From another post
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/australia/500547-australia-diving-2.html
I wont go into the Townville local dives - you know those.
I wont raise the reefs of Whitsundays - okay if you want to look at the islands and go to Whitehaven beach, much of the diving is developed around back-packers "party boats".
Heron Island -
Great Barrier Reef Accommodation | Heron Island Resort
The Bunker Group of islands - Lady Elliot and Lady Musgrave Islands -
http://www.ladyelliot.com.au/ Big Cat Reality are doing more trips in that area but not shown on their site
Brisbane Liveaboard Diving & Moreton Bay Cruises - Big Cat Reality
Rainbow Beach - Wolf Rock for the Grey Nurse
https://www.facebook.com/wolfrockdive
Around Brisbane
- Sunshine Coast (Mooloolaba) just north of Brisbane, if you feel like a wreck dive (sunk navy ship), on the ex-HMAS Brisbane.
http://www.sunreef.com.au/dive-the-e...ne-wreck-dive/ or
http://scubaworld.com.au/dive-sites/dive-hmas-brisbane/.
- Flinders Reef, many commercial operators go here
- East side of Moreton Island, to see Grey Nurse shark Cherubs Cave, Henderson Rock also see Whales at this time of year - saw the on Monday. Go Dive run trip weather permitting.
- Stradbroke Island - Flat Rock see coral and sharks, Shag Rock coral, Manta Bommie see Manta's maybe not this time of year - Go Dive go here (weather and bar dependent), or stay on the island and use Manta Dive. Stradie is a great place to stay, at Pt Lookout see the whales pass by.
Further south (2 hours from Brisbane) Julian Rocks off Byron Bay, a unique site where the cool southern current meet the warm north currents, coral, grey Nurse - I dive this with Blue Bay Divers a nice relaxed day out leaving from Brunswick Heads 15 minutes north of Byron.
PS I have no affiliation to any of the companies mentioned.