Paul Hosie (born 30 June 1967) is an Australian
cave diver
Cave-diving is underwater diving in water-filled caves. It may be done as an extreme sport, a way of exploring flooded caves for scientific investigation, or for the search for and recovery of divers or, as in the 2018 Thai cave rescue, other ...
.
Hosie gained his Cave Diving qualification in 1997. Over the past ten years, Hosie has been involved in the discovery and mapping of over 10,000m of new cave passages in Australia. This has included the exploration of remote cave diving sites in Australia including Kija Blue Sinkhole in Australia's
Kimberley
Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to:
Places and historical events
Australia
* Kimberley (Western Australia)
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley
* Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania
* Kimberley, Tasmania a small town
* County of Kimberley, a ...
region (ADM Issue 24/200
. Hosie has been recognised as a member of the World Exploration Team of Divers in Advanced Diver Magazine and was the recipient of the 2003 Oztek Diver of the Year Award.
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In 2007, Hosie was awarded the National Speleological Society (USA) Cave Diving Section - Exploration Award along with his team members for the exploration of Kija Blue Sinkhol
Hosie has been active in the caving community in WA. He is currently exploring the area of Eneabba to find new caves and pay homage to Jeff Butt, who was the inspiration for the inaugural Australian Speleological Federation
Formed in 1956, the Australian Speleological Federation Inc. (ASF) is the national body representing those interested in the protection and sustainability of Australia's cave and karst environments. It has approximately 850 members across 28 con ...
Award for Exploration that he was awarded in 2007 from the Australian Speleological Federation.
Awards
*2003: OZTek Australasian Diver of the Year
*2007: Jeff Butt exploration award, Australian Speleological Federation
*2007: National Speleological Society (USA) Cave Diving Section - Exploration Award
References
External links
Australian Speleological Federation Office BearersAustralian Speleological Federation 2004 Annual ReportKija Blue SinkholeKija BlueTrimix Divers Australasia - Kija BlueTrimix Divers Australasia - Burnabbie Exploration
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1967 births
Living people
Australian explorers
Australian cavers
Australian underwater divers