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Where is it? 
Check out the links to some
great sites at the bottom of this page...
For a larger
view of the photos on this page, click on the images
The Cochrane Artificial Reef is located off the
coast of Bundaberg,
Queensland, Australia.
Bundaberg is a four hour drive or fast train trip north of
Brisbane, the
capital city of Queensland. It lies halfway between Sydney and
Cairns. There are daily flights into Bundaberg
from Brisbane, which take about one hour. The home of the famous Bundaberg Rum, it is a
city of approximately 80,000 people, including a number of small seaside
townships within a few kilometres. Apart from the Cochrane Artificial Reef,
there are numerous tourist attractions
in and around Bundaberg, including whale watching (August to October), the Mon
Repos Turtle Rookery (the only turtle rookery on the east coast of mainland
Australia), the Bundaberg Rum
Distillery, Hinkler House (the home of pioneer aviator, Bert Hinkler), the
Botanical Gardens and sugar museum Fairymead House, and many others. From Bundaberg visitors can access the Southern
Great Barrier Reef by either day trips to Lady Musgrave Island, live aboard
3-day/3-night trips to a number of islands and cays, or stay for a while at the
resort on Lady Elliot Island.
Click on the links below for more information about
Lady Musgrave Island, Lady Elliot Island or live-aboard trips to the Southern
Great Barrier Reef.
| Photo right:
An aerial view of Lady Musgrave
Island and lagoon, which is easily accessed by
boat from Bundaberg. Day trips and 3-day, 3-night live aboard cruises
visit this and other islands of the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Lady
Musgrave Island is uninhabited, although it is possible to camp there for short
periods at certain times of the year. |
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Photo
left: An aerial view of Lady
Elliot Island. Day or extended stays at the resort are
available, and daily flights leave from Bundaberg or Hervey Bay. |
| Photo
right: Venus II,
a 72-foot live-aboard vessel offers 3 day/3 night dive cruises to the
Southern Great Barrier Reef, visiting Lady Elliot, Lady Musgrave, Fairfax
and Hoskyn Islands. |
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Follow this link for more information on Bundaberg.
www.bundabergcity.qld.gov.au.
Another site packed full of information on the
Bundaberg region is www.sunzine.com.au/bundaberg/welcome.html
The Burnett Shire Council also has a
website with information on the district and this can be found at http://www.widebay.net/lgas/burnett/Locality.htm
Dive shops in the area include: Bundaberg Aqua-Scuba,
Salty's Dive Centre, and Bargara Beach Dive Centre.
All shops run boat trips to the Cochrane
Artificial Reef.
Contact phone numbers are below:
(or click on the link to the website of each dive centre for more
information)
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Salty's Dive
Centre
208 Bourbong Street
Bundaberg Qld 4670
(Australia)
Ph: (07) 4151 6422
Fax: (07) 4151 4938
Freecall: 1800 625 476
Web site: www.saltys.net
Email: dive@saltys.net |
Some other great links to follow
are:
www.oakwoodvanpark.com.au
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If you're looking for a pleasant place to stay, try this site.
http://www.fishingmonthly.com.au
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This site will fill you in on
all that is happening on the fishing scene.
www.diveoz.com.au
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Here you will find lots of information about dive
sites, dive gear, and much more...
Look in the "News and Articles/Feature Articles" area for progressive photos of the sinking of
the lightships.
http://www.amcs.org.au
This is the site of the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
http://www.widebay.net/wmpme/default.htm
Information about the Woongarra Marine Park Monitoring Project. The
Woongarra Marine Park was principally established to provide protection
for the turtle rookeries situated at Mon Repos.
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