The Soggy Wombats Team has been diving and exploring caves in the Limestone Coast (SA) since 2019. Our mission is to explore, document and share to the cave diving community and the wider public the beauty and amazing systems we have in Australia and the world.
Allendale Cave
Allendale Cave is located south of Mount Gambier and it is known as the Cave in the middle of the road. The Soggy Wombats Team have used this cave as a training ground for all things. From jacking up hours on their cave training to line survey and photogrammetry.
Check out some of the stories and data collected by the Wombats. Allendale is close to most Australians Cave Divers hearts.
Engelbrecht East Cave
Engelbrecht East Cave. This was the first large extension the Wombats found in Mount Gambier. Josh Richards and Matt Aisbett were the first ones to push it and later Chloe Reid joined them in the exploration of the new found underwater cave section.
The Wombats went back to Engelbrecht to perform a full photogrammetry/mapping project. This project is currently undergoing and we will try to keep you update here under the Engelbrecht Cave System project.
Engelbrecht Cave System
This undergoing project will see both East and West dry chambers and underwater sections under one single model generated via photogrammetry. The Wombats intend to share as much as possible with the cave diving and larger local community.
Iddlebiddy Cave
Iddlebiddy Cave is located in the pine forest owned by ForestrySA in Burrungule, northwest of Mount Gambier. Access is granted through a solution tube requiring a tripod or wire ladder. While expanding their knowledge of photogrammetry, the Soggy Wombats Team have made major discovery in this cave.
Want to know more about how the Wombats integrated cave geology and photogrammetry to double the length of this cave?
Lapahia Cave – Sulawesi
The first overseas cave model produced by the Wombats. Josh ‘Grubby’ was the one collecting the data in partnership with the team in Sulawesi. This was our first experience with the full data set captured using the new 360 cameras.
Pines Cave
Pines Cave is also located in the pine forrest owned by ForrestrySa in Burrungule, SA. Due to its easy access, Pines is one of the most dived caves in the region. It is a dual rated cave, meaning not only Advanced Cave Divers but also Cave certified divers can enjoy this cave.
Due to its complex navigation, the Soggy Wombats team has done multiple line surveys of this cave through the years. Once photogrammetry started to be part of the toolkit, the challenge was to figure out a way to connect all different sections.
The use of photogrammetry lead the Wombats to be curious about an specific section of this cave. Check out the how we have doubled the size of this cave.
Stinging Nettle Cave
Stinging Nettle is across the road from Pines Cave. Access is restricted and granted through a key pick-up at Lady Nelson Information Centre. This is an AC rated cave.
The new sections recently discovered in Pines are getting closer and closer of the Stinging Nettle doline. Although we haven’t found it yet, we are sure flow from Stinging Nettle Cave is flowing at the far end of Pines Cave.
Wandoke Cave – Sulawesi
The first overseas Wombat expedition collected some great info from some of the caves in Sulawesi. We put together a few maps from the data gathered improving the understanding of the caves system in the region. Gua Wandoke was the second model we produced for our friends in Indonesia.
Madura Cave – Roe Plains
The first cave scan in the Nurlabor area (Western Australia) performed by the Wombats. This is a dry cave that was entirely scanned with Insta360 imagery. A project that extended the range of the tools we use to create maps and models of the underground features.
Terayama-no-Ana – Yamaguchi, Japan
In partnership with JKUEP and DiveExplorers (Japan), the Wombats performed an expedition to Japan in May 2026. The first cave we dive was Terayama-no-Ana. We navigated the cave and connected a few sumps and also found the underground riverbed that connects to Shiramizu Pond ressurgence. Lots of exciting leads to be explored in the near future. Footage collected during the expedition will be used to create a 3D model and updated map of the cave.
You can read more about the cave and te expedition in the JKUEP website.
Shiramizu Pond – Yamaguchi, Japan
The second spot of our first expedition to Japan was Shiramizu Pond. This is the location where the underground river from Terayama-no-Ana resurges. The Wombats navigated the cave up to the 4th sump which was last explored back in 1986. A few leads were checked and a new surface lake was identified near the entrance. The footage from the two dives is being processed to produce a 3D model and updated map of the cave.
You can read more about the cave and te expedition in the JKUEP website.
We have partnered with CaveDB in order to have a single repository of all data we have been collecting and producing.