Queensland
Diving in Bundaberg & Agnes Water
Bundaberg has an unusual collection of accessible wrecks: the Cochrane artificial reef, the Karma, the ex-HMAS Tobruk (scuttled off Bundaberg in 2018 and lying on its side in 28 m) and the Barolin Rocks shore reef with turtles and coral a few metres from the beach. Agnes Water and Town of 1770 are the launch points for Lady Musgrave day trips.
Dive sites in this region
Shore/Rock PlatformBundaberg & Agnes Water
Barolin Rocks
Queensland's best-known shore dive: a sheltered, shallow soft-coral reef with prolific nudibranchs, turtles and sea snakes,…
Shore/Rock PlatformBundaberg & Agnes Water
Burkitt's Reef
The easy-entry Bargara shore dive: walk off the beach onto a shallow soft-coral reef with wobbegongs, sea snakes and occasional…
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Barcoola Wreck
A 1994 trawler in 44 m buried in baitfish, with big cod, gropers and bronze whalers – locals rate the fish life above the Yongala.
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Cetacea Wreck
A tiny 13 m trawler in 30 m carrying at least 40 estuary cod plus gropers, cobia and big rays.
Artificial ReefBundaberg & Agnes Water
Cochrane Artificial Reef
Bundaberg's best boat dive: sunken barges, a dredge, light ships and three aircraft (two Mohawks and a King Air) in 15-18 m, home…
Shore/Rock PlatformBundaberg & Agnes Water
Hoffman's Rocks
'Nudibranch Park' – the Woongarra Coast's richest macro site, with soft-coral bommies, a gentle current that brings in eagle…
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Karma Wreck
An intact, upright 42 m barge in 27 m with an open hold, crane and two-level bridge, guarded by giant estuary cod and schools of…
WreckBundaberg & Agnes Water
Nautilus Wreck (Bustard Head)
An 1880 iron hopper barge, intact and penetrable in 27 m, with fish life local divers compare to the Yongala.
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Althea 2 Wreck
An intact 1991 trawler alone on sand in 41 m, swarming with pelagics – remote and rarely visited.
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Barjon Wreck
A small 1986 fishing-boat wreck that concentrates fish on a bare silt bottom.
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Beaufort Bomber A9-322 Wreck
A Second World War RAAF Beaufort crash site lost on Christmas Eve 1943 – scattered remains for aviation-history enthusiasts.
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Ceratodus II (Cochrane Artificial Reef)
The biggest and oldest structure on Cochrane Artificial Reef – a 50 m hull covered in growth and wrapped in schooling fish.
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Evans Patch
A less-visited offshore reef in the low 20s with big schools of pelagic fish.
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Four Mile Reef (Bargara)
Clearer water than the coast and a chance of manta rays in winter on a low, easy reef 3 nm offshore.
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Light Ships (Cochrane Artificial Reef)
Two compact, round-hulled light ships in 18 m – easy to circle and full of fish.
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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.
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Outer Rock (Bustard Head)
A tide-swept offshore rock off Bustard Head in 20-30 m where bronze whalers and tiger sharks hunt – usually paired with the…
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Shannon II Wreck
An 18.6 m fibreglass trawler lost in 2004 near the Barcoola – rarely dived and poorly documented.
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The Barge (Cochrane Artificial Reef)
The shallowest wreck on Cochrane Artificial Reef, at about 15 m, covered in sponges and coral – ideal for new divers.
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Two Mile Rocks (Bargara)
A small, self-contained offshore reef you can circle in one dive, bright with sponges and only 10 minutes from Burnett Heads.
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