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Geraldton & Abrolhos Islands

Mayhill Wreck (Geraldton)

A 100 m spread of iron wreckage from an 1895 loss, 400 m off the Geraldton port entrance.

ShoreUp to 6 m
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SAYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteCave/Cavern

Mount Gambier Sinkholes & Caves

McKay's Shaft

A Cave-rated shaft site on the CDAA register – closed at present.

ShoreDepth not recorded
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Coral Sea

Mellish Reef

Australia's most remote Coral Sea reef, with a sheltered 12 m lagoon and seabird colonies.

Boat (multi-day/liveaboard)Up to 30 m
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WAYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteCave/Cavern

Rowley Shoals

Mermaid Caves

Caves on Mermaid Reef.

Boat (multi-day/liveaboard)Up to 20 m
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WAYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteDrift

Pilbara & Dampier

Mermaid Passage (Dampier)

A macro drift over a sponge and sea-whip seabed.

Boat (day trip)Up to 18 m
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Gold Coast

Mermaid Reef

A sprawling, still-being-mapped coffee-rock reef that often has the best visibility of the Gold Coast local reefs.

Boat (day trip)Up to 21 m
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Christmas Island

Merrial Beach

The island's smallest and one of its prettiest beaches, with grotto-like overhangs and a pristine west-coast fringing reef.

BoatUp to 20 m
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NSWYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the sitePinnacle/Bommie

Eden & Green Cape

Mewstone (Eden)

Rock with colourful sponge gardens and better fish on its eastern side.

BoatDepth not recorded
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EXTYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the sitePinnacle/Bommie

Coral Sea

Mid Reef (Flinders Reef)

45 m bommies and a current-swept gully alive with feather stars, fans and soft corals.

Boat (multi-day/liveaboard)Up to 40 m
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Christmas Island

Middle Beach

Relaxed north-coast reef dive below a boat-access beach, often combined with Lynnie's Bommie.

BoatUp to 25 m
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NSWYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteShore/Rock Platform

Lord Howe Island

Middle Beach

Quiet east-coast beach snorkel, an alternative to Neds Beach.

ShoreDepth not recorded
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Swain Reefs

Middle Cay (Swain Reefs)

A deep drop-off hung with huge yellow and red gorgonian fans.

Boat (multi-day/liveaboard)Up to 40 m
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EXTYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteDrift

Coral Sea

Middle Earth (Bougainville Reef)

A rarely described Bougainville drift site on Mike Ball's Far Northern expedition.

Boat (multi-day/liveaboard)Up to 40 m
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Bermagui & Tathra

Mimosa Rocks

Volcanic sea stacks in a national park, named after an 1863 shipwreck.

Shore or BoatUp to 18 m
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NSWYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteReef

Ulladulla

Mindbenders Reef

Deep sponge and sea-fan reef at around 31 m off Warden Head.

BoatUp to 31 m
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TASYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the sitePinnacle/Bommie

Tasmania East Coast

Mistaken Cape (Maria Island)

An expedition dive on Maria Island's eastern tip: 15 m walls of yellow zoanthids and spires in exceptionally clear water.

Boat (day trip)Up to 40 m
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QLDYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteAircraft Wreck

Bundaberg & Agnes Water

Mohawk and King Air Aircraft (Cochrane Artificial Reef)

Two ex-military Mohawk aircraft and a King Air on sand at 16-18 m – compact, photogenic plane wrecks just off Bargara.

BoatUp to 18 m
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Port Douglas

Mojo (Opal Reef)

Blue staghorn thickets near a reef gap with red bass schools, turtles and reef sharks.

Boat (day trip)Depth not recorded
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Sydney Northern Beaches

Mona Vale Headland

Kelp beds to a sea-dragon sand line at 12 m off the Mona Vale headland, with the sheltered Basin as a fallback around the corner.

ShoreUp to 15 m
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WAYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteMuck/Sand

Kalbarri & Shark Bay

Monkey Mia

World-famous wild dolphin visits – a wildlife experience, not a dive.

ShoreUp to 3 m
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WAYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteWall

Kalbarri & Shark Bay

Monkey Rock (Steep Point)

A fault-line dive at Australia's westernmost mainland point, one of Shark Bay's best-known sites.

Shore or BoatUp to 25 m
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SAYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteWreck

Kangaroo Island

Montebello Wreck

The flattened remains of a 1906 French steel barque on KI's wild south coast.

BoatUp to 15 m
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TASYouDive mascot illustration; not a photograph of the siteReef

Tasman Peninsula

Monument Bay

Sloping reef with caves and excellent visibility beside Cape Hauy; good macro photography.

Boat (day trip)Up to 25 m
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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