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Mid North Coast NSW offers a unique taste of New South Wales. Whether you head to one of the popular coastal meccas, such as Port Macquarie or Coffs Harbour or explore one of the region's stunning national parks.

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Batfish in space

Batfish in space

Batfish at Fish Rock, South West Rocks, Australia. DX800.
Photocomp December '09 - Open

Octopus

Octopus

An octopus in hiding at South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp October '09 - Novice

Disco Urchin

Disco Urchin

A sea urchin at South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp October '09 - Novice

Fish Rock Cave

Fish Rock Cave

The amazing Fish Rock Cave, South West Rocks, Australia. Taken with Nikon D200.
Photocomp August '09 - Open

Grey Nurse Shark

Grey Nurse Shark

Grey Nurse Shark at the Solitary Islands, Australia.
Photocomp June '09 - Open

Batfish

Batfish

Not as shy as his friends. Tall-fin Batfish at Fish Rock, South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp August '08 - Novice

Grey Nurse Sharks in Fish Rock Cave

Grey Nurse Sharks in Fish Rock Cave

Towards the end of each year up to 100 Grey nurse sharks congregate at the shallow entrance to Fish Rock Cave, South West Rocks, Australia. Finally they all posed perfectly for me.
Photocomp June '08 - Open

Red Morwong

Red Morwong

A Red Morwong at Solitary Islands, Mullaway, Australia.
Photocomp June '08 - Open

Grey Nurse Shark

Grey Nurse Shark

Getting close to a Grey Nurse Shark at South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp June '08 - Open

Fish Rock Cave Entrance

Fish Rock Cave Entrance

Diver shines his torch at waiting sharks in cave mouth while a school of bullseyes line the cave roof. Fish Rock Cave, South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp January '08 - Novice

A quiet place.

A quiet place.

Sweetlips at North Solitary Island off Wooli, NSW, Australia.
Photocomp January '08 - Open

Fishrock Cave

Fishrock Cave

This photo was taken coming out of Fish Rock Cave, South West Rocks, Australia. Bullseyes and in the background you can see the silhouettes of several Grey Nurse Sharks.
Photocomp January '08 - Open

Donatello

Donatello

A Green Turtle at Fish Rock hanging out above Shark Gutter.
Photocomp July '07 - Open

Bullseye Bullseye

Bullseye Bullseye

Plenty of bulleyes at Fish Rock, South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp July '07 - Open

Wobby

Wobby

Wobbegong at South West Rocks, Australia.

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South West Rocks Dive CentreSouth West Rocks Dive Centre
The South West Rocks Dive Centre is best known for the world class diving at Fish Rock including Fish Rock Cave - Australia's best ocean cave dive which runs right through the island of Fish Rock. Also a major site to dive with the Grey Nurse Shark.

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Grey Nurse DivingGrey Nurse Diving
For about the last 3 years I have been diving a site 5 nautical miles off the east coast of NSW at Laurieton. At the beginning my friend and I travelled out here (with an accompanying boat) in a 4m rubber duck. Why go out so far? ...
Encounters with Grey Nurse Sharks - A diving adventureEncounters with Grey Nurse Sharks - A diving adventure
Of all the books I have ever read on Australian dive sites all of them list South West Rocks, more specifically Fish Rock Cave in New South Wales as a premier diving spot with the longest underwater sea cave in the Southern Hemisphere and of course the resident Grey Nurse Sharks.
Fancy a squid kiss?Fancy a squid kiss?
Once again I was privileged enough to dive with my A team (or should it be eh? team)(Ansdrew Bennett, Amber Nelson, Troy Stefan) on a recent trip to Coffs Harbour.
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