Australian Antarctic Division: Leading Australia’s Antarctic Program

This week at Davis

  • Sun reflecting in the floating ice crystals forming a large circle around the sun with bright colourful sections either side.

    11 May 2018

    This week at Davis has some past memories, spectacular natural phenomena and some work and social activities.

  • A Line up of Quad bikes with expeditioners standing behind them on the sea ice under clear blue skies.

    4 May 2018

    This week at Davis, expeditioners underwent quad bike training that will allow them to use the quad bikes for field travel on the sea ice over winter.

  • A group photo of the Davis team at the station flagpoles with the Australian, Aboriginal and New Zealand flags at half-mast.

    27 April 2018

    This week’s news is all about the station Anzac Day activities and what this special day means to some of the Davis team.

  • Looking from the top of Lied Bluff over the Vestfold lightly snow covered rocky valleys and fjords.

    20 April 2018

    Graham shares his three day hike through the Vestfold Hills.

  • Expeditioner in bright orange dry suit taking the first steps onto the se ice utilising the rescue alive unit.

    13 April 2018

    Drilling Davis Sea Ice

  • The chef standing behind the full bread tins that are ready to go into the oven.

    6 April 2018

    Terry’s work to repair the Hobart dishwasher and a day as slushy.

  • Two people with back packs looking at snow covered hills and lake with a reflection image of the hill.

    23 March 2018

    The Davis team partakes in on station training and an off station jolly.

  • The bright red fire hagglunds park on scene with three fire team members at the rear of the vehicle setting up the fire hose.

    16 March 2018

    At Davis the team has been kept busy with ongoing expeditioner training.

  • Six expeditioner on the stretcher team, an additional guide to get through the rocky ground on the clear blue sky Davis afternoon.

    9 March 2018

    Station team undertake Search and Rescue training.

  • Two young elephant seals pushing each other around on the beach with the blue water of the ocean in the background.

    2 March 2018

    Station settles in to winter operations.

  • The bright colored Aurora Australis lifting a large jet barge aboard with a small red inflatable rubber boat on the water to the right and large ice burgs in the background.

    23 February 2018

    Winter is coming...The Aurora Australis has collected all the summering expeditioners leaving the hardy winter crew behind to enjoy a much quieter station.

  • A drone on the ice

    16 February 2018

    This week we have finished projects, been to the casino, enjoyed an amazing dinner, retrieved the Mount Brown folks, featured in a film production and baked bread

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