• RedBoats is participating at the 2022 OZdive Show and OZTek Advanced Diving Conference in Melbourne

    As an industry leader in the Victorian Diving Community and a proud ambassador for the amazing diving our state has to offer, RedBoats is pleased to be delivering a presentation by Luke English on the dive sites of Port Phillip Bay at the 2022 OZDive Show and OZTek Advanced Diving Conference in Melbourne.

    Our staff will be running extra boat dive tours during the week leading up to the event, showcasing some of the finest boat diving in Victoria to industry insiders as well as local and visiting divers of all levels.

    We are available for group bookings and dive charters, and also have accommodation packages available at our Dive Lodge in Rye on the Mornington Peninsula.

    If you are looking for the best places to dive in Melbourne during OZDive and OZTek, our team is ready to assist you with all our resources, logistics and advice.

    Reach us at +61 427 215 428 or dive@redboats.com.au or book on to one of our planned boat dives.

  • Tickets

    Tickets to the OZDive and OZTek 2022 events are now on sale and are available here

    The ticket options for this year’s event are:

    Visitors Pass – General Entry to OzDive Show (1 Day) – 45 AUD

    OzTek 2022 Silver Pass (1 day) – Entry to OzDive Show and OzTek Conference – 195 AUD

    Gold Pass – Full access to the OzDive and OzTek events (2 days) – 295 AUD

    Decompression Party – Sunday Afterparty – Tickets start at 45 AUD

  • Diving in the region

    Wondering where to dive during OZDive and OZTek? Did you know about Melbourne Diving?

    Melbourne diving is suitable for all levels of divers, from Open Water students to those interested in Deep Wreck and Wall Dives requiring technical certifications. 

    Melbourne diving has:

    • The entire British Fleet of WW1 submarines 
    • The ex-HMAS Canberra.
    • 8.5 kms of wall diving from 10 down to 105M
    • Incredibly colourful soft corals
    • Weedy Seadragons
    • A further 50 shipwrecks
    • Spider Crabs (May – June)

    Located to the south of Melbourne, Portsea is the gateway to the best diving in Melbourne. RedBoats operates a fleet of modern custom made dive vessels out of Portsea and has a divers lodge available complete with washtubs and a drying room, in Rye, located equidistant between two of the best shore dives in Melbourne (Rye and Blairgowrie). RedBoats has a wide selection of dives each day available on the vessels, and we can customise a schedule for you based on diver capability and preferences.

  • Boat Diving during OZTek

    We’re running extra boat dive charters before, during and after the OZDive Show and OZTek Conference.
    Get in touch with our staff to book a charter for your group, or book onto one of our scheduled trips.

    The following promotional packages are available now:

    3-day trip Wednesday 28th September to Friday 30th September

    • 6 boat dives
    • 3 shore dives
    • 9 fills
    • Tanks and weights
    • 2 nights accommodation
    • Total 750 AUD per diver
       

    Or

    5-day trip – Monday 26th September to Friday 30th September

    • 10 boat dives
    • 5 shore dives
    • 15 fills
    • Tanks and weights
    • 4 nights accommodation
    • Total 1150 AUD per diver
    Our boats are fast, safe, and custom-built for diving.