Advice on Diving in Australia

... Reef diving is possible with dive centers in Coral Bay and Exmouth. Both towns have small airports with connections to Perth. While diving here goes on year-round, water temperatures are lower than the Great Barrier Reef and vary between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius. Large cities like Sydney, Perth and Melbourne boast a surprising amount of dive sites. Jetty dives are popular in Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth, and bring divers up close and personal to marine critters like the Leafy and Weedy Seadragon, nudibranchs, shrimp, and plenty of fish. Diving Sydney Harbor is surprisingly varied. The...