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Australian Parachute Federation

Locality: Underwood

Phone: +61 7 3457 0100

Address: Unit 3 Portal Office West, 2994 Logan Road 4119 Underwood, QLD, Australia

Website: https://www.apf.com.au/get-into-skydiving

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23.01.2022 The best gifts aren’t easily wrapped. Our website is the only place you’ll find every skydiving centre in Australia. Just select 'Tandem Skydiving' to view all 38 locations. via Skydive Geronimo Rottnest

23.01.2022 Are you working on your head-up skills? The 2-way Inter VFS category at the 2021 Virtual Australian Skydiving Championships is perfect for anyone who loves freeflying. Grab your jumping buddies & compete in your own state! B licence & above ... No head-down or competition experience necessary Kian Bullock

22.01.2022 Brandon Van Niekerk is an APF Safety & Training Officer. He’s done 20,000 skydives in 34 years & calls Far North Queensland home He captured this magical footage over the Great Barrier Reef, flying alongside other licensed skydivers like himself. Find every location around Australia that can help you achieve your skydiving licence on our website - the link's in our bio.... Brandon Van Niekerk at Far North FreeFall Skydive Club

22.01.2022 S T R O N G E R T O G E T H E R Nine skydiving centres around Australia recently joined forces to raise money for R U OK Day - a suicide prevention charity. Between them, they took 150 people for a tandem skydive, raising a total of $3000! A huge thank you to the following participating drop zones for supporting this fantastic cause; Skydive Capricorn, Adelaide Skydiving, Top End Tandems, Skydive Oz, Skydiving NSW DZ Taree, Gold Coast Skydive, Sydney Skydivers, SA Skyd...iving & Skydive Jurien Bay - Perth. Learn what to say at https://www.ruok.org.au A conversation could change a life. #TheresMoreToSay See more

22.01.2022 Newly qualified Chief Instructor Peter Irish Sutton is proud to announce that Learn to Skydive Gold Coast is now open for business - where you can learn to skydive solo in as little as 3 days. Congratulations Irish! You can find every training drop zone around the country by heading to our website (link in our bio).

22.01.2022 Mission Beach in Far North Queensland stretches for 10km, next to a World Heritage rainforest. We think the crew up at Far North Freefall found the perfect way to explore it yesterday Kian Bullock

21.01.2022 Adelaide Skydiving's display team delivered the match ball safe & sound earlier this week into the NRL State of Origin game at the Adelaide Oval! Michelle Campbell

20.01.2022 SKYDIVING RESUMES IN VICTORIA We are absolutely delighted to announce that many drop zones in VIC are beginning to reopen this week, thanks to the easing of State Government imposed restrictions. Welcome back Victoria, we’ve missed you! ... TANDEM SKYDIVING View all the locations you can tandem skydive at in VIC here https://www.apf.com.au//what-is-tandem-sk/tandem-skydiving SOLO SKYDIVING View all the training centres in VIC here https://www.apf.com.au/get-into-skydiving Please contact drop zones directly for any further information. Kian Bullock

20.01.2022 Pride Boogie, Australia's first LGBTQIA+ skydiving festival, making the headlines https://www.begadistrictnews.com.au//pride-in-the-sky-co/

19.01.2022 Great to see this photo of The Flying Dresses is still doing the rounds! Thanks One Girl You can support The Flying Dresses by donating via the fundraiser link in the comments.

18.01.2022 Drills, drills & more drills! One of the more common worries before learning to skydive solo, is deploying the parachute. However, this is practised numerous times on the ground and in freefall, before the ‘real thing’! You can see Kento in this video doing lots of ‘practice pulls’ before absolutely nailing his first ever deployment! ... @chihuna_oh

18.01.2022 Join the APF Safety & Training team (Charl Rootman, Mike Tibbitts & Ria Peck) this Thursday at 6.30pm AEDT, for a live discussion about recent incidents, on ‘ON HOLD’. Further session details + the link to join the Zoom session are available via the Australian Parachute Federation Members Group or E-news. Pictured: Ria Peck doing a trapeze routine underneath a parachute flown by Paul Murphy. ... Kevin Cooper

18.01.2022 This week is NAIDOC week - a time to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal & Torres Straight Islander people. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging. We love this photo of Marley Nolan-Duncan FlyAbout flying the Indigenous flag. This was one of my proudest moments to date, flying our Mobs flag.... Marley started skydiving 13 years ago. He now works as a skydiving instructor & was the first Indigenous Skydiver to earn himself a place on the Australian Canopy Piloting Team. Rodney Benson

17.01.2022 Far North Freefall, famous for spectacular skydiving displays over the Great Barrier Reef, have been featured in a campaign by Australia.com! The clip features Karine JOLY & was filmed by one of Australia's leading videographers, Kian Bullock. #seeaustralia... https://youtu.be/32NI3kgNQEM

16.01.2022 Congratulations to the Australian Speed Skydivers for a fantastic performance at the 2020 Speed Skydiving Virtual World Championship The female category saw an all Australian podium! 1 Natisha Dingle - 481.50 km/h 2 Jessica Johnston - 415 km/h... 3 Susann Guettler - 386.38 km/h Shane Turner took out 3rd overall, clocking an astonishing 492.86 km/h!

16.01.2022 Last weekend, Brisbane skydiver Cameron Puttee, ran 220km for 39 hours without stopping, from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast - to raise money for Beyond Blue. He had friends from the skydiving community supporting him during sections of the run. Watch his journey below & if you’d like to donate, the link to the fundraiser is in the comments.

16.01.2022 Become a licensed skydiver in Tully, QLD Far North FreeFall Skydive Club is proud to announce that bookings for learn to skydive courses open this December All learn to skydive booking enquiries should be emailed to: [email protected].... Steve Fitch

16.01.2022 You, your parachute, and the Great Barrier Reef Check out Far North Freefall’s 2021 event calendar on their brand new website farnorthfreefall.com so you don’t miss out on moments like these. Kian Bullock

16.01.2022 W A N D E R L U S T W E D N E S D A Y S #GetIntoSkydiving and explore Australia from a new perspective. Licensed skydivers get to be a part of extraordinary jumps, like this one, over Whitehaven beach ... Anna van der Vlugt

15.01.2022 If you are a coach, instructor or aspiring to be one, then this Thursday’s ‘ON HOLD’ session is for you! Join Jules McConnel, Melissa Harvie, Mason Corby, James Evered & Kristina Hicks to discuss coaching fundamentals & the professional development program recently created for skydiving coaches. Find the Zoom link to join + further session details via the Australian Parachute Federation Members Group or E-News.... Trish Vogels

14.01.2022 The Australian Parachute Federation would like to wish everyone taking part in the NSW Canopy Piloting State Meet 2020 that begins today at Sydney Skydivers, the very best of luck Tassio Porto

13.01.2022 No, this isn’t photoshopped! It’s the Gold Coast Skydive display team flying into the Cbus Super Stadium for the Gold Coast Rugby League Grand Final! via Gold Coast Skydive

13.01.2022 Parabatics is a form of skydiving where parachutists link themselves under canopy to perform aerial manoeuvres close to the ground. This display was performed at the National Skydiving Championships earlier this year. Skydiving has a wide variety of disciplines you can follow once you gain experience - it doesn’t stop at jumping out of a plane Steve Fitch

12.01.2022 Thinking of doing something a little more adventurous these school holidays? Tandem skydiving can be a fun activity for the whole family. The minimum age requirement in Australia is 12 years old, and there is no upper age limit! Learn more about tandem skydiving below ... https://www.apf.com.au//what-is-tandem-sk/tandem-skydiving via Skydive Jurien Bay - Perth

12.01.2022 Since becoming a Freefly Coach in 2018, Dave Hyndman has coached skydivers all over Australia, Europe & the USA. Our skydiving community is supported by a whole host of different people with various skill sets. Where could it take you? Melissa Lissie

11.01.2022 Happy 90th birthday Mavis & congratulations on your tandem skydive! Whatever you're celebrating, we can help! Find every skydiving centre around Australia on our website - just click 'Tandem Skydiving'.

11.01.2022 Laura Scott is a tandem skydiving instructor in Cairns. On Saturday, she joined 50 other licensed skydivers on one of the world’s most spectacular jumps onto a tiny sand cay in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef Learning to skydive solo opens the door to new career pathways & exciting adventures. Head to our website (link in bio) to find out where & how you can get started ... Laura Scott at Far North FreeFall Skydive Club

10.01.2022 Mission Beach in Far North Queensland stretches for 10km, next to a World Heritage rainforest. We think the crew up at Far North Freefall found the perfect way to explore it yesterday Kian Bullock

08.01.2022 The Gold Coast Skydive display team helped welcome back flights at Gold Coast Airport from greater Sydney & Melbourne yesterday, at the official opening of the Queensland border! Steve Fitch

08.01.2022 We just love the sight of these two flags being flown together along Moruya’s beautiful coastline (home to the Bugelli-Manji and Yuin people), by pilots Chris Garcia & Marley Nolan-Duncan. We acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, and pay our respects to the Elders, past, present and emerging. Will Rosner

07.01.2022 Today’s the day over 50 skydivers are planning to jump out of an aeroplane over the Great Barrier Reef, and fly back down to land on a tiny sand cay in the middle of the ocean. Good luck to all involved! Head to our website to find out how you can become a licensed skydiver & attend events like these Kian Bullock at Far North FreeFall Skydive Club

07.01.2022 Skydiving Instructor Wiley Cochrane finding time to squeeze in a fun jump at work during High Fly Australia's Canopy Course, in his beautiful ‘office’ - Coffs Skydivers!

05.01.2022 Outback Queensland - home to cattle stations, cotton farms, lots of red dirt, and for one week each year; a community of licensed skydivers having fun! If you’d like more information on how you can achieve your skydiving licence, just head to our website. Kian Bullock

03.01.2022 Congratulations to Ebbony Bradford & Shana Harris, two licensed skydivers who got engaged during PRIDE BOOGIE; an event celebrating skydiving as being one of the most welcoming sports for the LGBTQI community I couldn't think of a more perfect time to propose to Shana than during Pride Boogie. The event has been amazing. Everyone came together to celebrate diversity in the sport and what skydiving is all about. - Newly engaged Ebbony Bradford -... Richard Phillips

03.01.2022 Throwback to 2014 when the ICC Cricket World Cup went Skydiving in Australia! Good luck to the Australian cricket team, taking on India today in the Dettol ODI Series. ... Heath Baird

03.01.2022 Congratulations Sheila!

03.01.2022 Today is the first day of the FNFF: SPECIAL CAY BOOGIE - an event for licensed skydivers that includes a variety of jumps onto islands, beaches and sand cays in the Great Barrier Reef. Becoming a licensed skydiver opens doors to adventures like this one. You can find more information about learning to skydive via our website. Kian Bullock

02.01.2022 Thinking about what you want for Christmas? We have an idea Our website is the only place you can view ALL the tandem skydiving centres around Australia, and make a booking or get a gift voucher directly with any of them. Time to start dropping some heavy hints ... via Skydive Geronimo Rottnest

01.01.2022 For World Science Day, we are remembering David Blaine’s ‘Ascension' project, which he called a ‘research and development flight test demonstration’. Fun Fact: David Blaine wore the Aussie-designed Dekunu smart alti for this stunt! #WorldScienceDay