PADI Congratulate Plunge Diving
Photo left to right: David Roe, HarbourKeepers
Coordinator; Valerie Taylor, NPA~Marine
Patron; Nicky Hammond, NPA~Marine Program
Manager; Matt McPherson, Plunge Diving.
Photo by Sharon Hickey.
NSW Small Business Winner of the Prime Minister’s Award For Excellence In Community
Business Partnerships
PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre, Plunge Diving are very proud to announce that together with HarbourKeepers they have been awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships: NSW Small Business Category - for their work with and support of the National Parks Association of NSW, HarbourKeepers program.
This prestigious award recognizes the important role that Plunge Diving has played
in the success of the HarbourKeepers program of conservation activities in Sydney
Harbour. HarbourKeepers involves the community in regular activities which explore,
conserve and safeguard Sydney Harbour and is an initiative of NPA~Marine, the marine
sector of the National Parks Association of NSW.
Divers who complete the HarbourKeepers & CoastKeepers Fish Survey training course
receive PADI certification as a Project AWARE Fish Identification Specialty diver.
The Fish Survey course, an initiative to monitor 50 marine fish in NSW is also supported
by the Project AWARE Foundation.
Plunge Diving’s concern for the marine environment led them to become HarbourKeepers
Primary Dive Supporter in June 2006. Plunge has supplied free dive equipment for
Fish Survey training, organized underwater clean ups and provided expert advice
and a venue for promotional activities.
PADI and Project AWARE congratulate Plunge and HarbourKeepers for their excellent
work in marine conservation, now recognised through this award.
HarbourKeepers is an initiative of NPA~Marine, the marine sector of the National
Parks Association of NSW. Get involved by visiting
www.harbourkeepers.org.au.
Peter Szyszka and Zoë Coad established Plunge in 2002 on Sydney’s Northern beaches
and relocated to Chowder Bay in Mosman in December 2005.
Set on historical naval land in a unique and beautiful sandstone building - originally
built as a mine laboratory for the Navy in the late 1800’s - Plunge operate right
on Sydney Harbour with a private wharf and beach directly at the doorstep. Plunge
are not only dedicated to their customers but also to conserving and preserving
the environment both above and below the water. As a Project AWARE GO ECO Operator
they support sustainable, environmental business practices.
Plunge offer on-site dive training covering a full range of PADI courses from Discover
Scuba Diving and PADI Open Water, right through to PADI Professional levels of training.
The expert staff at Plunge organise boat dives, guided shore dives and night dives
to local dive sites and the many wrecks scattered along the Sydney coastline. Dive
travel can also be arranged both internationally and within Australia at Plunge.
Visit the Plunge Diving website at www.plungediving.com.au.
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resorts, educational facilities, instructors, assistant instructors and divemasters)
issue nearly 1,000,000 certifications worldwide each year, making underwater exploration
and adventure accessible to the public, while maintaining the highest industry standards
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