Dropping down the mooring line you will be surrounded by colourful reef fish. A big field of staghorn coral will lead you to a bommie with healthy coral.

It is not uncommon to see turtles hiding among the cracks and crevices at this site. Lots of little holes to stick your head in, and lots of interesting little (and big) creatures to find. Expect to see painted crayfish, green, loggerhead and hawksbill (if you’re lucky) turtles and lion fish.

Named after the large bommie that is the main feature of this dive. North bommie is covered in glass and cardinal fish that are harassed all day by dozens of coral trout, coral cod and barramundi cod.

The Blue Pools is a popular snorkelling spot at Heron Island, but is also a wonderful place to dive. While snorkellers generally limited themselves to the sheltered cove in the reef, divers are free to explore the sloping coral reef and numerous gutters, ledges and caves.

Heron Island is a coral cay located near the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern Great Barrier Reef, 80 kilometres north-east of Gladstone Park, Queensland, Australia, and 460 km north-north-west of the state capital Brisbane

Off the southern end of Lady Musgrave Island this drift dive is a Manta Ray cleaning station, with a bommie sitting at 18-20m at the base with the tip sitting at 14-16m

Located on the North West wall of Lady Musgrave Island, the Camp Grounds is a wonderful drift dive with depth of up to 18m, accessible by boat only.

Accessible via the channel from Lady Musgrave Lagoon, maximum depth of 8m where anemones, hard corals and clams are found. Reef sharks and green sea turtles regularly spotted.

Located 10m off the Lady Musgrave Lagoon Wall towards the Northern end, A turtle cleaning station isolated on a sand patch accessible by snorkellers and scuba divers.

Located at the entrance of Lady Musgrave Lagoon is the Entrance Bommie. This dive site has a depth of 18m and consists of a vast array of large bommies that have stunning plate corals on top. You’ll also see foliose coral, or lettuce leaf coral as we like to call them.