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SITE NAME:	Key Biscayne
LOCATION:	10 nautical miles off Lancelin (WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	3.5 Hrs (1.5 by car, 2 by boat)	DIVE RATING:	Experience in Deep Diving a must
MAX DEPTH:	42 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	32 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	15 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: 31° 09.89 S , 115 ° 11.81 E It's best to go with a dive club that knows how to find it and has safety gear on board (ie oxygen)
DIVE INFO:	This is an off shore oil platform rig that sunk about 16years ago 10 nautical miles off Lancelin while being towed down the WA coast to be refitted. It is lying upside down in 42 Meters of water with the highest point at 26 Meters. It can be penetrated and is full of crays, however at 42 meters there isn't a lot of time to do that if you are on air. Some big Snapper, WA Dhufish and Skippy. etc... can be seen here. Nothing was salvaged from the rig when it went down due to the depth, so there is heaps to see. The rig is a shaped like a Pyramid the flat bottom facing the surface with a north to south slope. The living quarters and all the machinery lie under the wreck. The legs, which broke off during the sinking lie to the side in a twisted mess. Have a look under the leg support on the top of the wreck, crays occupy every inch of space.

SITE NAME:	Point Peron
LOCATION:	Safety Bay (WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	45 Minutes	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	12 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	8 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	8 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT/SHORE
DIRECTIONS:	Point Peron Rd to the end, Left, Right into car park. Suit up and walk to sand beach 80mts to the right of carpark.
DIVE INFO:	Enter water 80 mts right from main car park on the beach. Surface swim 100 metres (save air) at 300 deg to edge of reef. On seaward side of the main reef there are several large caves, most being swim through, (take your torch). On a good day there are Dolphins, Seals, Crays, Rays etc with visibility of 4 - 15 mts. This is a great spot for the beginner to the more advanced diver or snorkler. Caution- When there is a swell of over 1.5mts there can be quite a surge in the caves.

SITE NAME:	Bells Beach
LOCATION:	Rockingham (WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	35 Minutes	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	17 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	13 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	3 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	SHORE
DIRECTIONS:	Access is from the Carpark at the end of Flinders Lane just south/west of the Bells Dive store, walk down the steps, straight into the water and head for the marker buoys about 50 meters from shore.
DIVE INFO:	Dive instructors commonly use this site as a safe, interesting place to take their students, during a southwesterly it is very protected. The bottom composition is Silt so it gets extremely murky, this is made even worse when students are around, but it's full of life and an easy pleasant dive. Ropes join the wrecks and the novice can enjoy the wreck trail with the knowledge that staying with the rope trail in sight will keep you from loosing your way. Average visibility is about 3mtrs, although on a still day it can get as good as 10 meters.

SITE NAME:	The Sisters
LOCATION:	Warnbro Sound (WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	45 Minutes	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	8 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	8 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	7 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	Accessible only by boat, you can't miss them. A group of rocks that sit out of the water due south from the Bent Street boat ramp in Safety Bay.
DIVE INFO:	A good site for beginners who want to get away from the shore. Plenty of fish life including many types of wrasse, rays and if you look closely enough you can find the odd nudibranch. Plenty of crayfish at the right time of year. Anchor to the western side of reef and swim into it. It opens up and you are surrounded by reef ledges and caves. Keep an eye out for the resident seal...

SITE NAME:	Woodman Point Ammunitions Jetty
LOCATION:	Woodman Point Recreation Reserve
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	20 Minutes	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	11 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	8 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	5 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	SHORE
DIRECTIONS:	The jetty is about nine kilometres south of the mouth of the Swan River at the Woodman Point recreation reserve off Cockburn rd in Coogee.
DIVE INFO:	The dive is easy and great if you just want to get wet and blow bubbles. The marine life is more diverse on on the northern side of the jetty. You'll find a variety of fish feeding and sheltering amongst the invertebrates. Old Wives, damselfish, Leatherjackets, Blennies, Yellowtails and Boxfish are all found in large numbers. I've also seen some Octopuses at times if you look real hard. Just a word of caution on the large number of fishing lines and hooks that lay on the bottom

SITE NAME:	Canal Rocks
LOCATION:	Dunsborough
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	3 Hours	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	20 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	17 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	20 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT/SHORE
DIRECTIONS:	Get down to Dunsborough and ask the local dive shop, its not hard to find.
DIVE INFO:	Dive around the right side of the point. Get into the water in the canal, and swim outwards to the point, when u reach the point, descend. The underwater life there is so beautiful, and there's lots to catch if you are interested: blue gropper, jew fish and harlequin, together with some crayfish.

SITE NAME:	Sugar Loaf Rock
LOCATION:	Dunsborough
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	3 Hours	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	22 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	17 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	20 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	SHORE
DIRECTIONS:	Get down to Dunsborough and ask the local dive shop, its not hard to find.
DIVE INFO:	The site is an awesome dive. Lots to see, and lots to catch if you are interested. The only thing that makes this dive spot a pain in the butt is the entry and exit, going up and down rocks and gravel. Be careful not to slip and fall.

SITE NAME:	HMAS Swan
LOCATION:	Dunsborough
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	3 Hours	DIVE RATING:	Advanced (Dive Guide Recommended)
MAX DEPTH:	31 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	20 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	20 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	Get down to Dunsborough and book with a dive shop to go out. Located approx 1.5 kms North(0 deg) from Melup Beach, she sits on her keel with about a 10° list to port There are several bouys to mark the wreck.
DIVE INFO:	The site is an awesome dive. The HMAS SWAN shipwreck was sunk purposely in 1997 for divers, the wreck lies upright in 31 meters of water, over 113 meters long and over 20 meters wide. One dive is certainly not enough to fully explore the wreck. The average visibility in this area is 18-25 meters, although it was only about 7-8 meters when we went. In the short time the SWAN has been down, she has already become home to 80 different species of fish. This is a dive not to be missed while you are visiting Western Australia. The wreck is fairly safe for penetration as holes have been cut in the hull to the point that at almost no time are you not within light entering the wreck, this does NOT mean that you can take it less seriously as within the wreck it can be easy to forget your no deco time and you can still get disorientated too, so as with all penetrations treat it seriously.

SITE NAME:	Busselton Jetty
LOCATION:	Busselton
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	3 Hours	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	8 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	8 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	15 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	SHORE/BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	Can't miss it from Busselton Beach. A small train runs most of the way to the end of this huge Jetty, so you can pay a small fee and catch it with all your gear. You can also go out in one of the dive shops boats.
DIVE INFO:	This is the second longest wooden jetty in the southern hemisphere. Best area to dive is about the last 300mtrs of the jetty, you can dive it using the tourist train that takes you almost all the way out, but check on running times first. You can also hire a trolley from Naturaliste Dive (you pass it on the way to the jetty) but 2kms is a hell of a walk (don't even think about carrying your gear!!!!) Simplest method is a boat, you don't need anything huge as it's very protected here and the ramp is right next to the jetty. If you get a bit cool during your dive, the bakery next to the dive shop make THE most awesome pastries (pies, sausage rolls etc etc) I pig out after nearly every dive... Stuff the waistline!!! ;-) Oh Yeah! this is the BEST night dive too.

SITE NAME:	North Point - Rottnest
LOCATION:	Rottnest
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	40 Mins (by boat)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	26 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	18 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 31°58.672, E 115°29.712 Located right off North Point at Rottnest Island.
DIVE INFO:	Although there are various North Pt dives, this is the deepest part, a couple of kms offshore, the GPS reading should put you right over a large hole in the reef that drops from the reef top at around 18, down to the bottom at 26. You could spend your whole dive looking at this hole, take your time and look carefully, think small as well as big.

SITE NAME:	20M Ridge - Rottnest
LOCATION:	Rottnest
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	40 Mins (by boat)	DIVE RATING:	Advanced Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	34 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	30 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 31°56.65, E 115°33.897 Located North East of Rottnest Island.
DIVE INFO:	A couple of kms offshore, this is a ridge at 20m surrounded by 32m of fairly flat reef.

SITE NAME:	Jackson's Rock - Rottnest
LOCATION:	Rottnest
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	40 Mins (by boat)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	18 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	16 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 32°01.059, E 115°34.954
DIVE INFO:	A nice site, lots of ledges, gullies and caves to be found. When the Leeuwin Current is flowing down from the north around autumn, you never know what you might happen upon here. A good spot for crayfish too, but if there are crays, well there is probably a wobbiegong shark around too, like the one that checked us out as we did our safety stop on top of the reef.

SITE NAME:	Roe Reef - Rottnest
LOCATION:	Rottnest
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	40 Mins (by boat)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	18 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	18 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 31°58.500, E 115°32.151 Located right at the North East end of Rottnest Island
DIVE INFO:	Right beneath the above location should lie the HUGE arch. This is another limestone reef formation, like all of those around Perth. Many swim thrus, canyons and caves. Cray divers haven here (when they are close to the island) and under the overhangs you will find the most amazing growths.

SITE NAME:	Crystal Palace
LOCATION:	Rottnest
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	40 Mins (by boat)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	18 Meters	AVG DEPTH:	15 Meters
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Meters	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 32º 01.601, E 115º32.623
DIVE INFO:	Situated on the south east side of the Island this 'hidden' dive site is spectacular. Being a site that is not listed on any of the maps and charts it is a site that is relatively 'un-dived'. Positioned approximately 850m South west of Dyer Island, 'Crystals' has a depth range of 8-18m.Entering the water, which is generally quite calm due to the position of the site, the first thing you will notice is the sheer amount of caves and swim throughs that you can see just from the surface. Looking down you will know straight away that 1 tank is not going to be enough! As you descend into this array of caves you will see many fish of all species scarper into different directions to make way for you. This is the site where you are most likely to see just about every species of fish you are likely to encounter around Rottnest in the 1 dive! From the colourful Harlequin fish to the breathtaking big Blue Gropers, that can push you backwards just from the power of a tail kick in the opposite direction. Stay there a while though because he is sure to return curiously to see his new 'Scuba friend'. Once you have had a good look around over the top of the reef, begin to explore the subterranean caves for more exciting encounters! On this dive expect to see large Samson fish, the occasional Dhufish, Western Blue Devils, Buffalo Bream, Morwongs, Box fish, Leatherjackets and of course Crayfish! The topography of Crystal Palace is just brilliant with constant caves, holes and swim throughs; this is a dive that you will not get bored with. The site covers around 6-800m of awesome reef, which will excite even the most experienced diver.

SITE NAME:	Porpoise Bay Caves - Rottnest
LOCATION:	Rottnest
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	40 Mins (by boat)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	18 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	15 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 32°01.625, E 115°32.605
DIVE INFO:	Almost directly linked to Crystal Palace, towards the Island, directly out of Porpoise Bay, Porpoise Bay Caves make for an exciting second dive after the 'Palace There are brilliant photographic opportunities here with divers quite regularly seeing Sea Turtles, Leafy Sea Dragons and Fire fish (a species of Lionfish). This dive is simply a sit back and watch the world go by, or explore the caves until your heart is content type of dive. No cave here is the same. Crayfish hunters be sure to take your loop with you, the Crayfish are big out here! The best way to dive Porpoise bay caves is to start on the southern end of the reef and work your way toward the island. Be sure to get a good compass bearing, as many caves look alike from the surface and the currents here are a little stronger than Crystal Palace. The dive is such an exciting array of caves that you will very easily lose track of where you are and that could lead to a long swim back to the boat if you are not careful. This dive site has a maximum depth of around 18m and runs up to about 8m. Choose this site when winds are light to non-existent as this site does 'chop up' fairly quickly on a stiff breeze, which can make the dive a little uncomfortable. Marine life you can expect to see here are similar to Crystal Palace and you can be sure to see something new every time you dive here!

SITE NAME:	Parker Point Drop-off - Rottnest
LOCATION:	Rottnest
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	40 Mins (by boat)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	22 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	10 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 32°02.049, E 115°31.346 Located on the southern side of Rottnest.
DIVE INFO:	This is better as an early morning dive before our famous howling sea breeze makes it's usual definite summer's day appearance. The drop-off itself is pretty cool, like flying out over a cliff the top of which sits at about 4-5mtrs then plummets down to about a 10 mtr or so drop. For those that have never done a "bottomless" Wall dive in the tropics, this is the next best thing, especially if the vis is good. Follow the drop-off with your echo sounder and anchor at the eastern end (about the GPS points given), jump in and go straight down the face and swim west, you will pass a few great overhangs that can be looked at on your way back to the boat as they are about midway up the wall. Where the cliff top starts to slope deeper go a little further on and you can find some nice finger sponges then turn around and head slowly up the face and back to your boat.

SITE NAME:	Cigar Reef - Rottnest
LOCATION:	Rottnest
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	40 Mins (by boat)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	26 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	15 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 31°58.672, E 115°29.712 Located north east of Rottnest Island.
DIVE INFO:	It is a ridge that rises to around 15mtrs from the sandy bottom at 26mtrs. Best time of year for this site seems to be around January - April, outside of this, apart from the winter swells that come in May (or June if lucky), it seems to be an area that gets a dirty swirling current through it, making vis less than great. Even in mid summer you can find extremely cold currents and thermoclines wafting accross the reef, you can see them before you hit them.

SITE NAME:	Swirl Reef - Rottnest
LOCATION:	Rottnest
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	40 Mins (by boat)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	19 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	15 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S32°00.045 E115°28.024 Located at the north west end of Rottnest Island.
DIVE INFO:	So called because of the "footprint" visible on the surface of the water after a swell has passed thru. The reef is virtually formed like a crater with a hollow in the center and many swimthroughs accessable from the inside, especially the northwest and southeast sections of the reef. The most awesome swimthrough is accessable only from the outside and is again on the northwest side, with a huge cavernous opening at seabed level.

SITE NAME:	Lady Elizabeth Wreck - Rottnest
LOCATION:	Rottnest
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	40 Mins (by boat)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	8 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	8 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 32°01.145 E 115°32.872
DIVE INFO:	The Lady Elizabeth was a composite Barque that left Fremantle bound for Shanghai in 1878, she then founded off Rottnest Island. The wreck is located on the south side of Rottnest at Porpoise Bay, be wary of reefs when entering the area. Located NW of Dyer Island the site tends to be a very calm as the outer reefs protect it from all but the bigger swells. Usually you can get good vis here even when the rest of Rottnest is surged up with silt.

SITE NAME:	Macedon & Denton Holme wrecks - Rottnest
LOCATION:	Rottnest
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	40 Mins (by boat)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	4.7 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	4.7 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 31°59.2700, E 115°33.3300
DIVE INFO:	Located virtually on top of each other, these wrecks lie on top of Kingston Reef just out from Thompsons Bay. They have been prone to a lot of swell and surge, so apart from timber and iron remnants there is not a lot left. Watch out when you anchor near here and do NOT tie up to the big yellow mooring, as the local glass bottom boat cruises in here to show people the wreck.

SITE NAME:	D9 Wreck - Cockburn Sound
LOCATION:	Cockburn Sound
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	35 Mins	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	13.5 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	13.5 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	4 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 32°01.145, E 115°32.872
DIVE INFO:	The D9 is one of the barges used to dredge the sound for shipping, she is around 50mtrs long and penetratable, but be wary, siltout IS a danger, so do it wisely!

SITE NAME:	Orizaba - Five Fathom Bank
LOCATION:	Rockingham
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	15 Mins (by boat from Rockingham)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	12 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	12 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	7 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 32°16.978, E 115°37.595
DIVE INFO:	The Orizaba is arguably the biggest and most spectacular wreck off our coast, well she would be if the ocean swells hadn't done their work. She is a great dive though and it is hard to imagine such a large ship could collapse down to so little. Her history is amazing, the coast hidden by a haze of bush fires, her skipper actually thought he was entering in towards Fremantle, she crossed the shallow Five Fathom Bank, then when he realised his mistake he turned around to head back out to deeper water and THEN got stuck on the reef... talk about a sad tale! She was a 3325 ton Orient Liner and was visible off the coast for many years until salvage and erosion finally took her below the water line. Beware if you are doing this wreck in seas above 1mtr swell, as this is the shallowest rise this side of Africa, the smallest swell causes tremendous surge and if you go sticking your head in a hole, you may just get sucked in or hurt badly. We prefer this site around March/April on a day when the swell has been less than 1mtr for about a week.

SITE NAME:	Gareenup Wreck
LOCATION:	Fremantle
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	20 Mins	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	10 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	9 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	6 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	SHORE or BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	Nrth mole drive in Fremantle. Decend on the ramp at the 1st car park (take 10mts of rope for this as it is quite steep) On entering the water swim 355 deg for 160mts. (5mins)
DIVE INFO:	The actual name of this wreck is not certain and although probably wrong, it is generally referred to as the Gareenup. It is half a barge that was relocated to this site when the Rous Head extensions would have meant that it would have been covered up under rock. Gets all sorts of life and the growth, like all wrecks is pretty good despite the hammering it gets from constant diving. Watch out for the rock fishermen as you go in and come out, they have this weird idea that divers scare away fish (no matter how many times they get told the opposite is actually the case). We have been bombarded with hooks and sinkers on a few occasions. It is broken up but still in good condition for a wreck dive. It is best dived before the sea breaze with a swell of less than 2 mts. Hazards: beware of fishing line, broken glass and rusting steel

SITE NAME:	Dark Cave - Carnac Island
LOCATION:	Carnac Island
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	20 Mins (by boat from Fremantle)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	14 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	14 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	6 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 31°08.160, E 115°38.630
DIVE INFO:	If you do visit the Sealions at Carnac (east side of island), try and remember that it is THEIR island, DON'T land ashore (despite the drongos you will see always doing this, don't be one of the same!) and they ARE wild animals, so do be cautious especially if you are one of the drongos that just HAS to go and stand over them, they do have teeth and can play rough with each other, also the "stand over" is in their opinion a VERY threatening position. Occasionally one may even decide to mouth a knee or a head when you are swimming with them. Dark Cave is like many of the "lumps around Carnac on the West side of the island, many caves can be found.

SITE NAME:	Sepia Wreck - Carnac Island
LOCATION:	Carnac Island
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	20 Mins (by boat from Fremantle)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	14 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	14 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	6 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 32°08.078, E 115°38.441 Lying west south west of Carnac
DIVE INFO:	For it's age (101 years in 1999) this wreck is very intact compared to others off our coast, the reason? being inside 5 fathom bank and not right at a breaking reef, it is reasonably protected from swell and storms. Vis? well it can be sad here, expect 5mtrs with 10-15mtrs on a good day, can be a bit surgy too. Search around and you may find an artifact or two, but remember the wreck IS protected and it is illegal to remove anything.

SITE NAME:	Watermans, Marmion Marine Park
LOCATION:	Marmion
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	20 Mins	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	10 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	6 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	5 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	SHORE
DIRECTIONS:	The site is just out from the concrete jetty (on west coast highway about halfway between Castle and Malcom Streets). Best way to do this site is to have two cars, park one in the bottom carpark, north of the Marine Research Laboratory and the second at your start point, the carpark at the top of the hill overlooking the jetty. This way not only will you cover a lot more ground, but you won't have to walk back up the steep hill you walked down just to get to the water. Enter the water straight out from the stairs and head out about 100mtrs then turn right and head north, after about 100mtrs north start angling your heading back towards shore (the north carpark). This is a good place to get the hang of compass navigation and my directions are rudimentry, so check your bearings before starting the dive.
DIVE INFO:	Best dived during an Easterly Wind, especially if the swell has been down for a week or so and the vis has had time to clear. This is actually a great little shore dive, but is a bit of hard work just to get into the water. This is only a shallow dive but the country has many gullies to look into. THIS IS A MARINE PARK, NO SPEARING OR TAKING OF ANYTHING!!!! The fishlife is not bad here because it IS a marine park.

SITE NAME:	Straggler's Dredge - Near Straggler's Rocks
LOCATION:	Stragglers
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	20 Mins (by boat from Fremantle)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	20 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	20 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 32°03.884, E 115°36.114 Located 2kms west of Stragglers Rocks, between Stragglers and Five Fathom Bank.
DIVE INFO:	This wreck was recently (1998) discovered by a group of divers who just "happened" upon it whilst looking for a crayfish site. The actual identity of the wreck is still to be proven. She sits upright on the sand and in such a deep flat site with no real breakers happening that she is in fairly good condition for a wreck off our coast. Don't expect to swim through the Titanic, its mainly just a skeleton with a couple of openings, but growth is amazing, corals, sponges, it all seems to grow more healthy on a wreck than it does on reef, please if you do visit this site, watch your fins, the growth IS delicate and too many clumsy divers will ruin it in no time! A very pretty dive on a calm day with good visibility.

SITE NAME:	Challenger Rock - Garden Isl.
LOCATION:	Garden Island
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	10 Mins (by boat from Rockingham)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	14 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	14 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	6 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 32°08.500, E 115°38.830 Located just south east of the Leading Light Buoys for entry into Cockburn Sound. The rock comes to within a metre of the surface at low tide
DIVE INFO:	On the east and central portions of the reef are some great caves, with DENSE fish life. This is a great dive site if you have a small boat and can't take the West Coast battering of strong winds. You can launch within Cockburn sound, where it's more protected, and just duck out to the site when the winds (on or offshore) are at their mildest. It is also a great dive for beginners, not to deep, hard to get lost (cus you can just circle around the reef - that would however take up most of a tank, so keep that in mind) and it IS very interesting. Have heard of some divers that had a huge school near here, so dense they couldn't see through it, till they parted and a shark rushed in, looked at them and swam off, not sure what it was but it was around 2-3mtrs long.

SITE NAME:	Eagle Bay - Rottnest
LOCATION:	North West corner of Rottnest
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	40 Mins (by boat)	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	4.5 Meters	AVG DEPTH:	4.5 Meters
AVG VISIBILITY:	20 Meters	DIVE TYPE:	SHORE or BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	North side of the Island
DIVE INFO:	This dive site is rated as one of the easiest sites and would have to be one of the most under rated dives at Rottnest. Eagle bay is on the north side of the Island and is easily accessible by boat or a 5-minute swim from the shore. The bay itself, beautiful with crystal clear water and almost white sand, makes it a haven for snorkelling and sunbathing. Being protected from all of the elements, this is truly the perfect beach! The diving here is quite spectacular. Looking from the surface, there doesn't appear to be much under the water, but don't let that fool you. Hop into the water just in front of (the Ocean side) the reef, which protrudes up from the surface and is easily visible from the beach. Descend here. Once you hit the bottom you have 2 options, you can head to the right, which is a reef wall that runs down to the sand and goes around to form a large arc. The other option is to swim directly toward the reef, which has a small cave in it. Enter the cave and follow through to the end. This ends up being a tunnel full of fish and other marine creatures and goes for about 15 metres and turns around an 'L' shape. When you come out of this cave you will find yourself at the same point as option 1. Upon your exit, you will find yourself in a huge underwater bay. The sedimentary reef here looks like a row of toppled dominoes with all types of marine life in between the layers. Here you can expect to find the iridescent Blue Devils, Crayfish (many females) and Red Banded Wrasse. As you follow this bay around you will come across a cave, which has an entry hole at sand level with about 1 metre of ground clearance for you to swim through. This is where the bay turns into something quite spectacular! Swim under this roof and into the adjoining cave. Once inside the cave swim to the middle and lay back and watch the show! Describing this cave is never going to do it justice, diving it is the only way! But I will give it a try. The cave is circular and opens up to be around 15 metres in diameter and has a roof about 4 metres high. With the exception of another hole at the other side of the cave, it is totally enclosed. With visibility at 100% clear and no silt, there is a feeling of being in open air. The roof is scattered with holes no bigger than a hubcap (these look like dark patches of weed from the surface). These holes let in sunlight, which forms a beam of light from the roof to the floor. Because of the water refracting on the surface and top of the reef, the light moves around in circles making the beams of light move backwards and forwards like a spotlight. Add another 20 or so of these 'spotlights' and you feel as though you are in a night club. The lights dart around the cave occasionally picking up a fish or school of fish in the ray. This is one of the most stunning features of diving in caves and is sure to make you want to sit for a while you take it all in. Once you have had enough of that (which for me took a while), head out to the hole at the other side of the cave and back out into the bay. From here, take time to explore the walls and slats of reef that protrude overhead. Here you will find more Crayfish and a fairly big 'resident' Wobbegong shark sleeping or watching a batch of Crayfish. Give him a wide berth and continue along the wall until it comes back around to where you started your dive. The difficulty rating for this dive is beginner and above. I do recommend that new divers avoid the tunnel part of this dive, as it can feel a little claustrophobic at times. The water here is calm, clear and warm and with a maximum of 4.5 metres it is a relaxing dive for one of those days where nothing else is diveable.

SITE NAME:	Blizzard Ridge
LOCATION:	Exmouth (WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	13 Hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	14 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	14 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	6 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	Approx 1 km out from the lighthouse at Exmouth.
DIVE INFO:	Blizzard Ridge is a large rim of coral and reef. Around the rim there are lots of caves, crevices and overhangs. You should see Sharks, Lionfish, Rays, and Tropical reef fish. A very good dive site for all divers.

SITE NAME:	Cod spot
LOCATION:	Murion Islands - Exmouth (WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	13 Hours by car, 75 min by boat	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	18 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	16 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	This is a popular site with charter boats operating out of Exmouth. The Murion Islands are approximately 16kms north of Exmouth. Only experinced skippers with suitable vessels should attempt to access this area as sea conditions can be unpredictable.
DIVE INFO:	The site features a long wall about 4m high covered in a variety of soft and hard corals. At the northern end of the wall is a sand patch which if crossed for approx 10-15m will lead to a large bommie. This is, during the season, a manta ray cleaning station. Several mantas can be at the location at any one time. The location got it's name form the presence of several large potato cod resident here. They will often follow a diver around the site as a large school or circle them during safety stops.

SITE NAME:	Boy In A Boat Reef
LOCATION:	Hillarys Boat Harbour (WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	20 Mins	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	7 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	4 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	5 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	SHORE
DIRECTIONS:	Park behind AQWA (Formally Under Water World). Walk out to the T section in the pier. Here you will find an information sign located next to a set of steps. The reef is located inside a rectangle formed by four yellow vertical marker buoys. The dive site is in the section that’s located near the eastern end of the reef (Up near the Starboard Channel Marker).
DIVE INFO:	Kit up in the car park and then do the 200 metre + walk out to the T section. Carefully make you way down to the waters edge. Take caution and some of the rocks are slippery. Use whatever entry you see fit, do beware of the submerged rocks however. You can either descend and begin an underwater swim (Make sure you take a compass heading so you don’t miss the reef) or do a short surface swim. There is a dive trail here you can follow where you find various plaques. Or if that doesn’t sound like much fun go your own way, you really cant go wrong. The site has a mixture of weedy reef opening to clean sandy bottom, as you explore clockwise around the reef you will find some lovely caves,swim throughs and ledges. Being a shallow dive it gives you heaps of time to study the nooks and crannies. Crays, and lots of various sized fish inhabit this site.

SITE NAME:	Anchor Rock, Michaelmas Island
LOCATION:	Albany (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	4.5 hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	18 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	12 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	20 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	Located on the western end of Michaelmas Island.
DIVE INFO:	A myriad of boulders which have tumbled down from the side of the island over thaousands of years creating sensational boulders and caves and swim throughs covered in colour and fish life. Check out site map at www.albanyscuba.com.au

SITE NAME:	Bar flats
LOCATION:	Shark Bay (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	8hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	4 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	3 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	5 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	8 miles off the Peron Peninsula in the western gulf on a direct line from Denham to Sandy point on Dirk Hartog S 25 deg 20' 08" E 113deg 20' 49". The coral is sourrounded by sand and there are rubble and sand areas to anchor on to avoid damaging the reef. Site is in the Shark Bay Marine Park
DIVE INFO:	The area is patchy corals over sand. It is a popular fishing site so care is needed (make sure you have flags up) and some of the larger fish are missing. Lots of anemone fish, coral trout, baldchin grouper. Corals are wide spread with lots of sponges as well. Like many Shark Bay sites it is shallow but that gives you more time to see whats about.

SITE NAME:	Eagle Bluff
LOCATION:	Shark Bay (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	8hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	5 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	2 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	SHORE
DIRECTIONS:	Eagle Bluff is 30 minutes before Denham on west side the Denham Hamelin rd. The turn off is well signposted. Follow the dirt rd, for 4 km and take the left hand turnoff. If you miss the turnoff you will head up to the lookout Where you can see the site from anyway. From the Carpark go down to the beach and follow it along to the right to the base of the cliff enter here. Entering direct off the beach can lead to a bit of a wade through old seagrass drifts during summer.
DIVE INFO:	This is verging on a snorkel but there is so much to see scuba makes it easier. The site can be done in something of a loop. Swim out following the rubble line at the base of the cliffs. Great muck style diving with many chitons, some corals and lots and lots of fish. once you get around the other side and want to head back swim out to the sea grass lines and follow that back. Here you can see many big schools of coral trout, tuskfish and lots of other fish. Seasnakes, dugong, dophins and sharks are sometimes spotted here. There are a couple of bommies with hard corals amongst the seagrass beds.

SITE NAME:	Fish Eyes
LOCATION:	Bremer Bay (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):		DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	16 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	14 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	15 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	Proceed to Black Point from the Fishery Beach Marina. Approximately half way along the cliffs you will find a sculpted rock hole in the shape of an eye socket. Anchor at the base of this. Once in the water, proceed east following the cliffs.
DIVE INFO:	Reef line along sand which consists of granite bolders covered with a wide variety of hard coral, soft coral and sponges. You will find a wide variety of fish life and echinoderms. Towards the end of this dive you will come into "leafy sea dragon country" which we often see at this site. You can often see sea lions and occasionally!! turtles, believe it or not!! For further info contact Lebens Diving Services of Bremer Bay.

SITE NAME:	Football Field
LOCATION:	Albany (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	4 hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Deep
MAX DEPTH:	60 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	35 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	20 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	1Km east Breaksea Island.
DIVE INFO:	Excellent site for deep air diversto 40m. Technical divers and tri mix divers dream. Shallowest point 16 metres and shopes off into canyons with huge bombies covered in masses of sponge growth, huge gorgonians, black coral. The fish life is huge and lots of it. Levels out to 66metres on the southern side. This site is occassionally subject to an unpredictable current and should be dived with local dive guides. Photograpghers will not have enough film in their camera to cover the endless changing environment.

SITE NAME:	Gia Batta Patch
LOCATION:	Albany (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	4 hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	12 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	10 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	15 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	NW of Michaelmas Reef in and east of Seal Rock.
DIVE INFO:	Small limestone reef which caters for a levels of diving. Abundant in marine life and sponge formations. Great night dive.

SITE NAME:	Little Beach - Two Peoples Bay
LOCATION:	Albany (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	4.5 hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	12 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	10 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	20 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	SHORE
DIRECTIONS:	26 Kms due east of Albany in the Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve.
DIVE INFO:	Easy shore dive. 50 Metres from car park to beach. Dive around to the left of the beach. All granite formations. Sponge and plate coral are everwhere and the fish life is prolific. Best in all weather except easterly. Great night dive if conditions are ok. Excellent for photography.

SITE NAME:	Louisa Bay
LOCATION:	Shark Bay (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	8.5 hours by car, 1 hour by boat	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	3 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	3 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	5 Metre	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S 25°45.73, E 113°04.77 Northern end of Louisa bay on the eastern side of Dirk Hartog Island. Anchor in sand on western side of patch. A good protected site in a westerly.
DIVE INFO:	Large and diverse area of corals. Includes porites,turbinaria, Acropora and several soft. While a shallow dive it provides the opportunity to have a long poke around and see what is about. Lots of baldchin grouper, angel fish, damsels and beaked coralfish. We have also had nice sized whaler sarks swim through from time to time.

SITE NAME:	Michaelmas Island Fingers
LOCATION:	Albany (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	4 hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Advanced
MAX DEPTH:	30 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	25 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	20 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	Located on the eastern end of Michaelmas Island.
DIVE INFO:	Granite fingers extending from the eastern end of the island. At the end of the fingers there is a mass of canyons/crevasses which are covered in huge gorgonian fans; soft and hard corals and endless colour. This site is a photographers dream. Numerous unusual macro creatures. Unbelievable fish life. Check out site map at www.albanyscuba.com.au

SITE NAME:	Michaelmas Reef
LOCATION:	Albany (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	4 hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	18 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	14 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	20 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	King George Sound. 1 km due west from Michaelmas Island. Approx 2km long and 1/2 km wide.
DIVE INFO:	This reef is all limestone and is very simular to diving the west coast region. All the tops are covered in kelp with the faces and ledges abundant in sponges and gorgonians. The fish life abounds from large reef fish to macro size inhabitants. Often frequented by photographers because of the life and shallow depth.

SITE NAME:	Middle Rock - Herald Reef
LOCATION:	Albany (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	4 hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	17 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	12 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	20 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	Locate between Michaelmas Island and Herald Point.
DIVE INFO:	A beautiful limestone reef. Kelpy on to but on the sides of the reef and under the reef is beauty beyong belief. Colour and marine life found normally in excess of 30 metres. A must visit site for photographers. Check out site map at www.albanyscuba.com.au

SITE NAME:	Monkey Rock
LOCATION:	Steep Point - Shark Bay (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	8.5 hours by car, serval hours by boat	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	30 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	18 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	15 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	The only island at the entry to the South Passage some 300m offshore from Steep Point itself. Dive site is to the north ranging from 6m to 30m+.
DIVE INFO:	A quick motor around with an echo sounder will locate either low coral broken bottom or walls of coral decending in depth the further out to sea you go. Expect to see whaler sharks, large cod & groper and a variety of smaller tropical reef fish. If you are lucky you will see mackeral and various tuna. If you are very lucky you will see whale sharks.

SITE NAME:	Mutton Bird Island
LOCATION:	Albany (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	4 hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	12 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	8 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	15 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	SHORE
DIRECTIONS:	20 Kms due west of Albany.
DIVE INFO:	Comfortable shore dive either from beach if you have 4wd or if not it is a 100m walk down a hill from the car park with your equipment. Easy entry from sandy beach. Large island in front of beach is Shelter Island and Mutton Bird island is around to the left of the beach. This is a good shore dive for newly qualified divers and is quite a good night dive.

SITE NAME:	Sandra's F.S.
LOCATION:	Bremer Bay (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):		DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	18 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	14 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	15 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S34°28.051, E119°21.370 Dillon Bay - Little Boat Harbour Small boat launching off beach approx 400 metres off shore.
DIVE INFO:	Plate coral bommie that starts at 18m and rises to within 8m of the surface. Approximately 1/4 acre large with one end flat plate stacked on top of each other. The other end, the plate is flower vase shaped reaching toward the surface. A large variety of fish, blue grouper in particular, with clouds of swallowtails and old wives along with a large variety of other fish. The sponge life and invertebrates are very colourful and a photographers dream!. At the top of the bommie on the south-eastern side there is a large area of gorgonian fans.

SITE NAME:	Tourist Rock - Cheynes Beach
LOCATION:	Albany (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	4.45 hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	13 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	10 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	15 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	SHORE
DIRECTIONS:	80Kms east of Albany at Cheynes Beach.
DIVE INFO:	Step entry from granite rocks. Good safe shore dive and the diver can either swim east or west along the face. Good selection of marine growth and fish life. Best in all winds except e - s/e. Good for all levels of divers.

SITE NAME:	Turtle Bay, Dirk Hartog Island
LOCATION:	Shark Bay (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	8 hours by car, several hours by boat	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	7 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	5 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	10 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	Northern point of Dirk Hartog Island, just to the east of the Cape Inscription Lighthouse. The main bit of reef runs out from the beach just east of the old jetty pylons. This is about 20 Nautical miles from Denham nd is exposed in northerly weather. This is rare but caution is required. The crossing from Denham is good in most conditions. In rough seas head across to homestead bay and follow the coast up. unless you are experinced in offshore boating use one of the many charter boats working out of Denham.
DIVE INFO:	This is a flat topped limestone reef that projects out about 500m in to the waters of the bay. The sides range from 1 metre high to 3 metres further out. A wide range of life lives along the walls and in the many nooks and crannies with in the limestone itself. The base of the ledges grade into rubble and then into the fine white sand which makes up the beach. As it is close to shore a surge develops towards low tide that can make the closer in section unpleasent. Along these walls there is a number species of hard and soft corals offering some great photo opportunities. A wide range of fish are also seen. A survey done in south passage at the southern end of the island reported 323 species of fish. This end does not appear to be much less. The beach is a mesting beach for loggerhead turtles and they are often seen in the waters of the bay. Dolphins, sharks, whales, manta rays and whale sharks are also seen in this area. The large fish feeding event in early 2001 which featured hundreds of sharks, Brydes and humpback whales and leage pelagic fish was between this reef and cape Inscription.

SITE NAME:	Cheynes III
LOCATION:	Albany (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	4 hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	24 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	15 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	15 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	Located on the western end of Michaelmas Island in King George sound Albany. 7nm from shore.
DIVE INFO:	The Cheynes III is a 120ft whale chaser which was donated to Southcoast divers club by the Jaycees Foundation when whaling ceased in Albany, the vessel was scuttled in June 1982. She lies on the western end of Michaelmas Island. The vessel is buoyed and is totally safe for all divers. The vessel is intact with the rear deck collapsed. The marine growth and fish life make this site a photographers dream.

SITE NAME:	HMAS Perth
LOCATION:	Albany (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	4 hours by car	DIVE RATING:	Advanced
MAX DEPTH:	36 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	25 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	15 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT
DIRECTIONS:	GPS: S35°04.790, E117°58.060 Has a yellow special marker on top and surrounded by 10 mooring bouys. 6 yellow commercial and 4 red public.
DIVE INFO:	The ship was brought from the USA in 1963 and was decommonisned from servive in 1999. It had done 2 tours in Veitnam where is was last last Austrailan warship to be hit by enemy fire. The ship is 133 metres long 14.2 metres wide and 42.7 metres tall. It was fitted with 2 5inch guns. only one of these guns are still onboard.

SITE NAME:	Alkimos Wreck
LOCATION:	Ocean Reef (Western Australia)
TRAVEL TIME (From Perth):	1 hour	DIVE RATING:	Open Water
MAX DEPTH:	10 Metres	AVG DEPTH:	5 Metres
AVG VISIBILITY:	8 Metres	DIVE TYPE:	BOAT / SHORE
DIRECTIONS:
DIVE INFO:	Wreck has collapsed and most of it consists of large sheets of metal lying on the ocean floor, only a small part of it remains visible above the water. Lots of undersized crays.