The Goori is one of the individual hulls on the Roy Rufus Artificial Reef. The Fraser Coast diving guide records the Goori hull at about 16 m, and Hervey Bay Dive Centre lists the 'Goori Wreck' as one of the sites on its local wreck-dive trips. Marinelife.org.au includes the Goori among the historic vessels placed on the reef between 1968 and 1987, though no history of the vessel is published.

Like the other hulls here, the Goori is now more reef than ship – a low, encrusted steel shape covered in soft corals, sponges, hydroids and ascidians, sheltering scorpionfish, stonefish, crabs and nudibranchs. Wobbegongs and stingrays rest alongside, and gropers, coral trout and kingfish patrol the structure. Because the hull sits on its own rather than in the linked '3 Ships' cluster, it is a quieter dive and a good choice for a second dive of the day.

Diving conditions are those of the whole reef: dived only around high tide because of the strong Great Sandy Strait currents, and with average visibility of about 5 m. Navigation away from the hull is not recommended – stay on the structure and use the line.

This site suits Open Water divers with a guide who are comfortable in limited visibility and want a relaxed look at a single, well-grown wreck. Photographers should bring macro gear: the low visibility favours close-up work on the dense invertebrate life rather than wide-angle shots of the hull. Local trips from Urangan usually pair the Goori with another Roy Rufus structure for a two-dive morning timed around the top of the tide.

Hervey Bay's boat dives leave from Urangan Boat Harbour (Great Sandy Straits Marina / Boat Club Marina, Buccaneer Drive, Urangan), at the eastern end of Hervey Bay's Esplanade about 10 minutes' drive from Pialba; there is free parking at the marina and a public boat ramp in the harbour. Hervey Bay Dive Centre runs its local wreck and reef trips from here. The Roy Rufus Artificial Reef lies off the eastern side of Big Woody Island, about 4.5 nm east of Urangan Harbour – 15-20 minutes by boat.

Individual structures are marked by GPS; anchor in sand beside them, never on the wrecks. Departure times are set to reach the site at high-water slack.

Hervey Bay lies in the lee of K'gari, so ocean swell is rarely a problem; the limits are wind, tide and visibility. South-east trades over about 15-20 knots kick up a steep, short chop across the bay, and strong northerlies do the same in summer. Tides in the Great Sandy Strait run hard, so dives are timed for high-water slack – the Roy Rufus reef is dived only around high tide – and neap tides give the calmest water and best visibility.

Visibility is modest, typically 5 m and rarely above 10 m, and drops further after rain when the Mary River and creeks discharge into the bay (December-March). Winter (June-October) is generally calmer and clearer, and coincides with humpback whale season.

Descend the line onto the hull at high-tide slack, circle it at the sand line, then come up and inspect the growth on the upper structure. Stay close to the wreck in low visibility and return to the line for the ascent.

Hervey Bay Dive Centre (Urangan Harbour) – 'Local Wreck Dives' trips to the Roy Rufus Artificial Reef and nearby sites (Goori, 3 Ships, K'gari, Iron Maria, Hardie and Simpson reefs, Snapper Grounds, Moon Ledge) on demand, timed to the high-tide slack; private boats also use the site.