Victoria is one of Australia's most active states for sport skydiving. Whether you're based in Melbourne or visiting from interstate, there are several established dropzones within a comfortable drive. Here's what to know about each one — and some tips on keeping your currency in check across multiple DZs.
Commando Skydivers — Nagambie, Victoria
Commando Skydivers at Nagambie Airport is the most popular club dropzone within reach of Melbourne, sitting about 130 km north of the city. The club runs a Gippsland GA8 Airvan (VH-SXK) for loads, with higher aircraft brought in for larger events.
Commando hosts regular fun-jumpers, coaches, and the occasional formation load. As a club DZ, the atmosphere is very much sport-skydiver focused — you'll find experienced jumpers on most weekends who are happy to organise group jumps. The APF-affiliated club covers all membership and jump requirements through the Federation.
Skydive Victoria — Tatura
Skydive Victoria operates out of Tatura, also in the Goulburn Valley north of Melbourne. The dropzone runs tandem and student operations alongside licensed sport jumpers. If you're coming from further south in Victoria or from Melbourne's northern suburbs, this can be a convenient option depending on the day's operations schedule.
Torquay / Great Ocean Road area
Skydiving operations along the Surf Coast have run seasonally from Torquay and the broader Geelong area. These are typically tandem-focused but attract licensed jumpers who want to combine a weekend by the coast with time in the air. Check with individual operators for current availability and whether a manifest is open to fun-jumpers.
Travelling further: interstate DZs worth knowing
If you're willing to travel, several interstate dropzones are worth putting in your logbook:
- Ramblers Parachute Club (Toogoolawah, QLD) — one of Australia's largest sport skydiving clubs, great for big-way events and tunnel/freefly training camps.
- Sydney Skydivers (Picton, NSW) — runs multiple Caravans and regularly hosts coaches and formation camps close to Sydney.
- Skydive Oz (The Rock, NSW) — large commercial DZ with regular fun-jumper loads; well known in the Australian skydiving community.
- Western Australia Skydiving Academy (Jurien Bay, WA) — stunning coastal location with active sport jumping.
Keeping your APF currency across multiple DZs
One of the practical challenges of jumping at multiple dropzones is staying on top of your currency. Under APF rules, your currency window is measured from your last jump — regardless of which dropzone it was at. If you're mixing club DZ visits with interstate trips, it's easy to lose track of exactly where that window sits.
Jump Logs tracks your currency in real time. The Stats screen shows your days since last jump and your current window status, so you always know where you stand before you turn up at the DZ. You can set your currency window to match your APF requirements, and the app will warn you before you lapse — not after.
Logging your jumps accurately across DZs
Jump Logs has all the major Australian dropzones in its database, so when you log a jump you can select the DZ by name and the coordinates are filled in automatically. This matters for currency tracking and for your export — if you ever need to print your logbook for an APF check or coach sign-off, the DZ information comes through cleanly in the PDF.
If you jump at a smaller or newer dropzone not yet in the database, you can log the name manually and it will appear in your records and exports as entered.
Getting started
Jump Logs is free to try — download it on iOS or Android and start logging from your next jump. Your currency, gear repacks, and certificates are tracked automatically, so there's no separate setup required before you head out to Nagambie or wherever your next jump takes you.