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Monday July 18th 2011
ABOUT 32 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS MEETING.
Hi All,
It has been a while since we have had a meeting in Adelaide! So here we go!
Rick Nash will give a presentation on his recent cave diving trip to the Lot region in France.
Steve Trewavas will give us an update on management of the CDAA and be available for questions and discussion.
The presentations will start at 8PM and you can come for dinner at 6:30 pm if you wish.
I
have booked the Brighton Metro Hotel with the option of having dinner
beforehand at 6:30. This venue worked quite well for previous events.
The M Lounge, Brighton Metro Hotel
466 Brighton Rd
Brighton SA 5048
This is on the corner of Brighton road and Sturt road, and there is good parking behind the pub.
Please
let me know by Thursday July 14th if you plan to come. AND let me know
if you plan to come to dinner so I can book the table correctly. You can
email me at the sarep email address. Please give me names if you are
booking for friends, this will avoid double bookings.
Also note that I will be out of email range from July 1 to 14th.
Looking forward to seeing you.
Ken
Come and See the movie SANCTUM
The movie is a MUST SEE for all cave divers. Joseph Tan has negotiated a discount rate of $18.50 to see the 3D version of this movie (Thanks Joseph). However, we need a minimum of 25 people.
Date: Thursday February 3rd at about 8PM at Marion (actual time to be advised)
Optional dinner beforehand, probably at the Casurina restaurant.
Please
let me know ASAP if you would like come and if you would like to be
booked for dinner. Please email me at sarep at the CDAA address ie
@cavedivers.com.au, or you could use my personal email address or phone
number.
Payment in advance would be appreciated as I will probably have to pay out of my own pocket.
You may know that the film was inspired by the collapse of Pannikin Plains cave after a heavy rainstorm in 1988. Our own Andrew Wight had a major role in production of this film.
Ken
The following is not a CDAA event but it should be of interest to most cave divers. Note that bookings are essential - Ken.
Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Presents a divers’ forum on:
Wednesday 11 August from 6.45pm
Robson Lecture Theatre
Level 2, Eleanor Harrald Building (Enter from rear of building)
$20 per ticket (Bookings are Essential)
Speakers:
Richard Harris – ‘Rebreathers: Friend or foe?’
Mark Jacobs, Water Operations Unit SAPOL – ‘Police diving operations’
Light supper provided. Photo competition – $100 prize! Tell your friends!
For further details contact the Hyperbaric Unit 8222 5116 or 8222 5121
1 ROY TERRACE,
CHRISTIES BEACH
8382 1322
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Dr Richard ("Harry") Harris - "Rebreathers 101"
Harry will introduce us to the physiology, physics and function of rebreathers, and maybe describe some of the fun he has had using them.
Harry spends some of his time working as a diving medicine physician and has done some very serious rebreather dives.
Bob Ramsay - "Rebreathers Reborn"
Rebreathers seem like a new invenation, but they have been around longer than open circuit. I think you will be surprised when you hear when someone first added oxygen and scrubbed carbon dioxide from a breathing mixture.
Bob is Director of Hyperbaric System Design for Hyperbaric Health, a company which manufactures and operates recompression chambers. He is a Founding Board Member of DAN and Founding President of HDS SEAP (Historical Diving Society of South East Asia and the Pacific).
12:30 to 2PM Inspection of a range of rebreathers and discussions with owners.
REBREATHERS DISPLAYED
Tony Davis - The Dive Rite Optima ECCR
Harry Harris -The Mk15.5 ECCR
- The Jetsam Kiss MCCR
Dean Johnson - The Halcyon RB80 PSCR
Hugh Moore - The Tourill PASCR PSCR
Rob Brennan - The AP Inspiration ECCR
Errol Harding - The Abyss MCCR
Acronyms
ECCR - Electronic closed circuit rebreather.
MCCR - Manual closed circuit rebreather.
PSCR - Passive semi closed rebreathers
About 30 people attended this event. I would like to thank everyone for coming and to specially thank the presenters and those who brought their rebreathers for display. - Ken
SIDEMOUNT WORKSHOP
Sunday Dec 6th 2009
TIME CHANGE - Because of the cancellation of the Dive Rite event Andy Higgins will now give his presentation at 12 Noon.
Also please be there on time at 12 Noon, as Andy will be starting the event with a presentation on sidemounting.
This event will take place at Glenelg Diving/Adelaide Scuba, Patawalonga Frontage, North Glenelg.
Andy Higgins will be present to give you the good oil on sidemounting. He has previously conducted a successful sidemount workshop in Melbourne.
Helen Higgins and Rob Brennan will be present and we plan to have a 15 minute question and answer session on CDAA issues in general. So bring your questions as well as your dive gear.
This event will follow on from a Dive Rite try out event organised by Agnes Milowka. There will be a BBQ as well. Numbers may be limited so please let me know if;
(a) You would like to get in the pool.
(b) You would like to attend the BBQ
(c) You would like to do both.
You can email me ay the sarep address (see Guidelines) or reply to my email on the list.
If you are interested in the Dive Rite event please call Josh at Adelaide Scuba on 8294 7744.
Ken
Tuesday 13th October 2009
"Cave Diving in Florida" by Agnes Milowka
AND ...a showing of unique cave diving film made in the early 1980s. This is a must see!
We had about 23 people for Diner and about 28 attending in total. Thanks to Agnes Milowka and Peter Horne for an interesting evening.
8PM for the presentation. 6:30PM for dinner beforehand
Have you ever thought about cave diving almost every day for a year? Have you ever wondered
what it would be like to discover over 2km of passage in a cave, by
yourself, late at night after work? Here's a chance to here about
Agnes' very exciting year in Florida.
I
have booked the Brighton Metro Hotel with the option of having dinner
beforehand at 6:30. This venue worked quite well for previous events.
The M Lounge, Brighton Metro Hotel
466 Brighton Rd
Brighton SA 5048
This is on the corner of Brighton road and Sturt road, and there is good parking behind the pub.
Please
let me know by Monday October 12th if you plan to come. AND let me know
if you plan to come to dinner so I can book the table correctly. You
can email me at the sarep email address. Please give me names if you are booking for friends, this will avoid double bookings
Ken
Tuesday 21st April 2009
"Cave Diving" by Chris Brown
We had about 34 people for Diner and about 50 attending in total.
Thanks to all who attended! and special Thanks to Chris for a fascinating talk!8PM for the presentation. 6:30PM for dinner beforehand
Here's a chance to hear some stories and see some pictures from Chris Brown's more than 27 years as a Cave Diver. Some of our newer members may not have had a chance to meet Chris. So here's your chance to meet a legend in Australian Cave Diving.
I have booked the Brighton Metro Hotel with the option of having dinner beforehand at 6:30. This venue worked quite well for our Photo/Video night last year.
The M Lounge, Brighton Metro Hotel
466 Brighton Rd
Brighton SA 5048
This is on the corner of Brighton road and Sturt road, and there is good parking behind the pub.
Please let me know by Monday April 20th if you plan to come. AND let me know if you plan to come to dinner so I can book the table correctly. You can email me at the sarep email address.
Ken
Photo Video Night
We had about 18 people for Diner and about 30 attending in total.
Thanks to all who attended! and special Thanks to the presenters!
8PM Tuesday Nov 25 2008
I will be booking a table for dinner at 6:30 so let me know if you are coming and I will book you a place.
Brighton Metro Hotel Photos and Videos in the M Lounge
466 Brighton Rd
Brighton SA 5048
On the corner Brighton road and Sturt Road. Good parking behind the pub.
Currently we have;
- Cocklebiddy Images by Tania Yarra
- A video of the August 2008 Cocklebiddy trip by Doug Friday
- Kilsby Images by Mick Tait
- Kija Blue and the NingBing ranges Ken Smith
- Some Photos by Greg Bulling.
- Some Photos by Richard "Harry" Harris
- Deep into Piccaninnie Ponds 5 minute video, by Harry Harris
- POSSIBLY some previously unseen pictures from Mt Gambier in the 1960s
I think we have a good collection here.
Keep
looking for photos though. We may have another evening if this one
goes well. Just let me know by emailing me directly at the SA Rep
address. Or click contact on the left and select SA Rep. All you need
to bring is a CD or DVD
Ken
Wednesday 15 October 2008 FROM 7 PM
***THIS WAS A GOOD EVENT WITH I ESTIMATE ABOUT 70 PEOPLE ATTENDING***
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Hyperbaric Medicine unit, DIVER'S FORUM
Topics for the night are‘Diver Rescue’
Mr John Lippman, OAM,
Executive Director, DAN Asia-Pacific
Cold Water Diving......
The Pearse Resurgence’
Dr Richard Harris
+ Tour of Hyperbaric Unit
$20 a ticket
A significant discount is offered for pre-paid group bookings
$15 each for 10 or more tickets
(Booked and paid by 7th October 2008)
A light supper will be provided.
Venue: Robson Lecture Theatre, Level 2, Eleanor Harrald Building,
Entrance through back of Building. (Frome Road entrance will be locked)
Royal Adelaide Hospital.
PLEASE INCLUDE THIS DATE IN YOUR DIARIES AND CALENDERS.
TELL ALL YOUR DIVE BUDDIES!!
THIS IS YOUR FORUM PLEASE SUPPORT US !!
FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT THE HYPERBARIC UNIT (8222 5116)
Tuesday 7 October 2008 7PM
See
below for a talk that Peter Horne is giving to the NARCD. Paul
Macdonald is happy for interested CDAA members to attend. However space
is limited, so please let me know if you would like come. It would be
good chance to socialise with non cave divers and tell them what we do.
The Brighton Metro has a good meeting room apparently. I plan to check it out to see if it is suitable for future CDAA SA meetings. Let me know what you think?
Ken Smith
The Noarlunga Aquatic Recreational Club for Divers
(NARCD) invites interested persons to attend a presentation by Peter "Puddles"
Horne at 8.00 pm on Tuesday 7 October at the Brighton Metro Hotel, Brighton
Road, Brighton. Peter, one of SA divings true characters, will deliver an
interesting and informative presentation in relation to the pioneering days of
cave diving in South Australia.
NARCD members will be on hand from around 6.30 pm for a counter tea prior
to a short general meeting commencing at 7.30 pm. Guests are welcome to join us
for dinner and / or the general meeting.
Regards
Paul Macdonald
President
Noarlunga Aquatic Recreational Club for Divers