Gallery - Melbourne Suburbs

Melbourne is set around the shores of Port Phillip Bay. The city itself, laid out in a large rectangle and boasting a lively and cosmopolitan pulse.

More Melbourne Suburbs info »

View by Region

Blue-ringed Octopus

by PerryD

A Blue-ringed Octopus at Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp August '07 - Novice

Prickly Anglerfish

by PerryD

A Prickly Anglerfish at Port Philip Bay I was lucky enough to see, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp August '07 - Novice

Colourful Urchins

by PerryD

A few colourful sea urchins in Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia.

Interesting Slate Pencil Urchin

by PerryD

This unusual sea urchin (Goniocidaris tubaria var impressa) was spotted in Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia.

Verco's nudibranch

by PerryD

A Tambja verconis in the cooler waters of Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia.

March of the crabs

by CaelumM

Every year spider crabs make their way from the deeper waters of Port Phillip Bay to the shores in order to breed.Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp June '07 - Novice

Feathers

by CaelumM

This photo of a tube worm took me forever to capture. Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp June '07 - Novice

Short-headed Seahorse

by Brendan

This photo of my favourite subject, a Short-headed Seahorse was taken in Port Philip bay, Victoria, Australia on a shore dive.
Photocomp June '07 - Open

Bad Hair Day

by Brendan

A Big-bellied Seahorse possibly having a bad hair day . Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia.

Big-bellied Seahorse

by Brendan

A Big-bellied Seahorse at Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp January '07 - Open

Ceratosoma brevicaudatum

by Brendan

A Short-tailed Ceratosoma (Ceratosoma brevicaudatum).Taken on a shore dive in Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp Janaury '07 - Open

Weedy Seadragon

by MattT

A Weedy Seadragon photographed underneath Flinders Pier, Melbourne, Australia. Camera used Sony T-3 with sealife strobe.
Photocomp November '06 - Open

Globefish

by MattT

A puffed up Globefish photographed at Williamstown Crystals on a night dive, Melbourne, Australia.
Photocomp November '06 - Open

A Short-head Seahorse trying to hide. Taken on a shore night dive, in Port Philip Bay, Melbourne, Australia. The camera used was an Olympus 5060 using the built in flash.
Photocomp November '06 - Open

Short-head Seahorse

by Brendan

Taken on a shore night dive, in Port Philip Bay, Melbourne, Australia. A Short-head Seahorse blending very well into its home environment.
Photocomp November '06 - Open

Shopfront

Small Print - Great Barrier Reef aerial view: Great Barrier Reef aerial view by Jürgen Freund - These high quality panoramic Small Prints are ver(...); Price: $AU 5.50

An Advanced Guide to Digital Underwater Photography: Based on methods employed by professional underwater photographers, the ADVANCED guide for Digital Underwater Photography is packaged with practical techniques and useful information.; Price: $AU 26.00

In the Directory

Global Vision International
Global Vision International (GVI) was formed in 1998 to provide support and services to international charities, non profits and governmental agencies. Through our international network of over 100 personnel in over 30 countries GVI continues to support many of the most critical conservation and humanitarian projects around the globe

Articles

What the hell is that noise?: by Ric Mingramm; One of the mantras often espoused by Instructors and Dive Masters is know your equipment - and when (if) you become a Rescue Diver - the same words are drilled into you, know your buddies equipment! ...

So that's what a remora feels like!: by Ric Mingramm; The Rip is the name given to that renowned stretch of water at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay, separating Points Lonsdale and Nepean. This area can be one of the most dangerous stretches of water on our continent, but at times can be so peaceful and calm that one could not envisage the hundreds of ships which have been lost in its vicinity.