I was very generously sponsored by PADI to undertake some of their courses, including my PADI Drysuit, Wreck, Deep, and Underwater Navigation diver courses. I went to PADI Asia Pacific with Jayne to meet with Danny Dwyer who is manager of marketing and business development,  and Mike Holme who is Director of training and quality […]

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 […]

I went on a day exhibition to Sydney Aquarium with Jayne and met with Richard Vevers who is managing a soon to be coming exhibition on sharks. Jayne had been asked to come and photograph some juvenile species for the exhibit. The coming exhibition looks fantastic, really informative, interactive, and entertaining. Getting the message out […]

The scholarship year kicked off with a bang, thrown into a whirlwind of big buildings, and amazingly generous people whilst battling a serious case of jetlag! It’s been a surreal time over these past few weeks. The weekend in New York proved to be a time in which many of my dreams have begun to […]

Hello! Welcome to the first of many blog posts about my coming adventures over the next 12 months as the Our World-Underwater (OWU) Australasian Rolex Scholar for 2010/2011. I, like I’m sure every scholar before me, feel very privileged to be awarded the prestigious scholarship that will certainly be a chance of a lifetime! I […]