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Welcome to the Victorian Sub-Aqua Group

Established in 1954 and going stronger than ever, the Victorian Sub-Aqua Group (VSAG) is one of Australia's oldest non-commercial scuba diving clubs, renowned for its safe approach to diving. We believe that VSAG is Melbourne's friendliest and most active independent dive club- we are independant of any dive shop or diver service. We are not a charter boat service, we do not offer training nor do we hire gear. VSAG is run by and for its members as a club for divers, not for profit. Divers are expected to supply all their own gear and help in launching and retrieving boats.

Based in Melbourne, we dive locally at least every fortnight, all year round. We have dive trips on every long weekend, plus arrange regular interstate and overseas diving trips. Most dives are from the privately owned boats of our members.

Anyone with a recognised scuba diving qualification is welcome to Join VSAG. However, to get the best value from a VSAG membership and diving with VSAG you should hold an Advanced Open Water or equivalent certification. Many VSAG boat dives exceed the recommended 18 metre depth limit for Open Water divers. Have a browse through this web site to learn more about VSAG and its activities. Then, if you think that you would like to join, please come along to a general meeting, or get in touch using the Contact Form. You can even download a VSAG Membership Form and send it to a VSAG member you know, or a VSAG Committee member.

VSAG meets at 8:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month at The Maori Chief Hotel, 117 Moray Street, corner of Moray and York Streets, South Melbourne VIC 3205 (Melway 1D L11, Google Maps). Guest speakers, video and photo presentations are typically a feature of these meetings. Many VSAG members arrive at 7:00 p.m. to have dinner together before the meeting. Visitors are always welcome at these general meetings and the dinner beforehand.

Please feel free to Register and obtain access to even more facilities on this web site.[u][b]

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Forthcoming Events

Committee News News Flash from the bowels of VSAG HQ:

The President has announced that the club will be sending a delegation of battle hardened divers over to Bicheno in Tasmania this June to join in the Combined Tasmanian Clubs Weekend. Any body wearing a one piece semi dry wetsuit and expecting to survive will be in for a rude shock ( and possibly a free trans gender re-alignment!!)

In other late breaking developments it has been announced that the proposed trip to Heron Island for the annual Divers Festival will proceed and a select group of VSAGers is being assembled for the event and details will be revealed at the next meeting.

The annual Cray Bash Sth Australia March Long Weekend is all booked out. All interest now in who will win this years heaviest Cray.

Easter at the Prom is a non event again due to the ongoing issues from the storm last year and the club will announce a new Easter event at the up coming meeting. It is possibly a camping holiday to Spodgingtons Reef Caravan Park, but the details are yet to be finalised.

Twisted Evil Twisted Evil

Posted by Shadow on Thu, 09 Feb 2012 1:42 pm
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VSAG Boat Owner Documents
VSAG Boat Owner Documents Three documents for the use of VSAG boat owners.

Three documents that we recommend VSAG boat owners should use on their boats on VSAG dive days.

1. Waiver form to be signed by divers on each outing.

2. Participation agreement and consumer waiver for display on the boat. The boat owner should boat out this document and its consequences in the boat briefing before heading out.

3. Boat safety and dive equipment. The boat owner should use this document as a prompt sheet for their safety briefing before heading out. Plus it should be left readily available for reference by others on the boat.

Note: All of the above documents need to be edited and customised by each boat owner. We recommend documents 2 & 3 above be laminated and kept on the boat.

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How to Register for www.vsag.org.au
How to Register for www.vsag.org.au Step by step details about how to register for access to this web site.

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Other News
Summer Diving Update:

Dive Days This summer has produced some excellent diving conditions. With most of the club hanging around town for the 2 week holiday season, we managed to get boats out quite a few times with over 30 different members joining in the action.

As has been the case over Christmas in recent years the best visability for the year has been over the holiday period. Average viz has been 20m with a couple of exceptional dives getting 30m!!! Who needs Truk Lagoon or Cairns when you can dive wrecks in Bass Strait smothered in fish in water that clear.

The club has dives planned every weekend (weather dependant) right through until June. Members recieve emails every week advising them of the plans and the forthcoming dives are announced in the "Fathoms" Magazine.

On the exotic dive trip side of things we have a Heron Island trip planned for July, a trip to Tasmania on the Queens Birthday weekend and an Overseas trip to The Phillipines as well. Come to the next meeting for details and availability.

Cool The Shadow

Posted by Shadow on Thu, 09 Feb 2012 1:25 pm
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Spring Diving with VSAG.

Dive Days Winter has ended with a bang!

The last 5 weeks have seen flat seas, clear water, great diving and numerous sightings of Whales.

Dives have been held at both Phillip Island and around the Lonsdale outer reefs each week. With Spring starting we have a strong program of weekly dives scheduled and available to members via our club Magazine "Fathoms" Non members wishing to join in just contact one of the committee for details.

Our AGM is being held on Thursday 15th September and the includes the awarding of the much coveted Fathoms Literary Award, Club member of the year as well as the not so coveted Wooden weightbelt award. All members in attendance will get free finger food. Without doubt the biggest night of the year!

This years Melbourne Cup weekend will be held at Inverloch at a private house. Members will get emails early in Spring advising them of the details.

Posted by Shadow on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:14 am
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Winter Diving with VSAG 2011- Update

Dive Days Its been a fairly ordinary start to winter, but on the last day of July we got a pearler of a day.

Several members went out from Queenscliff and a couple from Barwon Heads onto millpond conditions and 18C air temps.

Dives were successful onto the Lost Reef (35m) The Milora (40) and Neighbour Reef off Barwon heads (21m). Viz was in the order of 10-12m and the water a cool 11C.

The Queenscliff crews also got some amazing sightings of Humpback whales, that came up towards the boats and stuck around for over an hour. Awesome stuff![b]

Posted by Shadow on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 7:55 am
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Winter Diving with VSAG 2011

Announcements As we enter Winter this year the club will be organising dives on a fortnightly basis. If the weather proves too bad on the chosen week, then the following week will be targetted for the dive.

Dives will be planned the week before, taking into account the prevailing weather and the decision of where to dive will be made by the Dive Captain 1-2 days before the chosen day.

Keep an eye out for emails to members in the week before the dive. Winter last year gave us some memorable dives, hopefully, this one will too.

Posted by Shadow on Sat, 18 Jun 2011 6:08 am
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VSAG May 2011 Meeting: HMAS Sydney - Stuart Cannon

Social and Event News G'day All,

Come along on at 8 pm on Thursday, 19th May 2011 to the Victorian Sub-Aqua Group (VSAG - www.vsag.org.au) meeting and hear Dr Stuart Cannon present HMAS Sydney - the Wreck, the story and the Conspiracy.

HMAS Sydney was lost with all hands during the second world war as a result of a confrontation with the HSK Kormoran. It is considered Australia's worst wartime maritime disaster. Many of the German crew survived to tell the story and as a result of this various conspiracy theories started. This presentation will tell the story of HMAS Sydney, the relocation of the wreck sites and describe how the video footage and photographs were analysed together with modern computer tools to explain the events of the Sydney was lost. The presentation will include examples of the video, photographs, historical documents and well as graphical representations of the event. Finally some of the conspiracy theories will be put to bed.

This is the presentation Stuart gave at the OZTech Dive Conference in March this year.

For a fun and informative evening:
SEE STUART CANNON AT VSAG

WHEN:
8 pm Thursday, 19th May 2011

WHERE:
The Maori Chief Hotel
117 Moray Street, corner of Moray and York Streets
South Melbourne VIC 3205 (Melway 1D L11)

You are welcome to arrive at 7 pm and have dinner with VSAG members before the VSAG meeting begins at 8 pm.

Posted by lloyd_borrett on Sat, 14 May 2011 5:33 am
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VSAG in 2011...

AS we enter 2011, VSAG is pleased to announce that our new meeting venue will be at The Maori Chief Hotel, 117 Moray Street, corner of Moray and York Streets, South Melbourne VIC 3205 (Melway 1D L11, Google Maps).

All members are encouraged to come to the next meeting on Thursday 20th January to celebrate and swap war stories of their dive adventures over Christmas.

Hear how many Crays were caught in Beachport, how clear the water was in Adelaide, how good was the diving at Phillip Island and many others!!!

If you are planning on coming to Wilsons Prom for Easter, then we need your Camp money now. Bookings will be made 1st Feb. No money, no camp site = no Easter dives for you!

For any new people wishing to join VSAG please note that we are not a dive shop, nor are we a dive charter service. We do not hire gear.

Members of VSAG are expected to pitch in - help launch and retrieve boats, set anchors and generally be useful whilst out diving. If you damage someones boat you will be asked to pay.

Summer is just starting to warm up and all Members have an up to date dive calender in their latest edition of Fathoms magazine - check in now and go diving...

Regards,

Greg Richards
VSAG President.

Posted by Shadow on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:23 pm
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