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Apr
09
2016
Past Event
Seal Rocks Uni Holiday Trip
Seal Rocks NSW
09-04-2016 07:30 AM – 10-04-2016 05:00 PM
Grey Nurse Sharks, Green Sea Turtles and Rays- Seal Rocks is one of NUDES' most spectacular diving destinations.
The trip will include two shore dives at Statis Rock at Seal Rocks, a bbq dinner, air fills, a campfire, marshmallows, a cereal breakfast, chocolate, camp site hire and transport.
The first 12 people to sign up will have an opportunity to travel on a bus to and from Seal Rocks. We will also need a second person to drive a car to and from Seal Rocks (Fuel will be paid for. Get in touch with David McGeoch to help out).
Day 1- We will set off from NUDES gear store at 7:30 am on Saturday. After getting to Seal Rocks and setting up camp, we will go for our first dive at Statis Island. After the dive, we will head back to camp for a bbq, campfire, marshmallows and good times.
Day 2- We will get up and head for our second dive around 11 am. After the dive we will dry off. Get into some warm clothes and head back home.
What to bring:
Tent
Sleeping Bag
Pillow
Torch
Towel
Hat
Sunscreen
2 x lunch
Change of clothes
Drink- Alcoholic and or soft drinks
YOUR DIVING CERTIFICATION CARD
* if you don't have a tent or sleeping bag consider joining the mountaineering club or buying one cheaply from Kmart.
** the trip is subject to change for safety reasons if there is bad weather.
ALTHOUGH this event is open to all divers Open Water and above - please make sure you are relatively comfortable in the water ; the depth is a maximum of 15m , however there is a big surface swim to the dive site. It's about a 300m surface swim so make sure you're comfortable swimming that distance whilst in full kit! Same goes for people snorkelling.
Mar
12
2016
Past Event
Charity Drift Dive 2016
Swansea
09:00 AM – 03:00 PM
N.U.D.E.S is partaking in the annual Charity Drift Dive again. We're hoping to be the biggest and best team there, last year we raised more money than any other team at the dive.
Divers and non-divers alike are all invited to attend the event and help us raise money for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the John Hunter Children's Hospital.
For more info: http://charitydriftdive.com/
And to sign up with us: https://charitydriftdive2016.everydayhero.com/au/nudes
We hope to see you there!
Feb
25
2016
Past Event
N.U.D.E.S Trivia Night
Godfrey Tanner Bar, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308
06:00 PM – 11:00 PM
N.U.D.E.S is inviting you to attend our Trivia Night - to help raise funds for the Charity Drift Dive 2016. The night is expected to be great again with some amazing prizes to be won in the raffle. as well as prizes for the winning trivia team! We'll also be holding a free BBQ just before the event starts - anyone is welcome to join and we hope to see you there, please bring a few gold coins as we'll be asking for a gold coin donation upon entry.
Jan
29
2016
Past Event
South West Rocks
South West Rocks, NSW
29-01-2016 08:25 AM – 31-01-2016 06:00 PM
It's finally time for another N.U.D.E.S. trip! We'll be diving one of the best dive sites in NSW and the largest sea cavern in Australia, Fish Rock Cave in South West Rocks.
One of the highlights of this site is the grey nurse sharks, but at this time of year there's a chance of schooling hammerheads as well!
We intend to be leaving the gear store on 29th January around midday and returning 31st January mid afternoon.
This will be a carpooling trip so we will need to have a few drivers put their hands up!
We will need 7 confirmed and paid places before we can guarantee this trip and there will be a maximum of 12 places for this trip.
Trip price is $350
- Transport To SWR (4 hrs away)
- 4 Boat Dives (2 double dives)
- 2 Nights accommodation
- Dive guide services
- Free Nitrox
- Tanks provided on double dives
- Refreshments between dives
- Continental Breakfast daily
- Use of sheets and pillows
We require a $100 deposit up front to confirm your place and the final payment of $250 will be due on the 12th January
.
To attend this trip you need to sign up on TidyClub, https://nudes.tidyclub.com/public/events/3459-south-west-rocks and send through a bank deposit.
Payment Details (please email transfer receipt to dive@nudes.org.au when you make payment):
Name: NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY DIVING AND EXPLORATION SOCIETY
BSB: 062831
Account Number: 00900623
Reference: "cXXXXXXX SWR" (your student number)
Amount: $100 deposit for $350.00 total