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Cave Diving Down Under is an online resource for Australian cave divers.

A comprehensive listing of cave diving sites across the country is augmented by a great collection of underwater videos and still images of Australia's caves and sinkholes.

Read of some of the history of the sport in the last 60 years. For those divers considering moving to the dark side recognised course options are outlined on the training page.

Join the Mastodon news feed to read the latest cave diving news and keep up to date with cave diving developments from around the globe.

 
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AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Friday, 24 July 2026 08:49

Cave divers are using high-tech methods to map underwater caves in Mount Gambier in the lower south east cave region of Australia, with impressive results.

abc.net.au/news/2026-07-24/div


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Sunday, 31 May 2026 16:56

The search by cave divers in a flooded mine in Laos for two remaining men, believed to be still missing, continues. Five men have already been rescued.

abc.net.au/news/2026-05-31/lao


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Saturday, 30 May 2026 21:02

The remaining four trapped men have emerged from the flooded mine in Laos themselves after pumps lowered the water level. It is unclear whether there are another two men trapped in the mine.

abc.net.au/news/2026-05-30/lao


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Saturday, 30 May 2026 09:41

Cave divers have rescued the first of five men trapped in a Laos mine. Two other men remain missing.

abc.net.au/news/2026-05-30/fir


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Thursday, 28 May 2026 21:54

Australian cave diver joins the operation to rescue five villagers located but trapped in a flooded mine in Laos.

abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/div


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Wednesday, 27 May 2026 22:14


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Wednesday, 27 May 2026 09:06

Cave divers are assisting with an operation to rescue seven people trapped in a flooded Laos mine.

divemagazine.com/scuba-diving-


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Sunday, 24 May 2026 09:15

A likely explanation of what occurred on the dive that resulted in five cave diving deaths in the Maldives and a debunk of one of the fanciful theories that had been put forward.

divemagazine.com/scuba-diving-


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Saturday, 28 March 2026 00:49

The body of a cave diver who went missing in the cave system known as the ‘Devil’s Well’ in Greece has been located after a three-day search and rescue operation.

divemagazine.com/scuba-diving-


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Tuesday, 24 February 2026 09:09

A medical incident is suspected in the death of cave diver Gary Gibson in Tank Cave in 2025.

divemagazine.com/scuba-diving-


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Friday, 20 February 2026 08:02

A Cave Divers Association of Australia investigation into cave diver Gary Gibson's death in 2025 found his gear was functioning, and he died from unknown causes after becoming separated from his group.

abc.net.au/news/2026-02-20/gar


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Friday, 16 January 2026 06:31

A cave diver has gone missing while diving the Font-Estramar cave system in southern France.

divemagazine.com/scuba-diving-


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Monday, 01 December 2025 11:29

Experienced cave divers will assist police to recover the body of a cave diver who died in Tank Cave in the lower south east of South Australia. The team includes Richard Harris who played a crucial role in the Tham Luang cave rescue in Thailand in 2018.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-01/cav


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Sunday, 30 November 2025 14:40


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Sunday, 02 November 2025 16:34

The newly released documentary "Deeper" follows the first use of hydrogen as a breathing gas by Dr Richard Harris in the Pearce Resurgence in NZ.

theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Monday, 20 October 2025 17:02

The story of the recent discovery of an extension to The Pines cave in the Lower South East cave area of South Australia.

divernet.com/scuba-diving/tech


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Friday, 10 October 2025 23:49


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Monday, 04 August 2025 22:10

A Chinese diver has been found alive after spending five days and nights trapped in an underwater cave system near Furong Town in Xiangxi, in China’s Hunan Province.

divemagazine.com/scuba-diving-


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Tuesday, 01 July 2025 12:45

A massive renewable energy project threatens an internationally significant limestone cave system on the Nullarbor Plain, a fragile home to globally unique creatures, and a time capsule of life since the Pliocene.

theguardian.com/environment/20


AustraliaCave Diving Down Under @cavediveaus@aus.social
Tuesday, 01 July 2025 12:30

Piccaninnie Ponds is listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. It is located in the lower south east of South Australia. Over 110m deep, it is an extraordinary example of a coastal spring, marking the final outflow for the water that flows from the north as part of the unconfined aquifer. Today it is in trouble as the water level is dropping due to low rainfall alongside increasing use of water for agriculture and forestry. This video shows images and video taken between 2008 and late 2024.

youtube.com/watch?v=6WwPHqFQUIw


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