Tasmanian Scuba Diving Club

Tinderbox shore dive + BBQ, Sunday April 19th, 11am
2026-04-19 11:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Hobart) | Tinderbox marine reserve, 48 Fergusson Avenue, Tinderbox, Tasmania, 7054, Australia
Join us for an easy and colourful shore dive at Tinderbox marine reserve. Meet at 11am for the dive, and byo stuff for a bbq lunch afterwards. There are free bbqs, shelter, and public toilets at Tinderbox. Come along and get wet and get social!
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Giant kelp diving - whole weekend 11 and 12 April OW+
2026-04-11 09:00 - 2026-04-12 17:00 | Southport boat ramp, Kingfisher Beach Road, Southport, Tasmania, 7109, Australia
This is a treat eh? Diving with giant kelp around the Actaeon Islands… wow!! Whole weekend, 11th and 12th April. Suitable for OW divers and beyond. We’re planning a double dive each day, and the cost of the double dive will be $100. Please remember life jackets and DSMBs. There are no dive shops nearby, so bring as many tanks as you need.
Thanks to members’ generosity we can run 3 boats for the weekend, which will aim to depart from Southport boat ramp at 9:00am both days. Exact departure time will depend on conditions and we’ll let you know closer to the weekend.
Southport has a caravan park (with cabins) and Kate and Mitch have also said people wanting to dive both days can camp at their place at Cairns Bay.
Please sign up for both days if you want to dive both days.
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Sloping Island double boat dive March 21 or 22, OW+
2026-03-21 08:30 - 2026-03-22 17:00 | Primrose Sands boat ramp, 119 Linden Rd, Primrose Sands TAS 7173, Australia
Double boat dive on March 21 OR 22, leaving from Primrose Sands boat ramp. There’s a chance of seeing some giant kelp on this trip… double dive $85. This trip is suitable for Open Water divers and beyond.
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Tasman Peninsula diving March 7 AND 8 (whole weekend) AOW+
2026-03-07 08:30 - 2026-03-08 17:00 | Pirates Bay boat ramp, Eaglehawk Neck, tasmania, 7179, Australia
Come for a weekend of diving on the Tasman Peninsula, March 7th and 8th. There’s usually a bed in the dive-lodge at Eaglehawk Dive Centre, or a spot to camp there, so give them a call to arrange accommodation. We’d like to make a bit of a social thing out of it as well, so preference will be given to those diving both days… You can sign up for one day only and we’ll let you know closer to the date whether there’ll be a spot. Suitable for AOW and beyond. Double dives $85.
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Shore dive at Little Roaring Bay Beach (near Dover) February 21 OR 22
2026-02-21 08:30 - 2026-02-22 17:00 | Little Roaring Bay Beach, Big Roaring Beach Road, tasmania, Australia
Feel like a shore dive down south near Dover? Join us at Little Roaring Bay Beach on Feb 21st or 22nd. Shore dives are free. Suitable for Open Water and beyond. Meet at 10AM in the carpark at the end of Big Roaring Beach Road.
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Dive with seals Feb 7 or 8 OW and beyond
2026-02-07 08:30 - 2026-02-08 17:00 | Saltworks Little Swanport
Join us for a trip to Ile des Phoques, February 7th OR 8th (depending on conditions), to dive with seals. This site is suitable for Open Water divers and beyond, and a double dive (ie bring two tanks) will cost $85. If conditions aren’t any good for the ile des phoques we’ll try the northern end of Maria Island instead, also suitable for OW divers. Departing from Salt Works boat ramp at 8:30 am.
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Australia Day long weekend 2026
2026-01-24 08:30 - 2026-01-26 17:00 | Bicheno marina, Bicheno Marina, Bicheno, tasmania, Australia
Join us for a long weekend of diving in Bicheno over the Australia Day long weekend, Saturday 24 – Monday 26 January 2026.
We’ll be running two boats, and aiming to do multiple dives on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Weather permitting, we should be able to have two dives per person per day. Remember, there are currently no commercial tank fills in Bicheno, so you’ll need to BYO enough tanks for the dives you sign up for. Single dives will be $40 each.
If you sign up for dives PLEASE get on to organising accommodation in Bicheno too – it’s a popular place over the Australia Day long weekend, and for good reason! 😉
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Betsy Island Wrecks 10 OR 11 Jan
2026-01-10 08:30 - 2026-01-11 17:00 | South Arm boat ramp, Jetty Road, South Arm, Tasmania, 7022, Australia
Join us for a double dive on the Betsy Island Wrecks, on either the 10th or 11th Jan 2026 (tbc, weather dependent). The double dive will cost $85, departure from South Arm boat ramp, and suitable for Advanced Open Water (20-30m depth). If tickets are sold out please do use the Waitlist… if we get enough interest we’ll try to run two boats.

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Isle De Phoques
2025-12-13 08:30 - 2025-12-14 17:00 | Saltworks Little Swanport
A dive to Isle De Phoques diving the spectacular tunnels and caves that cut through the island along with the seals that make the island home. Leaving from the Saltworks boat ramp at Little Swanport meeting at 8:30am. Cost will be $85, with the opportunity to do two dives. Can cater for up to 10 divers if someone can tow and run the club boat.
The dive will be run on 13 or 14 December weather dependent.

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More Tasman Peninsula diving - 6/7 Dec, whole weekend, OW divers and beyond
2025-12-06 08:00 - 2025-12-07 17:00 | Eaglehawk Neck, Pirates Bay boat ramp, Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, 7179, Australia
Who can ever get enough of the beautiful Tasman Peninsula??!! Join us for another weekend of diving from Eaglehawk Neck. We’ll dive Saturday and Sunday, 6th and 7th Dec, with double boat dives costing $80 (payable after the event). Suitable for Open Water divers and beyond, with exact locations decided on the day, based on divers and conditions. Accom is available at Eaglehawk Dive Centre, along with gear hire and tank fills.
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Blackman's Bay - North End
2025-11-29 09:30 - 2025-11-30 11:30 | Blackman’s Bay North End, Ocean Esplanade (North End), Blackman's Bay, Tasmania, 7052, Australia
Blackman’s Bay North End, relaxed shore dive to try and find the resident octopus, seahorses and maybe an abandoned bicycle!
Meet at the northern end of the carparking, next to Blowhole Rd.
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2025 Annual General Meeting
2025-11-18 19:30 - 20:30 | New Sydney Hotel, 87 Bathurst Street, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
Join us for the 2025 Annual General Meeting, followed by a regular Committee meeting. We’ll meet at the New Sydney Hotel, with the AGM starting at 7:30pm. If you’d like to join us for dinner first, we’ll see you there at 6:30pm. Please RSVP for the AGM here so we have an idea of who’s coming. Thanks everyone.

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Tasman Peninsula diving 8/9 November (all weekend): AOW+
2025-11-08 08:00 - 2025-11-09 17:00 | Eaglehawk Neck, Pirates Bay boat ramp, Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, 7179, Australia
Join us for a weekend of diving on the Tasman Peninsula, 8th/9th November (both days). Suitable for Advanced Open Water certification and beyond.
Gear hire and tank fills available from Eaglehawk Dive Centre.
Double boat dives $80 payable after the event.
Sign up for Saturday and/or Sunday. Organise accommodation through Eaglehawk Dive Centre if you’d like to stay Saturday night (camping or dorm accom.).

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East coast diving AOW and beyond - 1st OR 2nd November - TBC depending on conditions
2025-11-01 08:30 - 17:00 | TBC
Enjoy some outstanding diving on the east coast, at one of Tassie’s many iconic locations – Bicheno, Schouten Island or Ile des Phoques. A decision about the site will be made closer to the date and based on conditions and attendees’ interests. Sign up for a couple of great dives, $85 for the double dive, suitable for AOW certifications and above. Mark will be in touch closer to the date about whether we go on the Saturday or the Sunday – again, dependent on conditions.
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Tasman Peninsula weekend 18/19 Oct OW and beyond
2025-10-18 08:00 - 2025-10-19 17:00 | Eaglehawk Neck, Pirates Bay boat ramp, Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, 7179, Australia
Join us for a weekend of diving on the Tasman Peninsula, 18/19 October. Double dives will be $85 pp, and tank fills/rental gear if needed are available at Eaglehawk Dive Centre. Dive sites will be chosen on the basis of attendees’ interests and capacity, and weather, but as we all know on the Tasman Peninsula there’s something for everyone! Accommodation may be available at Eaglehawk Dive Centre (dive lodge style and camping). Please sigh up for both Saturday and Sunday if you’d like to dive both days.
Saturday: Bob VdV, Kate G, David M, Jane R, Jane C, Alejandro R, Diana L
Sunday: Bob VdV, Kate G, David M, Jane R, Jane C, Alejandro R, Diana L
Waitlist: Heather T, Jason H
(Ignore the list below… our site is having ticketing issues.)

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Diving and socialising in Bicheno - 4th/5th Oct
2025-10-04 08:00 - 2025-10-05 16:00 | Bicheno marina, Bicheno Marina, Bicheno, tasmania, Australia
Let’s go to Bicheno on the weekend of 4th/5th October for some awesome diving and some fun social stuff too. This is a great opportunity for new members to get to know other Club members, and for us all to get together for some drinks, a bbq lunch, dinner, and… yep – lots of diving! There will be dives throughout both days, so sign up for the days/times that you’d like. The water is warming up, accommodation in Bicheno shouldn’t be heavily booked, and there’s loads of fun to be had. Why wait? Sign up now and get some accom. sorted in Bicheno. See you there! Each dive is a single dive (3 or 4 each day), and will cost $40 per dive, payable after the event!
If you sign up for a dive we’ll contact you about the social activities happening closer to the weekend.
If you’d like to know about the social activities but DON’T want to dive, please sign up to the “socials only” ticket below, and we’ll be in touch closer to the event.
Please remember that at this stage there are still no commercial tank fills available in Bicheno, so BYO tanks as needed.
So far we have:
Mark K, Bob VdV, Jason H, Stephen D, Hanne N, James B, Lucie B, Jane C, Christina F, Troy C, Ollie O, Kate G, David M, John H, Jenna T, Dick T.

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North West Head and Sloping Island 28th Sept
2025-09-28 08:00 - 15:00 | Primrose Sands boat ramp, 119 Linden Rd, Primrose Sands TAS 7173, Australia
Join us at the Primrose Sands boat ramp at 8am on Sunday 28th September for some diving around North West Head and Sloping Island… kelp, seals… double dive so bring two tanks! These dives are suitable for anyone with OW certification or beyond. $85 for the double dive, payable to the Club after the dive.
So far we have… Dick Tomlin, Jenna Tomlin, Jane Ruckert.
Sign up while tickets are available 🙂

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Eaglehawk Neck
2025-08-30 08:30 - 2025-08-31 17:00 | Eaglehawk Neck, Pirates Bay boat ramp, Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, 7179, Australia
Dive out of Eaglehawk Neck Saturday 30th or Sunday 31 August depending on the weather forecast (TBC), dive locations ranging from the Sisters in the north to the Thumbs in the south and everything in between. The dive will cater for all diving levels from open water to deep. Cost $75 with the opportunity to do two dives

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Maria Island
2025-06-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Boomer Bay, Boomer Jetty Road, Boomer Bay, Tasmania, 7177, Australia
Let’s go diving around Maria Island again – we had a great time last time so let’s do it again. Minimum cert AOW. Weather is looking good at this stage for Saturday 21st June. Meet at Boomer Bay boat ramp at 8:00am ready to load up onto the boat. Remember to bring a complaint life jacket and DSMB, as usual. Two dives per person, $85 payable after the dive. Woohoo!

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CCW 2025 Bicheno 7-9 June
2025-06-07 08:30 - 2025-06-09 17:00 | Bicheno marina, Bicheno Marina, Bicheno, tasmania, Australia
Your dive club is offering lots of diving opportunities again this year. The SIGN-UP SHEET IS FULL but you can check which dive(s) you’re on using the GoogleDoc signup sheet. We’re offering four dives per day on each of the three days of the long weekend, and will be running two boats. Sign up and join in on the fun. Diving opportunities for all certification levels from OW to CCR. There will be lots of us there, so finding a buddy for a shore dive in the bay or a night dive will be easy, too! $35 per dive payable by direct deposit after the event.
Don’t forget to check out the Combined Clubs Weekend 2025 Facebook event for more information about what’s going on during the CCW.

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Maria Island eastern side May 24th or 25th
2025-05-24 08:30 - 2025-05-25 17:00 | Triabunna boat ramp opposite Maria Is. ferry, Triabunna, Tasmania, 7190, Australia
Join us for a couple of dives on the eastern side of Maria Island (exact locations dependent on conditions). Cost for the double dive is $85, payable to the Club after the dive. There will be two boats heading to the island with capacity for 10 divers in total. Note that this is a double dive on a SINGLE DAY, which will be decided closer to the date, based on the forecast.

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Troy D and scallop dive - Sun May 4th
2025-05-04 08:30 - 17:00 | Triabunna boat ramp opposite Maria Is. ferry, Triabunna, Tasmania, 7190, Australia
Join James and some groovy TSDC members on Sunday May 4th to dive the Troy D and come home with some scallops. Meet at Triabunna ready to go at 8:30am. Two dives (bring 2 tanks), $85. Two boats will be running and we can take 10 divers with us. Should be a great day so sign up below and put the date in your diary 🙂

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Night Dive Kingston Beach 6pm Thur May 1st
2025-05-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Kingston Beach (pontoon end), 44 Osborne Ave, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia
Come and see what comes out to play at night at the pontoon end of Kingston Beach. No need to sign up – meet at 6pm on Thursday 1st May (at the pontoon end of the beach). Will probs be in the water around 6:20. BYO torch. The Salty Dog is just across the road and will be beckoning us to have dinner afterwards – so if you’re interested stick around for that too 🙂
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Tech diving in Bicheno 26/27 April
2025-04-26 08:30 - 2025-04-27 17:00 | Bicheno marina, Bicheno Marina, Bicheno, tasmania, Australia
Tech diving weekend in Bicheno, 26/27 April. Take the plunge to 45m max on one of the days, and 100m max on the other (will be decided depending on conditions), with a second shallower dive later in the day. Max 6 people per day. Sign up to the day(s) that interest you, at $35-$50 per dive (distance dependent).

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Easter in Bicheno 18-21 April
2025-04-18 08:30 - 2025-04-21 17:00 | Bicheno marina, Bicheno Marina, Bicheno, tasmania, Australia
There’s still availability on Sunday (10:30) and Monday (10:30) – enjoy the public holiday in Bicheno 🙂
Easter extravaganza in Bicheno! Depending on interest, up to 3 dives per day from the 18th til the 21st April (inclusive). We are planning to go urchin spotting on Trap Reef while we’re here. Suitable for Open Water divers and beyond. Diving at 8:30 and 10:30 on each of the four days; third dive depending on interest. We’re using two boats, so plenty of capacity. Cost: $35 per dive.
Please note: there are no commercial tank fills in Bicheno any more.

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Maria Island eastern side Sunday 6th April
2025-04-06 08:30 - 17:00 | Boomer Bay, Boomer Jetty Road, Boomer Bay, Tasmania, 7177, Australia
Join us for a day of diving on the eastern side of Maria Island, on Sunday 6th April. Meet at 8am at Boomer Bay. Suitable for AOW and beyond, and two dives per person should be possible. Cost will be $85 payable by direct deposit after the event.

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Tasman Peninsula whole weekend 29/30 March
2025-03-29 08:30 - 2025-03-30 17:00 | Eaglehawk Neck, Pirates Bay boat ramp, Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, 7179, Australia
Sick of seeing invasive urchins? We are too.Join us on the Tasman Peninsula for the weekend of 29/30 March for some great diving including looking for urchins in Fortescue Bay. Meet (ready to go) in the carpark above the Pirates Bay boat ramp at 8:30am on Saturday and/or Sunday. Suitable for OW certified divers and beyond. Max 6 participants per day. Cost will be $85 per day.

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