The Australian Government has announced plans to establish two new ‘mega’ marine parks around Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. These will be the world’s next big marine parks of global significance, providing crucial protection to globally significant marine life in an area twice the size of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park – over 740,000 square […]
As the world enters a second year living with COVID-19, several countries have started to welcome international visitors. Some are already accepting visitors who have tested negative to COVID-19 , while others have plans to allow entry to vaccinated visitors. Vaccine rollouts are steaming ahead in many countries around the world, while other countries such […]
For many of us, Valerie Taylor is a living legend. A glamorous shark hunter in the 1950s, Valerie was a champion spear-fisher before a personal epiphany transformed her into a passionate marine conservationist
Last week Diveplanit joined forces with the Underwater Research Group of NSW to take part in the CEO Beach Clean-Up organised by Take 3 for the Sea. This unique event encourages CEOs, directors and business owners to take time out of their busy schedules to clean up their local community while fundraising to support our […]
This week I took part in a beach and underwater clean-up at one of my favourite local dive sites: Chowder Bay. This was a clean-up like no other, with support from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Sydney Office and the Royal Thai Consulate in Sydney. Held at Clifton Gardens Reserve, on the foreshore of […]
As cephalopod lovers around the world celebrate the Oscar win for My Octopus Teacher, we thought it was worth taking a closer look at octopus’ behaviour. Many of us divers are certainly enamoured, watching these curious, intelligent creatures collect treasures, reach out for our cameras, and display generally quirky behaviour, but can they make friends? Marine […]
While international borders remain closed, many of us are rediscovering the incredible diving to be found right here in Australia. Some of us, myself included, returning to the place it all began: Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef. I’ll never forget the moment I took a giant stride into the Great Barrier Reef for the […]
Coral reefs around the world, including our own beloved Great Barrier Reef, face a number of growing threats, the greatest of which is climate change. There are many things you can do at home to address climate change, and here are a few ways to directly help the Reef. There are a number of programs […]
What do we know about whale sharks? Very little. We know whale sharks are the largest fish in the sea, they eat plankton and travel the world. But little else. Marine scientists and tour operators are working to change this, with new information and discoveries emerging constantly about Rhincodon typus. Here are five of the […]
With a slew of half-price flights starting on the 1st of April, the pressing problem for many now is… ‘where to go?’ For Victorians, the stimulus package will see 50% discounted flights from Melbourne to three Queensland destinations including Gold Coast, Cairns and Sunshine Coast. Travelers departing from Sydney can add the Whitsundays to these […]
