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The Palmerston North shop has moved to 30 Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North, just up from Arena Manawatu/Palmerston North showgrounds. All other details remain the same - telephone 06-3562346. The new shop has a good sized retail area, large equipment room, cylinder filling bay and a large classroom. There is plenty of free off-street parking. Come and check out the new shop.

The Biggest Beach CleanUp we have undertaken was held on Saturday 19 September in conjunction with the Department of Conservation's Conservation Week and Project AWARE's International Coastal Clean Up Day. Approximately 90 people turned out to Castlecliff Beach armed with plastic bags, buckets, gloves and a community spirit to help combat the war against marine debris. A huge amount of rubbish was collected and disposed of from the afternoon's efforts. Some items included several dead carcasses washed up on the beach, car parts, netting, ceiling tiles and a whole pile of aluminium cans. After the cleanup was completed, a free sausage sizzle was provided along with apples and water for the participants.

This day was organised with the help of Hannah from Department of Conservation and Kyllie Martin from the Public Health Department at the Hospital. We were also very fortunate to have been provided with sponsorship and support by GDS Facility & Property, ACC, St Johns Ambulance, Cancer

Society, Wanganui District Council and The Waterman. On behalf of the environment thank you to all those that turned out on the day to help. This was an overwhelming response.

Go Deep Scuba was awarded the 2008 Leisure & Tourism Award at the Wanganui Business Award ceremony held in November 2008.

The award is recognition for our team at Go Deep Scuba who ensure that we continue to provide quality service and advice to all our customers.

As the owner of Go Deep Scuba, I am proud of our achievements this year. I am very proud to have such an amazing staff who are as passionate about diving as I am. They are all dedicated to ensuring our divers' safety, and that every experience with Go Deep Scuba is a positive one. For their efforts, I thank you very much.

Click here for Glenn Armitage's report on his, Lou Lilly and Gary Martin's trip to the Solomons, on the liveaboard boat Bilikiki.

We have made some changes to our participation in the International Coastal Clean up for 2008.

This year it has been decided that we will complete a land based cleanup on the Saturday in Wanganui around Castlecliff beach area as well as an underwater and land cleanup in some of the bays that we use on a regular basis down in Wellington on the Sunday.

This is your chance to do something positive for our environment and try to remove some of the debris that constantly finds its way into our waterways and onto the beaches.

If you are interested in volunteering for the day, we will be departing from both Wanganui and Palmerston North and heading south to Wellington. All travel and cleanup expenses will be covered by Go Deep Scuba.

For those who will be completing the underwater portion of the cleanup, tanks will be provided free of charge.

We are passionate about protecting our environment and by giving up just a little of your time, you too can make a difference. Please contact Sharon to register your interest in attending.

On Monday 30th June 2008, Go Deep Scuba opened its Palmerston North store. Although signage etc is not up yet the Palmerston North store is able to provide full diving services. We can provide air fills (not immediate but only a 24-48 hour turn around), cylinder testing both visual and hydrostatic testing, equipment servicing, dive gear sales and advice, dive training to Instructor level through our qualified Instructor team.

For any information regarding the Palmerston North branch, please call on 356-2346.

Don't forget if you are new to Go Deep Scuba, you can join our dive club for FREE. Just go to the Club link and email us your details.

Go Deep Scuba has done it again, for the third year running has been successful in winning the international recognition of the Project AWARE Foundation's Environmental Achievement Awards.

In August Sharon successfully completed her training as a SSI Instructor Trainer. Go Deep Scuba can now offer either the PADI or SSI training systems as well as offering full time courses that are NZQA approved and student loans are available for these.

Seaweek 2007 was a huge success and we had lots of fun making and painting "Honey" our Humpback Whale baby. She will displayed in the shop shortly.

We were very fortunate to get involved in the running of Seaweek this year with the Department of Conservation and what a great finale to have displays and "Honey" at the Mardi Gras on the Saturday. There were tons of kids around and everyone seemed to have a good time.

Check out the Seaweek website for more information http://www.seaweek.org.nz/ and to learn about the focus for 2007.

The 2005 International Coastal Clean Up Day was held on 17 September 2005 up at Virginia Lake. We had a great crew this year helping to clean up this local waterway.

We collected several bags of rubbish and some larger items, such as road signs, road cones, an old wire rubbish bin and of course the usual bread bags, drink bottles, beer bottles, lighters, kitchen waste.

Thanks to all the volunteers who put their hand up to assist this year, we appreciate your support.

For the second year in a row, Go Deep Scuba has won the Project AWARE Environment Achievement Award. This award is an International Award and is awarded to dive centres who have a continuing commitment to providing education regarding the issues facing the underwater environment. We are only 42 Dive Centres worldwide to receive the award.

Click on the scallop shell below to view a report by Glenn on his trip to Vanuatu. It includes details on the adventures on the SS Coolidge, Million Dollar Point then down to Port Vila and diving at Hideaway Island. Some diving was also done this year with Nautilus Dive who dived on the wreck of the Star of Russia. Keep an eye out too for some of the wonderful shots taken on the trip.

Go Deep Scuba has extended its range of gear available in the shop. We now have a range of giftware available that includes small to large tropical shells and Paua skincare products including soap, moisturisers and cleansers to name a few. We also have a small range of stainless steel wire fish and starfish which look great and are a little different for someone in your life or loves the sea and/or diving.

Go Deep Scuba is a winner in the 2005 Project AWARE Foundation's Environmental Achievement Award for dedication to Environmentally Responsible Business Practices and Commitment to Conservation of the Underwater Environment. We are the only dive centre in New Zealand and one of only 21 worldwide to receive this award in 2005.

Go Deep Scuba received the award for the work that has gone into establishing the AWARE Kids programme into our school holiday programme. The AWARE Kids programme is run in conjunction with the PADI Seal Team programme over the school holidays, every day for one week.

The PADI Seal Team introduces scuba diving and scuba skills to the kids aged 8-15 years. The AWARE Kids portion of the programme incorporates environment awareness issues, such as recycling, environmental clean ups, endangered species, water conversation, sharks, turtles, whales and dolphins.

There are five AWARE missions that the participants complete to finish the programme. There is a clean up - we do at either Virginia Lake and Castlecliff Beach; research endangered species - we ran an on street survey to find out what people knew about sharks being endangered and the finning of sharks etc; educating them about recycling - again we did a street survey and the results were sent to the District Council for their comments;

water conservation and the last mission is to write to a government official, department or council, and Project AWARE in Australia advising them of our local environment issues or an issue they feel passionate about and what could be done to help solve the problem.

If you would like more information on our school holidays programme check out the kids page on this website.

From July 2005, Go Deep Scuba has been accredited as a Go-Eco operator. This is a recognition from Project Aware.

Go ECO Operators - We are committed to environmentally responsible business practices and to providing our customers with dive experiences that enhance visitor awareness of our local aquatic environment.

Follow the link to Asiapac, from there, follow the links to Hot Issues, Aware Kids, Dive Into Earth day, and many more.

Sharon from Go Deep Scuba is part of the community based project team that has been formed to research more about the marine environment along the South Taranaki coast. The project has now been completed and a published copy is available for you to look through at Go Deep Scuba. If you are interested on finding out more about this, please contact sharon@godeepscuba.co.nz



	You didn't learn to dive, to not Dive. Keep up with all the News. New Premises - Palmerston North shop The Palmerston North shop has moved to 30 Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North, just up from Arena Manawatu/Palmerston North showgrounds. All other details remain the same - telephone 06-3562346. The new shop has a good sized retail area, large equipment room, cylinder filling bay and a large classroom. There is plenty of free off-street parking. Come and check out the new shop. Conservation Week & International Coastal Clean Up Day The Biggest Beach CleanUp we have undertaken was held on Saturday 19 September in conjunction with the Department of Conservation's Conservation Week and Project AWARE's International Coastal Clean Up Day. Approximately 90 people turned out to Castlecliff Beach armed with plastic bags, buckets, gloves and a community spirit to help combat the war against marine debris. A huge amount of rubbish was collected and disposed of from the afternoon's efforts. Some items included several dead carcasses washed up on the beach, car parts, netting, ceiling tiles and a whole pile of aluminium cans. After the cleanup was completed, a free sausage sizzle was provided along with apples and water for the participants. This day was organised with the help of Hannah from Department of Conservation and Kyllie Martin from the Public Health Department at the Hospital. We were also very fortunate to have been provided with sponsorship and support by GDS Facility & Property, ACC, St Johns Ambulance, Cancer Society, Wanganui District Council and The Waterman. On behalf of the environment thank you to all those that turned out on the day to help. This was an overwhelming response. Below are some of the photos from the day and the rubbish that was collected. Leisure & Tourism Award Winner, Wanganui Business Awards 2008 Go Deep Scuba was awarded the 2008 Leisure & Tourism Award at the Wanganui Business Award ceremony held in November 2008. The award is recognition for our team at Go Deep Scuba who ensure that we continue to provide quality service and advice to all our customers. As the owner of Go Deep Scuba, I am proud of our achievements this year. I am very proud to have such an amazing staff who are as passionate about diving as I am. They are all dedicated to ensuring our divers' safety, and that every experience with Go Deep Scuba is a positive one. For their efforts, I thank you very much. Solomon Islands Trip, September 2008 Click here for Glenn Armitage's report on his, Lou Lilly and Gary Martin's trip to the Solomons, on the liveaboard boat Bilikiki. International Coastal Clean Up Day, 20 & 21 September 2008 We have made some changes to our participation in the International Coastal Clean up for 2008. This year it has been decided that we will complete a land based cleanup on the Saturday in Wanganui around Castlecliff beach area as well as an underwater and land cleanup in some of the bays that we use on a regular basis down in Wellington on the Sunday. This is your chance to do something positive for our environment and try to remove some of the debris that constantly finds its way into our waterways and onto the beaches. If you are interested in volunteering for the day, we will be departing from both Wanganui and Palmerston North and heading south to Wellington. All travel and cleanup expenses will be covered by Go Deep Scuba. For those who will be completing the underwater portion of the cleanup, tanks will be provided free of charge. For those on land, rubber gloves and rubbish bags will also be provided. We are passionate about protecting our environment and by giving up just a little of your time, you too can make a difference. Please contact Sharon to register your interest in attending. Go Deep Scuba Opens in Palmerston North On Monday 30th June 2008, Go Deep Scuba opened its Palmerston North store. Although signage etc is not up yet the Palmerston North store is able to provide full diving services. We can provide air fills (not immediate but only a 24-48 hour turn around), cylinder testing both visual and hydrostatic testing, equipment servicing, dive gear sales and advice, dive training to Instructor level through our qualified Instructor team. For any information regarding the Palmerston North branch, please call on 356-2346. Don't forget if you are new to Go Deep Scuba, you can join our dive club for FREE. Just go to the Club link and email us your details. Project AWARE Environmental Achievement Awards Go Deep Scuba has done it again, for the third year running has been successful in winning the international recognition of the Project AWARE Foundation's Environmental Achievement Awards. SSI Training Completed In August Sharon successfully completed her training as a SSI Instructor Trainer. Go Deep Scuba can now offer either the PADI or SSI training systems as well as offering full time courses that are NZQA approved and student loans are available for these. Please contact us for further information. Seaweek 2007 Seaweek 2007 was a huge success and we had lots of fun making and painting "Honey" our Humpback Whale baby. She will displayed in the shop shortly. We were very fortunate to get involved in the running of Seaweek this year with the Department of Conservation and what a great finale to have displays and "Honey" at the Mardi Gras on the Saturday. There were tons of kids around and everyone seemed to have a good time. Check out the Seaweek website for more information http://www.seaweek.org.nz/ and to learn about the focus for 2007. Listed below are links to some of the sponsors and educational partners. National Seaweek Sponsors and Educational Partners Albatross - Taiaroa Head BOC - Where There's Water Grant Department of Conservation Experiencing Marine Reserves Kiwi Conservation Club Maritime New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries National Aquarium New Zealand Geographic NIWA - Taihoro Nukurangi Portobello Marine Lab Royal Society of New Zealand St Kilda Marine Environment Trust Sir Peter Blake Trust Southern Seabird Solutions WWF - New Zealand National Biosecurity New Zealand Environmental Defense Society Environmental Education Directory NZ Greenpeace Aotearoa/New Zealand LEARNZ - Join LEARNZ for their first virtual field trip to a marine reserve. Leigh Marine Reserve, 15-17 March 2006. Ministry for the Environment New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network New Zealand Whale and Dolphin Trust International Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition BirdLife International CITES Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) CSIRO Greenpeace International Whaling Commission IUCN - The World Conservation Union Marine Stewardship Council MESA - Marine Education Society of Australasia NMEA - National Marine Educators Association (US) The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) International Coastal Clean Up Day The 2005 International Coastal Clean Up Day was held on 17 September 2005 up at Virginia Lake. We had a great crew this year helping to clean up this local waterway. We collected several bags of rubbish and some larger items, such as road signs, road cones, an old wire rubbish bin and of course the usual bread bags, drink bottles, beer bottles, lighters, kitchen waste. Thanks to all the volunteers who put their hand up to assist this year, we appreciate your support. Go Deep Scuba Does it Again!! For the second year in a row, Go Deep Scuba has won the Project AWARE Environment Achievement Award. This award is an International Award and is awarded to dive centres who have a continuing commitment to providing education regarding the issues facing the underwater environment. We are only 42 Dive Centres worldwide to receive the award. SS Coolidge, Hideaway Island and Nautilus diving, Vanuatu 2006 Click on the scallop shell below to view a report by Glenn on his trip to Vanuatu. It includes details on the adventures on the SS Coolidge, Million Dollar Point then down to Port Vila and diving at Hideaway Island. Some diving was also done this year with Nautilus Dive who dived on the wreck of the Star of Russia. Keep an eye out too for some of the wonderful shots taken on the trip. New Products at Go Deep Go Deep Scuba has extended its range of gear available in the shop. We now have a range of giftware available that includes small to large tropical shells and Paua skincare products including soap, moisturisers and cleansers to name a few. We also have a small range of stainless steel wire fish and starfish which look great and are a little different for someone in your life or loves the sea and/or diving. Go Deep Scuba Wins International Award! Go Deep Scuba is a winner in the 2005 Project AWARE Foundation's Environmental Achievement Award for dedication to Environmentally Responsible Business Practices and Commitment to Conservation of the Underwater Environment. We are the only dive centre in New Zealand and one of only 21 worldwide to receive this award in 2005. Go Deep Scuba received the award for the work that has gone into establishing the AWARE Kids programme into our school holiday programme. The AWARE Kids programme is run in conjunction with the PADI Seal Team programme over the school holidays, every day for one week. The PADI Seal Team introduces scuba diving and scuba skills to the kids aged 8-15 years. The AWARE Kids portion of the programme incorporates environment awareness issues, such as recycling, environmental clean ups, endangered species, water conversation, sharks, turtles, whales and dolphins. There are five AWARE missions that the participants complete to finish the programme. There is a clean up - we do at either Virginia Lake and Castlecliff Beach; research endangered species - we ran an on street survey to find out what people knew about sharks being endangered and the finning of sharks etc; educating them about recycling - again we did a street survey and the results were sent to the District Council for their comments; water conservation and the last mission is to write to a government official, department or council, and Project AWARE in Australia advising them of our local environment issues or an issue they feel passionate about and what could be done to help solve the problem. If you would like more information on our school holidays programme check out the kids page on this website. From July 2005, Go Deep Scuba has been accredited as a Go-Eco operator. This is a recognition from Project Aware. Go ECO Operators - We are committed to environmentally responsible business practices and to providing our customers with dive experiences that enhance visitor awareness of our local aquatic environment. For the latest in News and Hot Issues from Project Aware go to: www.projectaware.org Follow the link to Asiapac, from there, follow the links to Hot Issues, Aware Kids, Dive Into Earth day, and many more. Department of Conservation Sharon from Go Deep Scuba is part of the community based project team that has been formed to research more about the marine environment along the South Taranaki coast. The project has now been completed and a published copy is available for you to look through at Go Deep Scuba. If you are interested on finding out more about this, please contact sharon@godeepscuba.co.nz



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