Australia’s most ambitious civil engineering project teetered on the brink of disaster when, in 1961, sluice gates governing the flow of water from Lake Eucumbene – a key element in the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme to divert the course of… Read More ›
recreational diving
“The wongs of a dive …”
Everyone who’s been privileged to hear me sing – usually after I’ve had several pints of Old Cobblers in the front bar of The Sozzled Cod – claims disbelief when I tell them that, as a young sprog, I was… Read More ›
The things we do for love
According to a recent statistical survey, forty percent of the world’s adult population are, at any one time, actively engaged in the search for a suitable partner while another forty percent are anxiously trying to remove themselves from a relationship… Read More ›
Wings Stocks – wreck hunter
The following interview – one of a series profiling influential and often little known diving personalities – first appeared in the December/January 2002 of Asian Diver Magazine. —————— A veteran of diving’s ‘technical revolution’, Wings Stocks is an accomplished exploration… Read More ›
Coping with a critical incident
It’s a delicate subject and one that – rather than being openly discussed – is often skirted around, or avoided altogether. But as a physically challenging activity that takes place in an alien environment, diving will always carry with it… Read More ›
Life’s a beach
Seldom receiving the attention that it deserves, shore diving is often considered a poor substitute for the spectacular variety of dive sites accessed by boat. With none of the perceived challenges or convenience associated with diving from the side of… Read More ›