by Michelle Barry | Aug 28, 2026 | Blog, First Time Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving, SCUBA Training
It is one of the first things people ask when they start looking at dive courses, and the internet answers it badly — usually with someone’s loyalty rather than an explanation. So here is a straight one. Quick answer: less different than the internet suggests...
by Michelle Barry | Aug 28, 2026 | Blog, First Time Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving, SCUBA Training
It is the question people ask us quietly, usually just before they book: what happens if I can’t do it? There is surprisingly little straight information about this online, so here is ours — including what it costs, which is the part most operators leave out....
by Michelle Barry | Aug 25, 2026 | Blog, Reef Information
El Niño is back. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed on 11 August 2026 that a strong El Niño is firmly established in the tropical Pacific and is still intensifying, with the event expected to last into autumn 2027. For the Great Barrier Reef, that makes...
by Michelle Barry | Jul 21, 2026 | Activities, Blog, Local Activites
Quick answer: what should you know about a Fitzroy Island day trip? Fitzroy Island is 45 minutes from Cairns by fast catamaran, and it packs more variety into a single day than almost anywhere else on the Great Barrier Reef: national park rainforest, granite peaks,...
by Michelle Barry | Jun 17, 2026 | First Time Scuba Diving, Scuba Diving
src="https://sunlover.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2103.jpg" alt="Three divers giving thumbs up underwater at Moore Reef with a coral grouper, Great Barrier Reef" loading="eager" /DIVE IN First-Time Diving on the Great Barrier Reef with Sunlover Reef CruisesEvery...
by Michelle Barry | Jun 15, 2026 | Blog, Conservation, Updates
Quick answer: what are Fitzroy Island’s planned burns? Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) periodically carries out planned burns in Fitzroy Island National Park as part of its ongoing conservation management and hazard reduction program. The most...
