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 […]

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 my highlights during my scholarship year was spending a month volunteering for the Earthwatch program: Whale Sharks of Ningaloo Reef. So it was great that after presenting my scholarship video and officially handing over the Australasian scholarship to Matt, I found mysaelf flying back from New York City, one day at home and […]