by Michelle Barry | Sep 11, 2026 | Blog, First Time Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving, SCUBA Training
Of the 3 eastern capitals, Brisbane is the one where this comparison is genuinely close — and where the arguments most people make are the wrong ones. Short answer Brisbane has good training conditions. The “learn somewhere warm and clear” argument that...
by Michelle Barry | Sep 10, 2026 | Blog, First Time Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving, SCUBA Training
Melbourne has a diving scene that punches well above what most people expect, and it also has the coldest water of any Australian capital. Both of those facts matter if you are deciding where to get certified. Short answer Melbourne’s dive sites are genuinely...
by Michelle Barry | Sep 9, 2026 | Activities, Blog, Snorkeling
There are plenty of ways to experience the Great Barrier Reef with Sunlover, and pairing our Moore Reef pontoon experience with a return scenic helicopter transfer lets you see it from above and below the surface — an entirely different perspective on the same reef....
by Michelle Barry | Sep 9, 2026 | Blog, First Time Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving, SCUBA Training
If you live in Sydney and you want to learn to dive, you have a real decision to make — and most of the pages you will find on it are written by whoever wants your booking. We want your booking too, so read this knowing that. We have tried to make it useful anyway....
by Michelle Barry | Sep 8, 2026 | Blog, First Time Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving, SCUBA Training
Short answer Yes. No training agency sets an upper age limit, and the UK Diving Medical Committee is explicit that there is no maximum age for medical assessment — divers are assessed on their actual health, not their birthday. What decides it is exercise capacity,...
by Michelle Barry | Sep 7, 2026 | Blog, First Time Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving, SCUBA Training
3 versions of this question turn up in search every month: do you need a licence, do you need to be certified, and can you dive without either. They have slightly different answers, and the difference matters if you are planning a reef day. The short answer There is...
