loadstone reef

Made from stainless steel and pH-neutral materials to complement natural coral growth. Weighing more than 158 tonnes, the ’Coral Greenhouse’ is filled with 20 reef guardians who are propagating coral spreading the message of reef conservation.

Located off Townsville, Keeper Reef offers a wonderful dive for those that love to explore healthy coral gardens. Going no more than 16 metres, it is easy to get lost at this dive site as the coral gardens are divided by ridges and bommies, creating a coral maze.

Alma Bay has a shallow fringing reef on both the left and right sides. Gentle sloping, sandy bottom with very little water movement. The maximum depth is 9m with an average depth around 5m.

SS Yongala Wreck - The boat is now an artificial reef with amazing marine life that are supersized compared to seeing them on the Great Barrier Reef. You cannot penetrate or touch the wreck as it is a grave site but this doesn’t take away from this amazing dive. Can have very strong currents.

Shallow but beautiful dive site. You’d want to plan for a Hightide entry! otherwise its extremely shallow. Perfectly easy to navigate and has rarely any current.

Nice and shallow dive site, situated on the north side of Rose Bay. Ideal for those looong and slow dives to look for all the diverse marine life. Careful entering, watch out for rocks under the surface!

The premier dive and snorkel destination out of Cairns. Milne Reef has exceptional visibility and will impress even the most experienced diver. Gorgeous shallow coral gardens, swim-throughs, and a guarantee turtle encounters await you.

Location: Flynn Reef Maximum Depth: 22m Visibility: 15m. Site: Gordon’s Mooring has some great swim-throughs and overhangs amongst the variety of smaller bommies. Features a wide range of corals such as brain and plate and diverse marine life including large established giant clam gardens

Positioned 20 kilometres east of Green Island off the Cairns coast, Flynn Reef is home to several dive sites - with the Coral Gardens being just one of them.Located on the outer reef this site has consistently good visibility of close to 30 metres.

Coral Extravaganza – Flynn Reef is adorned with coral reefs that defy the imagination. From delicate branching corals to massive boulder corals, the reef’s diverse inhabitants create a mesmerizing tapestry of colours and shapes that never fails to enchant.