Jane Bowman

PADI Course Director

CDAA Advanced Cave Instructor

A trip to the Maldives in 1984 commenced a love for SCUBA diving that is still as strong today as then, and started what was to become not just a hobby but a career. PADI training has enabled Jane to become one of the few female Course Directors in Australia. She is also an Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer, CDAA Instructor and a Marine Safety Coxswain. A love of photography and marine biology has enabled her to appreciate not only what Victoria has to offer but better appreciate overseas destinations. Jane has travelled extensively to destinations such as Malaysia, Thailand, Fiji, New Zealand, Mexico, USA, Tonga, Truk Lagoon, Palau, Guam, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Marshall Islands and Niue. Technical diving has included trips to Florida, Mexico, Vanuatu and the Nullarbor to dive the caves plus countless journeys to Mt Gambier to dive in Australia’s best cave diving area. Her role at Ocean Divers is as Training Manager, along with assisting in the daily running of the business.

Jane has just recently been inducted in the International Women Divers Hall of Fame in the USA. She is only the second Australian (after Valerie Taylor) to be selected for this award based on her extensive training, teaching and technical diving experience especially for female divers.