HMAS Brisbane: Queensland's Coral Warship

Ferny Hills, QLD: Nigel Marsh Photography. 2011. Trade paperback. Fine. No dust jacket as issued.. 28 p. Audience: General/trade. staple bound . Queensland's Sunshine Coast is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Australia. The area boasts wonderful beaches, restaurants, shops, motels and is surrounded by the heavily wooded hinterland. Major tourist attractions include Australia Zoo, The Ginger Factory and Underwater World. However, until the former Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Brisbane was scuttled off Mooloolaba in 2005 very few people know about the spectacular diving located off this section of the Queensland coastline. The sinking of the 133m long HMAS Brisbane has certainly put the Sunshine Coast on the top of the list of places to dive in Australia, and each year the ship is on the bottom of the ocean it keeps getting better and better. In the few years since the ship was scuttled it has been transformed and is now covered in colourful corals and home to a spectacular array of tropical marine life. This visual guide to HMAS Brisbane gives the reader a brief history of the destroyer, its retirement, the sinking and explores the artificial reef today-highlighting the features of the ship and the marine life divers will encounter on Queensland's Coral Warship.