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Australian Underwater Federation
Abbreviation
AUF
Formation
1953[1]
Type
NGO
Legal status
Incorporated association, Victoria (Australia)
Purpose
National Sporting Organisation for underwater sports & recreational diving
Region served
Australia
President
Graham Henderson
Key people
Richard (Dick) Charles, founder[2] Harry Howell Frank Poole Wal Williams George Davies BEM Merv Sheehan Tony Leslie John Gillies Gordon Ward Wally Gibbons Mel Brown Toni DeFina Graham Henderson Tom Ransom Richard Lane Allen Hunt Sue Dockar Mary-Anne Stacey Dr Adam Smith Barry Andrewartha [3]
Main organ
Board
Affiliations
CMAS WAA Recfish Australia
Website
http://auf.com.au/
Formerly called
Underwater Spearfishermen's Association of Australia
The Australian Underwater Federation (AUF) is the governing body for underwater sports in Australia.
^Brown, Mel. "USFA/AUF To Celebrate Its Diamond Jubilee". The Underwater Skindivers & Fishermen's Association Inc. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
^Cunneen, Chris, 'Charles, Richard Stanley (Dick) (1901–1974)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/charles-richard-stanley-dick-9731/text17185. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
^"Life Members". Australian Underwater Federation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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