I have just come back from the beautifully secluded Lord Howe Island. Located 720km North-East-East off the coast of Sydney. I have been staying and working with Taz Douglas and Lauren Gatherer the amazing husband and wife team who run the diving operation  at Prodive Lord Howe. The diving here is fantastic! Lord Howe has […]

One of the organisations that I wanted to work with during my scholarship was the Western Australian Museum as their Department of Maritime Archaeology (DMA) is recognised internationally as one of the leading organisations in the field of maritime archaeology. I was fortunate enough to organise a month long internship with the DMA and over […]

After three weeks of zero vis diving in Hobart it was time to head to NZ and  take up an offer from Jerome Joergenson. Jerome is the  owner of Dive Tutukaka and a supporter of the scholarship. The Poor Knight Islands are located off the coast of Tutukaka in the North of the North Island of […]

Way back in March 2009 while at OzTek I met Simon Talbot, the University of Tasmania diving officer, and he suggested that during my scholarship year I do my ADAS Scientific Diving Course with him down in Tasmania, so last November I left sunny Mexico for drizzly Hobart to take Simon up on his offer. […]

One of the most important things that you learn early on as a Rolex scholar is the need to be flexible and adaptable as your plans can change very quickly – fortunately often for the best. This was the case for my next project. I had scheduled to spend some more time in the USA […]