DIVE LOG DECEMBER 25 ISSUE 415

HERON ISLAND DIVE FESTIVAL 20 to 27 June 2026 Where is the best diving in the South Pacific? What is your favorite dive? These sort of questions are not easy to answer. However, I can tell you that the diving at Heron Island is great. It stands up very well to the best of the best for several reasons. it has loads of big stuff. Turtles, Rays, sharks big fish and schools of reef fish. It has a superb variety of reef fish such as Butterflyfish, Angelfish, all sorts of Damsels and a basket of plenty, a cornucopia, if you like of nudies and crabs. It has been a fully protected Green Zone marine National Park for many years. In short, the diving here is fantastic. I have done 40 dive trips O/S so I can make the judgement based on experience. Dive facilities are excellent, the dive boats are large, modern well equipped and managed by highly trained dive staff. Put simply, Heron Island has got it all. and ... June is the very start of Manta Ray season as well as Humpback whale season. The management at Heron Island has put together a package consisting of : boat transfers from Gladstone, full board including three meals a day. There is an option for half board i.e. Breakfast and dinner. Ten boat dives scuba or free dive. Extra dives can be purchased at $70 each Accommodation. There are several higher levels of accommodation including 3, 4 or 5 person. You can upgrade to suit your needs and your group.

Mike Scotland will be speaking on The marine Biology of sharks. Look closer into how these magnificent marvels of nature live, feed and reproduce as well as presenting his books.

Other speakers include Max Gleeson talking on Australian shipwrecks. Elliot Peters talking on his work as a Master Reef Guide and research nto the GBR, We well have expert speakers on Adaptive Diver training and Tropical fish as well as Underwater photogrpahy by one of Australia’s most published divers .

How to book on the HERON ISLAND DIVE FESTIVAL Please contact : mike@divelog.net.au or events@heronisland .com for any enquiries or to confirm your booking. https://www.heronisland.com/experience/Heronislanddivefestival Phone / mobile: 0415 158 168 Heron Island Resort Phone 0749729055

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DIVE LOG Australasia #415 - December ‘25

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