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Hervey Bay Dive Centre

Urangan

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Live official site with 2026 whale-swim tours and ex-HMAS Tobruk dives; based at The Boatclub Marina, Urangan.

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QLDYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteIsland

Hervey Bay & K'gari

Big Woody Island Fringing Reef

Sheltered shallow fringes of the island beside the Roy Rufus reef – an easy, low-key second dive.

BoatUp to 12 m
Details need confirmation
QLDYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteShore/Rock Platform

Hervey Bay & K'gari

Gatakers Reef (Point Vernon)

Hervey Bay's easiest shore dive and snorkel: a shallow, coral-rich fringing reef minutes from town.

ShoreUp to 6 m
QLDYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteWreck

Hervey Bay & K'gari

Goori Wreck (Roy Rufus Artificial Reef)

A single, well-encrusted hull at 16 m – a quieter alternative to the 3 Ships cluster.

BoatUp to 17 m
Details need confirmation
QLDYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteArtificial Reef

Hervey Bay & K'gari

Hardie Artificial Reef

Concrete habitat modules near Little Woody Island and K'gari, with schooling fish and resident cod in 10-16 m.

BoatUp to 16 m
QLDYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteWreck

Hervey Bay & K'gari

K'gari Wreck (Roy Rufus Artificial Reef)

The broken, heavily encrusted hull of the 1897 K'gari at 16 m on Hervey Bay's historic artificial reef.

BoatUp to 17 m
Details need confirmation
QLDYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteReef

Hervey Bay & K'gari

Moon Ledge

Hervey Bay's best natural reef: a long coffee-rock ledge from 10 m to 21 m+ with caves, boulders, eroded spires and big cod.

BoatUp to 21 m
Details need confirmation
QLDYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteReef

Hervey Bay & K'gari

Rooney Point Snail Mounds (K'gari)

Rare vermetid snail mounds at 28-32 m off K'gari's north-western tip, riddled with holes and full of fish – identified in 1988…

BoatUp to 32 m
QLDYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteArtificial Reef

Hervey Bay & K'gari

Roy Rufus Artificial Reef

Hervey Bay's signature dive: historic hulls, barges and car bodies scattered over about 3 km² off Big Woody Island, three ships…

BoatUp to 18 m
QLDYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteArtificial Reef

Hervey Bay & K'gari

Simpson Artificial Reef

Five clusters of 24-tonne concrete habitat modules in 10-16 m – a modern fish-attracting reef 7 nm from Urangan.

BoatUp to 16 m
QLDYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteWreck

Hervey Bay & K'gari

Steel Barge S4 (Big Woody Island)

A small steel barge in 12 m north of Big Woody Island – a short, shallow second dive.

BoatUp to 12 m
Details need confirmation
QLDYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteWreck

Hervey Bay & K'gari

Three Ships (Roy Rufus Artificial Reef)

Three historic hulls (Otter, Pelican, Lass O'Gowrie) linked by picket lines at 14-17 m – see all three in one dive.

BoatUp to 17 m
QLDYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteWreck

Hervey Bay & K'gari

ex-HMAS Tobruk

Australia's largest military dive wreck – a 127 m landing ship lying on her side, with the shallowest point at 11 m for Open…

Boat (day trip)Up to 28.5 m