ABOUT US Meet the Kirra Dive

Started like most in our industry in the early 70’s, Spearfishing, this passion was soon realized after joining the military and becoming a dive trainer and equipment technician in 1983, averaging the minimal dive rate of 500 + per year.

Travel was the next port-of-call touching every continent throughout our world. Socialising was the Australian way was the priority and the pastime that endured a hazy but enlightened decade. Returning and settling on the Tweed in 1989, Paul and Janene bought the old Kirra Dive Centre in the Kirra Surf Centre and has since double the business and his family to what you see today…..Couldn’t find an attractive photo just young healthy early shop stuff, so you will just have to imagine what I may look like after many years of heavy compression…

Favourite Dive Site - Truck Lagoon
Favourite Social pastime - Family BBQ with my mates
Starting Diving - 1980
Dives to Date - 6000 I reckon

Waking at the crack of dawn, hitting the water to provide breakfast for his family seemed a natural way-of-life, who would have thought the young Rudi from a tidy village in the tropical islands of Fiji would become a Master Instructor with 1000’s of certifications throughout the world. I sometimes wonder if Rudi’s mother had a water berth, or a least an ocean birth. Rudi has been quoted in saying “I don’t float so well” so with that diving it was a very natural step in his long unblemished diving career underwater.

When Rudi first came to Kirra Dive (some 18 years ago) he impressed me with his meticulous point to detail, his systems his passion for continuous educational programs, Open Water is just a license to learn to dive and over the years he has developed some fun programs that are unique and special to every one of his patriotic students.

Favourite Dive Site - 9 Mile Reef
Favourite Social pastime - Black and White Photography
Starting Diving - 1990
Dives to Date - 10000+

Jason Luckhardt, or “Lucky” is been a familiar face in the Gold Coast dive community for more than a decade. He has great knowledge of the local boat dive sites and leads many of our best advanced dive trips.

His dive resume includes regular trips to Fiji to satisfy his love and addiction to sharks, and he has travelled extensively through South East Asia to explore the underwater world.

Favorite dive site. Nine Mile locally and Barracuda Point (Sipidan,Borneo)

Pastime: Planning Dive trips , Fine food and wine.

Dives : 1000+