Club History

The Nautilus Scuba Club was established in around 1983 or 1984 with a handful of local members meeting in a community hall in the Portsmith or Bungalow area.

The club was then incorporated as a not for profit in 1985 with the object of its constitution being “To promote the sport of Scuba Diving in Far North Queensland”, a goal that remains unchanged to this day.

Initially the club chartered boats to run monthly dives that were well attended and the club has always had a strong social aspect with gatherings both in and out of the water a fixture since the early days. In the late 80s the club struggled with a period of low membership but recovered to become stronger than ever. The club ran its first overseas trip to Palau and Yap in November 2008 with 17 members making the trip.

Before moving our club meetings to our current home at the Junior Eisteddfod Hall the club has met at: