our team
Mick first had a scuba tank on his back at age 8 (thanks to his dad Ken!). His passion for the ocean has been strong ever since.
Being a Batemans Bay local, the Great Southern Reef has always been Mick’s playground. At every chance, enjoying boating, scuba diving and freediving. Being in and around the ocean has always played a significant part in clearing his mind – the ocean has always been his happy place.
Familiarising himself with the Batemans Marine Park over the years, has allowed him to explore what amazing dive sites we have locally. It would be selfish not share, and so, with his wife Tammy, the idea of Beneath the Bay was born!
Mick, Tammy and the crew, thoroughly enjoy sharing what lies Beneath the Bay and welcome all ocean lovers on board.
Tammy, Mick’s wife, has always lived in Batemans Bay and enjoyed the ocean life (thanks to the influence of Mick, when they met 20 years ago).
Tammy has only more recently become a scuba diver, “I’ve always loved boating and swimming at the beach with our family but thought if we were going to start a dive operation, I’d better know my product!” and so completed Beneath the Bay’s first PADI Open Water Course!
Tammy has said, “My love and respect for the underwater world has grown, I regret not learning to scuba dive sooner! Mick and I love watching our two children enjoy freediving and learning about our local marine life. If you’re on the fence and considering learning to scuba dive, I highly recommend it!”
Tammy and Mick are excited to share Batemans Bay dive sites with you!
Dan is a curious explorer of the outdoors, usually looking for interesting rocks, fossils, gold, historic things and cool spots along the rivers of mountains.
Dan is a calisthenics, gymnastics and fitness trainer, which consumes a lot of his time. Dan has also achieved a Guiness World Record for the ‘heaviest weighted ring muscle up’.
Dan is fascinated by the ocean skippering with Beneath the Bay has opened a world to him of meeting other divers and seeing the amazing places we visit during our dives.
Thomas is a Canberra local who makes the journey to the coast to teach in the pristine waters of Batemans Bay.
Thomas has been diving since 2016 and instructing since 2020. With plenty of dives in tropical waters throughout Thailand and Fiji, at the south coast you’ll always find Thomas in his drysuit – even in summer!
Thomas enjoys instructing students and watching their skills progress across the weekend, and hopes to progress Open Water students into Advanced Open Water and Rescue Divers.
In his spare time, Thomas is also an avid snow skier and will be found on the slopes when not underwater.
Tony is an keen scuba diver who’s passion for the ocean and scuba diving was sparked after completing his PADI Open Water Diver Course in 1986.
In 1996 Tony became a PADI Divemaster and by this time had logged hundreds of dives along the East Coast from the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland to the kelp forests of Tasmania.
Fast forward 15 years and with a strong footing as a Divemaster Tony followed the advice of his diving colleagues and set about obtaining his PADI OWSI rating.
Underwater Photography has become a more recent diving interest and after a chance conversation with Mick, Tony found himself part of what has become Beneath the Bay.
Ken started diving with his grandfather and dad at age 10 (lobster and abalone gathering with goggles only no snorkel).
He purchased his own scuba set at age 16 (after starting work as an apprentice carpenter). Due to a lack of dive courses in the area he was self-taught in scuba diving out of a USD scuba divers manual – it worked!
Fast forward, Ken has been underwater for 50 plus years. During these years diving on war wrecks in the Solomon Islands, wrecks in Greece, reef diving in Vanuatu and extensively on the south coast of Australia.
Finally becoming a PADI Divemaster Ken gets great pleasure in giving new divers their first underwater experience and showcasing our local area of Batemans Bay for Beneath the Bay.
Norm maintains his love of science and the ocean through the Reef Life Survey, and enjoys the majesty of diving with the grey nurse sharks; but finds the small creature such as the nudibranchs, the cryptic fishes and cephalopods endlessly fascinating.
As a diver Norm sees himself as an eco-tour guide who wants to show you the wonders of our local underwater world.
Ken has been a PADI Divemaster since 2016 and absolutely loves sharing his passion for the underwater world with others. Whether it’s guiding new divers, talking all things dive-related and helping others experience the magic of the ocean is a true highlight for Ken.
Over the years, Ken has developed a strong love for wreck diving, and sidemount has become his preferred configuration – especially when it comes to technical and overheard environments.
Ken has been lucky enough to travel and dive some of the most iconic wrecks around the world, each one telling it’s own incredible story.
Emily’s pink fins are known to attract the Eastern Blue Groper, who are both very curious and hungry.
Emily is building her dive numbers while enjoying wreck diving and hanging out with the grey nurse sharks. She is currently working towards her PADI Divemaster course with Beneath the Bay and in the future, will share the experience of diving with her family.
Emily has a dream to dive with the Orcas and considers snorkelling with Whale Sharks as something that should be on everyone’s bucket list.