adventures will be in store for our launch with loads of information on the destinations planned. Free BBQ and Drinks Available. Not to mention some awesome prizes! For more info visit our Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/events/434949173312859/

 Always remember you can visit our webpage at www.godive.com.au for more information and details of upcoming events

29th September 2014 - Flinders Puts on a Great Show Yet Again!

Another great weather weekend treated us to more fabulous diving! Friday we headed out to Flat Rock and had two awesome dives at Turtle Caves. With viz at 20m on the first dive and dropping to 15m on the second, divers were mesmerised by huge schools of large and friendly Batfish, big wobbys, eels and all the usual critters that keep us entertained on our dives at Flat. 

Saturday DiveQuest headed back out to the tip of Moreton to have another crack at diving the Cementco. Unfortunately there was a huge current which meant we had to resort back to Flinders Reef. But what a show it put on! Amazing viz, no current and flat conditions, our divers just loved the day diving! Our next crack at Cementco will be Saturday 18th October for an Advanced Only Dive Day! Third time lucky right? 

Photo by Owen Neve

Photo by Rowan Coe

Sunday DiveQuest was back at Shag Rock for 2 more enjoyable dives with a boat load of eager students either starting or completing their courses. We would like to congratulate Kelsey and Jason who completed their Open Water Course over the weekend and Liz, Mellissa and Daniel who completed their Advanced Courses with us! Congrats guys and we can't wait to have you diving with us again soon!  

We are off on another Advanced Only Dive Day on Saturday 18th October, this time our destinations will be aimed at Cementco and Smiths Rock with 6 spots still left on this trip! For those who aren't up for some tricky diving, we will also be heading to Cook Island on Saturday 18th October with 9 Spots Left.

We have scheduled a special 3 dive afternoon trip on Saturday 15th November, heading to Flinders Reef with the last dive being a NIGHT Dive!   5 Spots left on this trip!

Secure your spot on any of these trips by visiting our online dive shop at here!
See our Calendar of events here!

22nd September 2014 - What a Weekend!

image by Mark Patterson

What a fantastic weekend of diving we were treated to! Even though the swell picked up a little more then expected on Saturday we had our first successful Advanced Only Dive Day! We headed out to China Wall, where we explored extensive kelp forests and the Rebreather Guys even ran into a 2.5m Tiger Shark! Lucky guys! You can check out the video on our Facebook page. Our second dive of the day was at Henderson's Reef, unfortunately the visibility wasn't in our favour but this site has lots of awesome swim throughs and gutters! We can't wait to get back there and dive it with better viz next time! Our next Advanced Only Day is Saturday October 18, where we will be aiming for Cementco and Smith's Rock!!!!

Image by Rowan Coe

Sunday DiveQuest was privately chartered and we wandered off to Flinders Reef. Dive 1 of the day was a wonderful surprise on a beautiful reef just north of Flinders. With incredible viz and plenty of healthy coral and fish life we enjoyed a spectacular dive. Due to the current picking up towards the end of the first dive we moved back to Flinders' itself for a nice 2nd dive. With amazing viz still and whales singing to us underwater everyone had a wonderful time playing with friendly turtles, cuttlefish and the beautiful fish life and coral the Flinders is so well known for! 

We are off on another Advanced Only Dive Day on Saturday 18th October, this time our destinations will be aimed at Cementco and Smiths Rock with 7 spots still left on this trip! For those who aren't up for some tricky diving, we will also be heading to Cook Island on Saturday 18th October with 9 Spots Left.

We have scheduled a special 3 dive afternoon trip on Saturday 15th November, heading to Flinders Reef with the last dive being a NIGHT Dive!   8 Spots left on this trip!

DiveQuest has some busy weekends coming up, so if you're wanting to dive in the next few weeks make sure you get in early to avoid disappointment.  

15th September 2014 - Amazing Diving Conditions

Photo 1 taken by Tori Templeman

Finally a break in the weather allowed 3 amazing days of diving over the weekend! Friday we completed one dive at Turtle Caves before heading around to the other side of the rock for a dive at Shark Alley. 3 Grey Nurse, one over 3m in length! Saturday we had to utilize Shag Rock for the 1st 2 dives as we were depth restricted to 12m with Day 1 of an Open Water Course and the Coral Gardens (shallow site) mooring buoy at Flat Rock has disappeared. Third Dive of the day was an awesome drift dive from Turtle Caves to Coral Gardens, Flat Rock. We were lucky and saw a huge school of BIG Barracuda, a 2m Grouper, Guitar Shark, Bull Ray, and 1 very friendly turtle and came in for a nice close look. Sunday we were back at Turtle Caves for 2 more enjoyable dives! Viz averaged 15-20m over the weekend and whales sang their beautiful songs while we were on our dive!

We would like to congratulate Jeremy, Carly, Liz, Mark, Graeme, Jerry and Roger who completed their Open Water Courses, Jodi and Tori who completed their Advanced Open Water Courses and Rowan who completed his Deep Diver Specialty with us over the weekend.

DiveQuest is heading out to North Straddie Friday with limited space available, and we are keeping our fingers crossed for good weather on Saturday as we again try for an Advanced Only dive site, this time to China Wall and Henderson's Reef! Saturday is fully booked. Sunday is also fully booked with a private charter scheduled.

 We are off on another Advanced Only Dive Day on Saturday 18th October, this time our destinations will be aimed at Cementco and Smiths Rock with 7 spots still left on this trip! For those who aren't up for some tricky diving, we will also be heading to Cook Island on Saturday 18th October with 9 Spots Left.

We have scheduled a special 3 dive afternoon trip on Saturday 15th November, heading to Flinders Reef with the last dive being a NIGHT Dive!   8 Spots left on this trip!

DiveQuest has some busy weekends coming up, so if you're wanting to dive in the next few weeks make sure you get in early to avoid disappointment.  Go to www.godive.com.au to see what trips we have coming up.

8th September 2014 - Spring is Here!

Photo by Emma Simkin

Another poor weather weekend set in over Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We still managed to get out to Shag Rock on Friday and Sunday, however our first Advanced Only Dive Day on Saturday to Gotham City had to be postponed :(

Friday and Sunday we dived Shag Rock, with 5-8m viz we were able to get out of big seas and tuck in close to the rock for 2 dives each day. 

We would like to congratulate Joe, Ross, Clint and Erin who completed their Open Water Course on Sunday. We would also like to congratulate Chris who finished his Advanced Open Water Course with us on Sunday.

Sunday we also dived the exHMAS Brisbane, with rough conditions on the surface, however 15m viz underneath, our divers enjoyed 2 enjoyable dives on our favourite local wreck. We would like to congratulate Rick, who completed his Wreck Specialty and Paul who completed his Advanced Open Water Course with us on Sunday. 

We are off on another Advanced Only Dive Day on Saturday 18th October, this time our destinations will be aimed at Cementco and Smiths Rock with 7 spots still left on this trip! For those who aren't up for some tricky diving, we will also be heading to Cook Island on Saturday 18th October with 9 Spots Left.

We have scheduled a special 3 dive afternoon trip on Saturday 15th November, heading to Flinders Reef with the last dive being a NIGHT Dive!8 Spots left on this trip!

 DiveQuest has some busy weekends coming up, so if you're wanting to dive in the next few weeks make sure you get in early to avoid disappointment.  Go to www.godive.com.au to see our calendar of upcoming events and dives.

1st September 2014 - Nigel Marsh Photography Clinic !

Saturday kicked off the much anticipated photography clinic hosted by Nigel Marsh. see his website here www.nigelmarshphotography.com/ where eager divers bought in their cameras and were able to fine tune the settings to get that perfect shot!

Sunday the weather calmed down and 2 enjoyable dives were had at Shark Alley off Flat Rock, with viz between 10-15m. Sadly only 2 sharks cruised by but our photographers were kept busy snapping beautiful shots of Nudis, Turtles, Sea Urchins, Anemone Fish, Clams and more all while listening to whales sing their beautiful harmonies. It was a great day on the water and we are looking forward to seeing stunning pictures taken from the dives!

Saturday under low viz we also had students out at Shag Rock completing courses. Big Congrats to newly Advanced Open Water Certified Divers, Kris, Karmen, James and Rodney!

This week is an exciting week for DiveQuest! She will be heading out Thurs - Sunday with Saturday heading out for our first Advanced Only dives to Gotham City and Flinders Reef! Yippee! DiveQuest is currently fully booked each day except Thursday. On Sunday we are also off to dive the exHMAS Brisbane with limited spaces still available.

DiveQuest has some busy weekends coming up, so if you're wanting to dive in the next few weeks make sure you get in early to avoid disappointment.  

Go to www.godive.com.au for more information.

NO JOKE! Tec Diving will soon be coming to Go Dive! We are in the throws of discussing possible dates with our Tec Diving Instructor Extraordinaire, Pierre De Villiers! Watch this space (and our Facebook page) for more details in the coming weeks!   

Photos above taken by Chris Fry and Matt Wilson           

4th August 2014 - Gotham City is in Our 'Sites'

While the weather saw the weekend get cancelled again, all was not wasted. Instead we have had a chat to our experienced skipper Steve, and we are excited to announce that on Saturday 6th September we are having an Advanced Certified Only dive day out to Gotham City and Flinders Reef! 7 Spots have already been claimed after our post of Facebook earlier Monday morning, but 5 spots are still up for grabs. Conditions, you must be an Advanced Certified diver to come along on this trip. Gotham City would be the perfect opportunity for those of you who are keen to get some deep dives done. Enquire today!

Over the weekend we kick started an Open Water Course, with the theory session taking place on Saturday and the pool Session on Sunday. The excited Open Water Students are looking forward to completing their dives this coming weekend!

This week we have a full time Open Water Course running Tuesday - Friday, and Advanced Course kicking off Thursday Night along with a Rescue Diver Course!

DiveQuest will be heading out Thursday - Sunday with 2 dives each day. LIMITED numbers available on each day at this time, but the weekend is filling up quick so be fast to make sure your spot is secured!

Go Dive's next social night will be held on Thursday 21st August, so make sure your name is in the draw to win! See below on how to enter! Hans from PADI will be making a special appearance at this Social Night to give away the prize!

Go Dive and Win! Once a month we will be giving away a PADI course of your choice, excluding Professional and Technical Courses. All you need to do is complete a course with us to receive your entry, which gets drawn at our monthly social. Terms and Conditions do apply. Enquire today! 

Over the October Long Weekend we have a special 3 Night trip to South West Rocks to Dive Fish Rock Cave! Spots are getting snaffled up left, right and centre so make sure you book yourself on this trip ASAP!

 Spots are closing fast for our Palau trip lead by Mark, so if you ever had the desire to see what Palau has to offer such as the shark dive or Jelly Fish Lake, now is a great time and the cheapest time to secure your next dive holiday. Book Here!

We have a trip going back to Osprey Reef in November, rated the number one dive location in Australia. This was an amazing trip with average visibility of over 40m and 100's of sharks turning up for the shark feed, up to 15 dives including a night dive. Then why not book on. November 20th to 24th. Book Here!

5th May 2014 -  More Spectacular Diving! 

 DiveQuest snuck out on Friday before the weather picked up over the weekend. 2 enjoyable dives were had by all on board.  We would like to congratulate Nick for completing his Rescue Diver Course, Lynton for completing his Advanced Diver Course and Drew who completed his Scuba Tune Up Course.    

Saturday kicked off a new Divemaster Course, with the theory session taking place on Saturday and Pool Session taking place on Sunday. Keep you eyes peeled for our newest Divemaster Trainee Leon on the boat in the next few weeks! Welcome aboard Leon!

This week is already shaping up to be a busy one! Thursday kicks off a busy Advanced Course and Navigation Course, along with an Open Water Course ready to start on the weekend! The boat is fully booked Saturday and Sunday, but there is still availability on Thursday and Friday's trips!!

With the cold Winter snap, we expect the arrival of the Grey Nurse Sharks to be just around the corner (if they haven't already arrived!) Shark Alley off Flat Rock will once again be our 'go to' dive site in the next couple of weeks!

 NIGHT DIVING is just around the corner!! Keep your eyes peeled to our Facebook page over the next few days for what could be an exciting update!

 We are excited to announce that you can book on to DiveQuest and secure your spot through our online store, which is also accusable through our Iphone and Android app. This weekend was the release of our Go Dive app rewards program and it seems to be very popular with most taking up the challenge. Our Go Dive App can be found at

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        Specialty Courses  

Navigation Specialty Course in May! 8th 10th and 11th May 2014. 

Side Mount Course at the very special price of $500 16th and 17th May 2014. 

exHMAS Brisbane Trip

Our Next HMAS Brisbane trip is planned for the  18th May . Spots are limited so book today so you don't miss out! :)  Only 7 Spots left on this trip!!!! 

Fish Rock Cave/South West Rocks Trips Scheduled 2014

 We have 2 Fish Rock Cave trips remaining for the year!  Our first trip  is  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 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! :)

 Dive Travel

Go Dive and Spirit of Freedom have teamed up to make booking easier in the future, you can now book directly from our webpage.

http://godivebrisbane.spiritoffreedom.com.au/

This year we are running 3 overseas trips! To the President Coolidge in Vanuatu, Truk Lagoon in Micronesia and Palau! For more info please see the link!! Truk Lagoon is selling quick!!! http://www.godive.com.au/des_overseas holidays.htm  

Places are limited and filling up fast for all trips so if you wanted to secure your spot, book now.