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Welcome to UNE Scuba & Snorkelling Club

UNE SCUBA exists to support both those wanting to become SCUBA divers and those already qualified in the Armidale area by helping to organise courses and trips; by providing SCUBA gear for hire; and being a hub for local Divers to meet.

We are a group supporting UNE students, staff, alumni and others in the Armidale area to partake in diving courses and trips to the Solitary Islands Marine Park and beyond. We are supported by Coffs Harbour Jetty Dive and Wooli Dive centres for our boating trips, and we hope to do more shore diving to help keep diving affordable. Furthermore, we can help members get their diving qualifications or, if already qualified, provide lots of opportunities for diving and snorkeling. We also have a wide variety of SCUBA gear that is available for hire to members, and the facility to fill our own air tanks.

Our main form of communication is via our public (https://www.facebook.com/UNESSC) and private (https://www.facebook.com/groups/UNESCUBA) Facebook pages, so don't forget to join us there to make sure you don't miss anything.

Club membership fees are currently: - Learner (UNE Student) - $5 - Learner (non-UNE Student) - $15 - SCUBA Certified UNE Student - $10 - SCUBA Certified non-UNE Student $40 - Full kit hire for members - $30

Events

Club Trip - Nelson Bay

Club Trip - Nelson Bay

29-08-2026 07:00 – 30-08-2026 14:00

One of the trips we look forward to each year. We have picked this weekend for favourable tides. Perfect for both scuba diving and snorkelling. All activities are shore based - with the option of a night dive. A lot of the sites are tidal, but it is this fact that has resulted in the prolific underwater life. Great sponge gardens, plenty of fish life abound including shark and rays species, plus turtles and nudibranchs. The area is within a marine park and the local council encourages an interest in diving and snorkelling having build easy access for dive sites. Diving will take place around the high tide for best visibility, so dives will be completed in the morning (between 7 - 12pm) and you can have the afternoon to explore the area at your leisure. Saturdays night dive will be around 9pm. The club has kit to hire and accommodation will be an air bnb. As we need to book accommodation we need confirmations for this trip early. So if your interested - even if you are not yet sure then please let us know ASAP via the event. Join us for 1 or both days. The local dive shop runs boat diving out to Broughton Island you can organise privately, but this will not be part of the club activities.

October club trip - Forster

October club trip - Forster

24-10-2026 07:00 – 25-10-2026 15:00

October club trip will be down to one of the clubs favourite destinations - Forster. We will use Adam and the team from Forster Dive Centre (https://www.forsterdivecentre.com.au/) for organising boat dives. They have availability both saturday and sunday at this point in time. Their website has descriptions of dive sites, or check out their facebook page (www.facebook.com/forsterdivecentre) where they post video's so you can see some of the great diving available. A great place to see grey nurse sharks. If people are wanting to mix it up, I can organise shore diving on the saturday. If you are wanting to do 1 day shore diving/snorkelling please let me know. This will only be organised for the saturday if people choose this option. If interested in attending, please click on the free ticket and we will set up a chat to co-ordinate in more detail. Accommodation wise, the dive centre has deals available with local providers if people are interest, alternatively we can look at finding a group air BnB, or feel free to find your own accommodation.