Gordons Bay SCUBA Diving Club

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Gordons Bay SCUBA Diving Club

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The club dives once a month, usually on the second Sunday of the month. Club members also organise ad hoc dives at other times. New members are welcome.

The Gordon's Bay Scuba Diving Club is located between Clovelly and Coogee in Sydney's eastern suburbs The Gordon's Bay Scuba Diving Club was established in 1990 and our main activity is the care and maintenance of the Gordon's Bay Underwater Nature Trail Certified divers wishing to join the club should contact us through Facebook or email to [email protected] or [email protected]. And please note - despite where Facebook states we are based , Gordons Bay SCUBA Diving club is in Sydney , NSW , Australia - not in South Africa. I've asked Facebook to change this several times......

24/10/2026

🦈 GBSDC Club Night — Monday 9 November🦈

Join us for our next Club Night at the Clovelly Hotel, Oceanview Room (upstairs)!

🍽️ Dinner and drinks from 6:30pm
🎤 Presentation from approximately 7:30pm

Our guest speaker is Gillian Shark — adventurer, shark enthusiast, photographer, filmmaker and educator. Gillian is passionate about sharing her knowledge of sharks and inspiring others to appreciate and protect these often misunderstood animals. Her work uses photography and storytelling to change perceptions of sharks and raise awareness of their importance to ocean ecosystems.

In her presentation, Gillian will share insights into shark behaviour and underwater photography, drawing on her experiences photographing sharks around the world.

Come along for a fun and fascinating evening with fellow divers and friends — and enjoy Gillian’s amazing photos!

📅 Monday, 9 November
📍 Clovelly Hotel — Oceanview Room (upstairs)
🕕 6:30pm for dinner & drinks | 7:30pm presentation

We look forward to seeing you there! 🤿🌊

05/09/2026

🌊 We’re LIVE at the Go Diving Show ANZ! 🤿

Come find the GBSDC team and say hi!

📍 Where: Sydney Showground, 1 Showground Road, Sydney Olympic Park
📅 When: Sat 5 Sep 9:30–17:00 | Sun 6 Sep 9:30–16:00
🎟️ Tickets: $12 advance / $15 at the door (kids 15 & under free with a ticketed adult)

05/09/2026

The ex-HMAS Adelaide is an important part of our local diving and maritime heritage. Any structural assessment should prioritise public safety, but it should also include practical input from experienced professional divers who understand the conditions and risks involved in accessing and navigating the wreck.
A collaborative, evidence-based assessment would help ensure that any future decision about the wreck is informed by both structural engineering expertise and real-world diving experience.🤿

04/09/2026

“Reopen the ex-HMAS Adelaide”

The Gordon’s Bay Scuba Diving Club supports reopening the ex-HMAS Adelaide dive wreck off Avoca Beach as a managed recreational site.🏝️

We believe:
• The closure lacks sufficient evidence that recreational diving on the wreck presents an unacceptable risk compared with other purpose-scuttled wrecks in Australia.
• There is no documented case worldwide of a recreational scuba diver being injured or killed by structural collapse of a purpose-created dive wreck.
• Diver education, informed choice and site management are more balanced than permanent closure.
We’re calling for a science-based review and consultation with the diving industry before decisions that affect Australia’s dive heritage.

Visit our stand at the Go Diving Show to learn more and add your voice.

04/09/2026

“Help Shape Sydney’s Next Artificial Reef”⛴️

For more than a decade, the Sydney Dive Wreck Organising Committee (SDWOC) has campaigned for a purpose-created dive wreck for Sydney.

The campaign has attracted:
• 14,200+ signatures on a Parliamentary petition
• support from divers, tourism operators and community organisations
• strong backing for the economic, tourism and conservation benefits of a world-class dive wreck

At the Go Diving Show, the Gordon’s Bay Scuba Diving Club is supporting this work and inviting visitors to have their say.

The Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) has proposed several concepts for an artificial reef in Sydney. We’re running a Dive Community Survey asking you to rank these concepts and share what matters most to you in a future underwater attraction.
Your responses will be shared with relevant organisations and government agencies to help demonstrate what the diving community wants.

There’s even an incentive surprise from Judith McDonald from GEO Divers for participating.

Visit our stand, complete the survey and help shape Sydney’s next iconic dive site.💙

03/09/2026

“Your Dive, Your Impact”

Want to turn your dives into something bigger?
The Gordon’s Bay Scuba Diving Club welcomes anyone interested in:
• marine conservation
• citizen science
• underwater photography
• monthly social and maintenance dives
• underwater trail work
• marine education and community outreach
You don’t need to be an expert—just curious, committed and keen to help protect Sydney’s underwater world.

Members contribute to species records, help maintain Australia’s first underwater nature trail, take part in projects like “Naming the Sea Forests of Gordons Bay”, and support advocacy for better marine conservation outcomes.💙

Visit our stand at the Go Diving ShowGo to pick up a membership form and find out when the next dive, survey or photo day is on.

03/09/2026

“30+ Years Underwater”

Gordons Bay is home to Australia’s first underwater nature trail, established in 1990.

The trail consists of 2️⃣5️⃣ linked concrete drums, extending about 700 metres through diverse marine habitats. ⛓️ Each drum is permanently numbered, creating a clear path for divers and a fixed framework for monitoring.

For more than three decades, volunteer divers from the Gordon’s Bay Scuba Diving Club have:
• completed hundreds of maintenance dives
• kept the trail safe and accessible
• recorded marine species along the route
• used the trail for education and citizen science

This community-built, community-maintained asset shows how dedicated volunteers can create lasting value for both divers and the marine environment.

At the Go Diving Show, you can learn the trail’s history, see how it’s used today, and discover how you can help maintain it for future generations.

02/09/2026

“Beyond the Great Barrier Reef”🪼

Many Australians know the Great Barrier Reef. Far fewer know about the Great Southern Reef.

Stretching more than 8,000 km around southern Australia, the Great Southern Reef supports one of the world’s richest temperate marine ecosystems—home to iconic species like leafy seadragons, blue groper, octopus, cuttlefish and countless fish that depend on seaweed forests.🪸

At the Go Diving Show, our display introduces visitors to this extraordinary underwater world and explains why seaweed forests deserve the same recognition as terrestrial forests.

Just as we name and protect national parks on land, giving identity to underwater forests helps people connect with—and care for—these critical habitats.💙

Visit our stand to explore the Great Southern Reef and see how Gordons Bay fits into this much bigger story.

02/09/2026

“25 Drums, One Underwater Laboratory”🔬

The Club’s underwater trail is becoming a long-term ecological monitoring system.🪸
The trail already has 25 permanently numbered drums, each acting as a fixed survey station along the 700‑metre nature trail in Gordons Bay.

Using underwater video recorded by club member Ben Doherty, together with diver observations, we’re:
• identifying algae around each drum
• recording species at the 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock positions
• building a photographic database
• monitoring seasonal change
• working toward an interactive “Sea Forest Map” of Gordons Bay

Every drum = one permanent underwater ecological survey station.

This pilot turns a beloved dive site into a living lab for citizen science, helping us understand and protect the seaweed forests that support so much marine life.

Find us at the Go Diving Show to see early results and learn how you can contribute.

01/09/2026

Gordon’s Bay Scuba Diving Club at the Go Diving Show 🤿
“From Seaweed Forests to Sydney’s Next Dive Wreck”⛴️
Founded in 1993, GBSDC is a volunteer, not-for-profit club dedicated to marine conservation, citizen science and underwater heritage.
We maintain Australia’s first underwater nature trail (est. 1990): 25 linked concrete drums covering ~700 m through Gordons Bay, kept alive by hundreds of volunteer maintenance dives.
We also:
• run monthly volunteer dives
• record marine species
• deliver marine education
• support biodiversity research
• advocate for stronger conservation
Our new project: “Naming the Sea Forests of Gordons Bay”
We’re mapping and identifying the algae communities that underpin the Great Southern Reef.
💙 People protect what they know, and they care about what has a name.
Most people can name kangaroos, dolphins and whales—but not the seaweeds that support almost every fish, octopus, cuttlefish and seahorse in Gordons Bay. We’re changing that.
Find us at the Go Diving Show to learn more and get involved.

Address

Clovelly, NSW
2034

Website

http://www.gordonsbayscubadiving.com/

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