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VIZ is more than a Facebook group, it's a philanthropic initiative that pursues 4 mission goals. 

Our Vision: To be acknowledged as a leading example of local community of underwater enthusiasts, producing our own peer-to-peer resources focused on safety, enjoyment, knowledge and sustainability.

Our resources: we believe in community-sourced ideas and pro bono involvement to make them happen. We don't have wealthy sponsors, we don't solicit donations, we don't seek grants.

Our achievements: since its inception, our community has inspired ideas and developed free services that we believe are unmatched in the world:

1. Precise georeferenced underwater maps for all the main dive sites using a custom method;

2. Weekly dive site forecasts using a custom prediction model;

3. Citizen science initiatives for tracking fish and sea turtle presence at dive sites;

4.  Information hub for key resources such as Bull sharks presence, Cabbage Tree Bay preservation, interviews to key industry stakeholders, physics of waves, flash photography effects on fish, Pocillopora coral colonies, DIY tools;

5. Communication channel for external stakeholders in the public sector, academia, industry;

6. Marine science dissemination through weekly segments on ABC Radio Sydney since 2020;

7. Heritage mapping, such as previously unmapped old admiralty anchors.

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