Gallery - Melbourne and surrounds

Melbourne, the state capital, stands at the crown of this region, with the Bellarine and Mornington peninsulas enclosing Port Phillip Bay.

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Peek-A-Boo

by ValerieG

This blenny was very keen in having its photo taken... It didn't move much at all. Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp February '10 - Open

Picante

by ValerieG

Close up of a Costinasterias muricata, a seastar. Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp February '10 - Open

Bait Crab Fully Exposed

by StewartC

Bait crab seeking refuge on one of the pylons under the pier. Blairgowrie, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp February '10 - Open

In All Its Glory

by StewartC

Sea fan or tube worm fully exposed and blowing gently in the current. Blairgowrie, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp February '10 - Novice

This Leafy Seadragon was an unexpected surprise taken on a shore dive at Flinders, Victoria, Australia. I couldn't believe my eyes, a Leafy Seadragon so close to Melbourne!!
Photocomp October '09 - Open

Paper Nautilus

by JohnG

The photo was taken near Ricketts Point in Port Phillip Bay, Australia. A few of the Calcarious shells had been turning up and and I always wondered if it was possible to find a real live Paper Nautilus.
Photocomp September '09 - Open

Giant Cuttlefish

by RicLai

It was quite tough to fit these guys with the monster. A giant cuttlefish at Shelley beach, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp July '09 - Open

The watcher

by RicLai

The baby seahorse watching the Tambja verconis crossing his territory. Taken at Blairgowrie Pier, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp July '09 - Open

Seadragon Silhouette

by MattT

Weedy Seadragon silhouette taken at Flinders, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp June '09 - Open

Squid at Night

by JulianG

A little squid spoted at The Clarence (wreck), St. Leonards, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp Jne '09 - Novice

Eye to Eye

by JulianG

A Port Jackson Shark close-up, Lonsdale Wall, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp June '09 - Novice

Bubble Blower

by peterF

This tiny little pink nudi (Polycera janjukia) appeared to be blowing a bubble as he/she sat on a large piece of kelp.
Photocomp April '09 - Open

Running Rings

by MattT

Image of a Blue-ringed Octopus taken at Portsea Pier in Victoria.
Photocomp December '08 - Open

Cuttle Kiss

by MattT

Image of a Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) taken at Flinders pier, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp November '08 - Open

Weedy Seadragon

by MattT

Image of a Weedy Seadragon taken at Flinders Pier, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp November '08 - Open

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Articles

The Bends: by Craig; Ask any scuba diver what is the one thing they fear most when diving and they will tell you it is the bends. However, if you get a group of divers together they will no doubt joke that '... we will probably all end up bent sooner or later!'. I myself often joked to friends and family that 'I'll probably just end up bent ...' and like most divers I used to think that it would never happen to me ... but it did. I got bent.

Happiness at last: by divezax; October 23rd, 2002. I just finished my open water course. As well as the pool dives and the class room stuff, Mornington pier was dived twice, Portsea pier once and the boat dive; wow. ...

Well at least I now have a lot of ash trays!: by Ric Mingramm; For those that live and dive in the temperate water of Victoria we are blessed with an abundance of readily accessible sea food - just waiting to be picked up - abalone, crayfish, scallops.