The Dive Industry of Victoria Association (DIVA) has secured an undertaking from the Sea Shepherd Organisation to donate the Steve Irwin to sink as an artificial reef in Melbourne, which will act as a haven for fish life and as a major tourist attraction to divers worldwide. This undertaking by Sea Shepherd is subject to the industry being able to locate the funds to prepare and sink, along with receiving the relevant govt permissions required to enable the artificial reef. It is currently a race between Melbourne and one other Australian location city, with the first to receive the go ahead from government to be the beneficiary of Sea Shepherds magnificent generosity.
Sea Shepherd will donate the $ 1.3 Mil vessel and supply some volunteer labour to prepare the vessel for sinking. DIVA will also seek to supply some volunteer labour. We are seeking state and local government to match this donation with a $1.3 Million contribution which is the estimated cost of sinking.
The sinking of the Steve Irwin will enable the Steve Irwin to continue its role in being protector of the oceans by becoming a haven for fish life, at its traditional home base, Melbourne.
The Sea Shepherd will also attract overseas and interstate tourists to Melbourne. Melbourne is currently the wreck capital of Australia, where there are already 50 shipwrecks including four British WW1 submarines and an Australian Navy guided missile destroyer to dive on.
This petition is to be used as a gauge to measure support in order to present this petition to Government.
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Reached 1,000 supporters
March 21, 2019
March 19, 2019
We are approaching one thousand signatures as we compete with other locations for this project. Please direct others to this page so that we demonstrate a unified demand for this artificial reef in Melbourne.
Reached 100 supporters
March 8, 2019
March 7, 2019
We are approaching the one hundred signature milestone for the Steve Irwin artificial reef project. Please forward this petition to your contacts to ensure we reach this target promptly.
360 Comments
I am a keen recreational diver and have worked as a dive doctor in Victoria. The sinking of the Steve Irwin ship in Victoria will give a fantastic new dive site and act as a haven for coral and sea life to establish a new home. I fully support this.
Sink it in a location such that new divers can also witness the legacy of a vessel bearing his nane. One problem with good wreck dives is depth and it would be perfect if it was at a depth that discover scuba and OW divers could experience the location as well as AOW
With the already declining sea life and kelp fields in port Phillip bay I’d love for this vessel to be used as an artificial reef to try and keep/ boost the declined population of fish in the region
We need an accessible shipwreck in Melbourne. Portsea hole would be brilliant and sheltered enough to engage more tourism in the area and allow quick turnaround for charters to run out t o and from the wreck!!!
As a UK diver, I feel it would be a fitting end to a ship that has done so much good for marine life to continue to contribute to the marine ecosystem for decades to come.
This would be awesome!
Suckmyficmmsndnd
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The Dive Industry of Victoria Association (DIVA) has secured an undertaking from the Sea Shepherd Organisation to donate the Steve Irwin to sink as an artificial reef in Melbourne, which will act as a haven for fish life and as a major tourist attraction to divers worldwide. This undertaking by Sea Shepherd is subject to the industry being able to locate the funds to prepare and sink, along with receiving the relevant govt permissions required to enable the artificial reef. It is currently a race between Melbourne and one other Australian location city, with the first to receive the go ahead from government to be the beneficiary of Sea Shepherds magnificent generosity.
Sea Shepherd will donate the $ 1.3 Mil vessel and supply some volunteer labour to prepare the vessel for sinking. DIVA will also seek to supply some volunteer labour. We are seeking state and local government to match this donation with a $1.3 Million contribution which is the estimated cost of sinking.
The sinking of the Steve Irwin will enable the Steve Irwin to continue its role in being protector of the oceans by becoming a haven for fish life, at its traditional home base, Melbourne.
The Sea Shepherd will also attract overseas and interstate tourists to Melbourne. Melbourne is currently the wreck capital of Australia, where there are already 50 shipwrecks including four British WW1 submarines and an Australian Navy guided missile destroyer to dive on.
This petition is to be used as a gauge to measure support in order to present this petition to Government.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 21, 2019
March 19, 2019
We are approaching one thousand signatures as we compete with other locations for this project. Please direct others to this page so that we demonstrate a unified demand for this artificial reef in Melbourne.
Reached 100 supporters
March 8, 2019
March 7, 2019
We are approaching the one hundred signature milestone for the Steve Irwin artificial reef project. Please forward this petition to your contacts to ensure we reach this target promptly.
360 Comments
I am local Melbourne Scuba Diver. Steven Irwin shipwreck in Melbourne would provide me to combine my passion (scuba), what I care (environment and ocean) and one of my hero (Steve Irwin). Please allow Melbourne to enjoy this great landmark.
I am a keen recreational diver and have worked as a dive doctor in Victoria. The sinking of the Steve Irwin ship in Victoria will give a fantastic new dive site and act as a haven for coral and sea life to establish a new home. I fully support this.
Sink it in a location such that new divers can also witness the legacy of a vessel bearing his nane. One problem with good wreck dives is depth and it would be perfect if it was at a depth that discover scuba and OW divers could experience the location as well as AOW
With the already declining sea life and kelp fields in port Phillip bay I’d love for this vessel to be used as an artificial reef to try and keep/ boost the declined population of fish in the region
We need an accessible shipwreck in Melbourne. Portsea hole would be brilliant and sheltered enough to engage more tourism in the area and allow quick turnaround for charters to run out t o and from the wreck!!!
As a UK diver, I feel it would be a fitting end to a ship that has done so much good for marine life to continue to contribute to the marine ecosystem for decades to come.
This would be awesome!
Suckmyficmmsndnd
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I am local Melbourne Scuba Diver. Steven Irwin shipwreck in Melbourne would provide me to combine my passion (scuba), what I care (environment and ocean) and one of my hero (Steve Irwin). Please allow Melbourne to enjoy this great landmark.