JCU Dive Club in Townsville, Queensland | Non-profit organisation

JCU Dive Club

Locality: Townsville, Queensland

Address: JCU Douglas Campus 4810 Townsville, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.jcudiveclub.com

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25.01.2022 Sunday fun day!! Don’t forget about our beach clean up tomorrow on the strand! 9-11am meeting near the volleyball nets by the rock pool. Ain’t no better way to spend a Sunday morning, that’s for sure, hope to see you there! More info on the event page so make sure to click on it and check it out!

25.01.2022 Cheers for an amazing trip everyone!! What a fantastic weekend diving aboard the Kalinda, with picture perfect conditions and amazing company!

25.01.2022 IMPORTANT AGM INFO Please read this if you are a nominee or want to vote! This is how the AGM will run tomorrow and Friday. Please read this carefully. We are going to keep this simple and bullet-pointy so it's as clear as possible. THURSDAY 29th Oct: ... ONLY CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR A POSITION NEED TO BE PRESENT AT THE DIVE SHED. Entire event will be LIVE streamed on Facebook Live on JCU Dive Club's Facebook page - please tune in to watch your nominee presentations! Nominee presentations will have a 5:30pm kick off, where current committee will be dissolved, and the fight for the 2021 committee will commence!! Raffle for the Yongala Day Trip will be drawn. FRIDAY 30th October: THIS IS NOT A PARTY. SORRY. Shed open from 5pm-7:30pm for voting. You MUST BE A MEMBER to vote. You may only enter the shed to vote - if you have voted, you must leave unfortunately due to COVID-restrictions. Your new committee will be announced at 7:45pm on Facebook Live once again. If you miss it, news will also be posted on here!

24.01.2022 Good morning, Bubblers! Who wants to go dive the SS. Yongala?? Our next trip on September 13th is officially UP and taking bookings, so if you're keen for a day-long study break, head to the link below to book! $249 for 2 beautiful dives on the Yongala Wreck! More details on the booking site. http://www.jcudiveclub.com//SS_Yongala_Day_Trip_-_Sunday_S

23.01.2022 Come say G'day bubblers! We'll be at Cafe International on Townsville Campus from 10am until 12 today. See you all here!

21.01.2022 Good morning Bubblers, there's a pretty cool event coming up with Reef Check that you ocean people might be interested in. Learn how to make beeswax wraps! It will be held right at Stocklands Shopping Centre here in Townsville as well!

18.01.2022 Good morning, Bubblers! It's that time of year again where we start getting you all to think about joining the JCU Dive Club Committee! Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held yearly in October, however this year with COVID-19 restrictions and safety measures, it's going to look a little bit different. This year, it will be held on Friday October 30th. More details on the event will come later, but first and foremost, if you're interested in joining the 2021 committee, the ...first thing you need to do is decide what position you would like to run for! We have put up a page on our website that displays all of the committee positions and what each one entails. Please have a good read over all the descriptions, especially the ONE position you would like to run for. Please send [email protected] an email with your full name and the position you are running for by Friday the 23rd of October. If you have any questions, feel free to send us a message on facebook or an email. http://www.jcudiveclub.com/position-descriptions.html

18.01.2022 Guten morgen, Bubblers! Friday is about to get even better as we will be putting our 5-day Lecture Recess Liveaboard (25th-30th September) up for bookings at 7pm tonight! If you're keen to get your Open Water COMBINED with Advanced Open Water (all in one go!) hop on this trip! We are also running a separate Advanced Open Water course for those already Open Water Certified. If you're already Advanced - Swim away on your own little adventure as a Fun Diver on this trip! All... divers / courses will be offered 18-dives. Prices are as shown below and includes all meals, accommodation (beds/pillows/sheets, etc), snacks. Fun Divers: $1,150 Advanced Open Water Only: $1,350 Open Water + Advanced Open Water: $1,700 Remember, 7pm tonight, Friday 28th August!! The link will be attached (:

15.01.2022 And the lecture recess trip is up folks!! Click this link to book on before it’s sold out! http://www.jcudiveclub.com/store/c8/Liveaboard_Trips.html

15.01.2022 Our last trip to the Yongala is this Sunday! Book for two dives at: http://www.jcudiveclub.com//SS_Yongala_Day_Trip_-_Sunday_N

14.01.2022 Don’t forget to tune in to our Facebook Live starting at 5:30 if you want to hear the nominee speeches! It’s important that you tune in to know who to vote for tomorrow! Raffles will also be drawn for the Yongala Day Trip!

14.01.2022 G'day everyone! Just a reminder that our epic 12-day end-of-year liveaboard from the 1st -12th December, will go on sale at 5pm today. On this trip you will receive 35-40 dives during our 10 diving days where we will sail from Thursday Island down to Cairns. It is seriously meant to be spectacular and I can say that we are beyond stoked for it!! Only $3000 for a fun-diver spot! A deposit of $100 is to be paid through the website on your booking day, and the remainder will be ...paid after customer numbers have been met. You must be at least Advanced Open Water to book on. ** Also please note that you must make your own way to Cairns from Townsville. Then fly to Thursday Island where we will depart. Please do not book your flights until the trip is confirmed. Due to the constantly changing COVID-19 regulations, please be understanding for any changes that may need to be made. * DATES SUBJECT TO VARIATION (1 day or so either side)* * You must be a JCUDC member to come on this trip*

13.01.2022 Happy Thursday everyone! Have you been looking to upskill to a Rescue Diver? We'll be running a PADI Rescue course from the 3rd to 4th of October. Prerequisites to doing this course is the completion of your First Aid and CPR + O2 provider courses, and an Advanced Open Water certification. The course fee is $400 and will occur over a weekend including a pool session and open water training at Magnetic Island. Please email the dive club if you are interested at [email protected] Spaces are very limited so please express your interest sooner rather than later! * You MUST be a JCU Dive Club member to book on.

13.01.2022 Hey Bubblers! The End-Of-Year liveaboard is live and ready for you all to book on! Here is the link below. Please make sure that you read the information on the page as well (: Book away! http://www.jcudiveclub.com//Deposit_for_End_of_Year_Liveab

13.01.2022 Hi Bubblers! Thank you to everyone who tuned in to the Facebook Live this evening, and an extra big thank you to all of the nominees who ran for a position!! You all made amazing speeches, and we wish you good luck for tomorrow. We just want to remind you about the amendments to our code of conduct that will be on our voting sheets tomorrow for you to agree (or disagree on). Usually we do a show of hands at the normal AGM, but we've got to use voting sheets this time! Basic...ally what you will be voting on is: - An amended environmental impact statement regarding the values of the club. - The Code of Conduct regarding more rules for safety, harassment of any kind, discrimination of any kind and/or other issues. The 2020 committee has also amended the annual membership system to assist with future membership sign-up procedures. These changes include; - Annual memberships will now operate on a semesterly basis e.g, if you purchase an annual membership at the start of the year, it will expire in the February of the following year and likewise if you purchase a membership during the mid-year, it will expire in July 2022. This will remove the issue of membership confusion. - All members that sign-up after the AGM and before Feb 2021 will have their memberships extended to Feb 2022, and so on And lastly, congratulations to the winner of our Yongala Day Trip raffle, Matthew Dooley (you'll get an official email, don't ya worry)! We hope to see you all at the shed tomorrow between 5pm and 7:30pm to vote!!

10.01.2022 G'day Bubblers! JCU Dive Club is going EXPLORING. For the first time in ~10 years we are visiting STANLEY REEF on August 23rd with Yongala Dive. This is a green zone we are so excited to bring you along to. We are even sacrificing the scheduled Yongala day trip, so you know this dive will be EPIC! If you missed out on our liveaboard trip to the reef, this will be the cure for your coral deprived soul. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to enjoy 2 dives on this awe inspiring reef for $250pp. Tickets will be released at 5pm today 13/08/20. See you guys out there!

09.01.2022 What a better way to celebrate the end of lectures than with a spontaneous dive trip to our local reef. We are oh so lucky to have the spectacular Museum of Underwater Art right at our doorstep, AND club members get a sweet discount from Yongala Dive to join their trips this weekend!! 180$ will get you 1 scuba dive at the museum, free lunch in the sun and plenty of snorkelling to replenish your vitamin SEA requirements ;) To book for a beautiful reef day trip this Friday 30th Oct or Saturday 31st Oct, please directly call Yongala Dive at (07) 4783 1519. For gear hire on Saturday, contact us via Facebook message or email at [email protected] and we can meet you at 4pm Friday afternoon. Photo: Matt Curnock

09.01.2022 What better way to celebrate the end of exams than a dive trip out to the world famous SS Yongala? Come join us for some well-deserved underwater exploration with the JCU Dive Club on Sunday November 22nd! The price includes transfers from Townsville (06:30am) and return (around 6:30pm), tanks, and weights.... Get in quick, only a few limited spots available! (See link below) http://www.jcudiveclub.com//SS_Yongala_Day_Trip_-_Sunday_N

08.01.2022 Hey Bubblers Our last trip to Yongala is going out this weekend and there’s still a couple of spots available!! We will be departing at 6.30am and returning around 6.30pm from Townsville.... Reserve a spot below for an awesome day filled with turtles, soft corals and spotted marble rays (you deserve it)

08.01.2022 Happy Wednesday everyone! We have some exhilarating news...* drum roll please* The END-OF-YEAR LIVEABOARD is going to be put on sale on Friday at 5pm! We finally have the opportunity to go north to the sensational far-northern region of the Great Barrier Reef! After asking our fantastic skipper, whether we'd be going to some famous sites in the north like the Cod Hole, he exclaimed that it was incomparable to sites we'd be going to....WHAT?! This trip departs from Thursday ...Island on December 1st. You must make your own way from Townsville to Cairns, and fly from Cairns to Thursday Island, arriving before the date of departure. We will have 10 full days of diving, and return to Cairns on December 12th. Spots are for fun divers only, and you must be Advanced Open Water certified to come on this trip. A spot is $3000 and a deposit of $100 is to be paid through the website on your booking day. You will receive 35-40 dives on this trip! Remember, Friday at 5pm! We will post a link to this page (: * DATES SUBJECT TO VARIATION (1 day or so either side)* * Trip may be influenced by constantly changing COVID-19 regulations, and JCUDC will adhere to QLD guidelines* * You must be a JCUDC member to come on this trip* Photo: @curtiswerrett

08.01.2022 Congratulations to the 2021 Committee!! For those who may not have won a position, we appreciate you SO MUCH and we still look forward to working with you and heading out on trips with you next year!

07.01.2022 We know it’s windy, but it’s still a great day to clean up a beach!! Get your morning workout in at the same time while chasing bits of flying plastic down the beach see you there! @volleyball nets on the strand!

06.01.2022 Good morning! If you're not out on (or under) the water this lecture recess, it ain't a lec-rec well spent! We have a few more spots on the lecture recess liveaboard from September 25th-30th and here are the links to go check them out before they get snatched up! FUN DIVERS: http://www.jcudiveclub.com//Deposit_for_Lecture_Recess_Liv ADVANCED COURSE: http://www.jcudiveclub.com//Deposit_for_Lecture_Recess_Liv... OPEN & ADVANCED COMBINED COURSE: http://www.jcudiveclub.com//Deposit_for_Lecture_Recess_Liv

06.01.2022 Aloha Bubblers! There are two more spots on the Yongala Day Trip this Sunday! Book on before they go!

06.01.2022 Okay Bubblers, Tickets are now available for the Stanley Reef trip running on Sunday August 23. http://www.jcudiveclub.com//Day_Trips%2C_Yongala_and_More.

05.01.2022 Hey everyone! Come to The Strand this Sunday the 13th September for another Beach-Clean (this time, we may be able to find A LOT more). Reward yourselves with some volleyball afterwards! This is a FREE event and we will be providing "sealed" snacks / fruits. Please bear in mind that we will be capping numbers at 30, so rock up early or unfortunately we will have to turn you away ): See you on Sunday, Bubblers!! *If you do not feel well, please do not attend this event* *Social distancing measures will be in place*

05.01.2022 Calendar SP2 2020!!!

04.01.2022 VOLUNTEER POSITION ALERT Good morning everybody. We need a hand with various general dive club - related tasks that mostly involve helping out with our dive desks every week. This position is not a committee position, however you will be helping out as a volunteer for the JCUDC. This is a great opportunity to see how the dive club runs if you are interested in running for a committee position for the following year. There are a few requirements for this position: 1. You m...ust be a member of the dive club. 2. You must be free on Tuesdays from 9am to 12pm to man the dive desk (includes setting up and packing down). 3. You will already be relatively familiar with dive club trips and events. 4. Demonstrate that you show a keen interest in being involved in JCU Dive Club trips, events & activities or have participated in them before. Although this isn't a committee position, this individual will be representing the dive club, thus must read and adhere to our code of conduct as well as meet our safety / health standards. Please email us why you think you'd fit this position at [email protected] before Friday this week.

02.01.2022 G'day everyone! Our next Yongala Day Trip on October 4th has a few more spots on offer - so head to the link below to book and find out more info! If you'd like to add on a nitrox course for only an extra $175, please email us at [email protected]! * Must be advanced open water certified* *Must be a JCUDC member* *Please do not book on if you are unwell*

02.01.2022 Are you interested in becoming a PADI instructor? If so, tune in to this webinar run by Kai up in Cairns to learn about his IDC program and useful information on becoming an instructor during COVID-19.