This week at Macquarie Island

Just after dusk, people standing on a ships deck where a French Flag is being flown. There are city lights in the background on the distant shoreline.

Macquarie Island, where a brief moment of passing feels like coming home. Read more
A smiling man wearing bright yellow outdoor gear stands on top of a grassy hill that overlooks an island isthmus and a large hill in the background. The ocean surrounds the landscape.

Admiration for southern elephant seals - the largest of the pinnipeds. Read more

blue handled long-nose pliers, blue handled combination pliers, and a large red handled fencing plier sitting atop an Australia Post envelope addressed to the Communications Technical Officer at Macquarie Island.

A mysterious package turns up at Macquarie Island, what could it possibly… Read more
A life sized dummy used for emergency training wears a handmade red and purple beanie while posing against an old rusty anchor set amongst green tussock grass.

Dave, our Senior Field Training Officer, shares more of his ever-growing… Read more
A smiling man wearing outdoor gear and a backpack stands next to a blue sign that says' "Macquarie Island Nature Reserve, World Heritage Area."

A man with many hats gives a glimpse into the numerous roles needed to run… Read more
A person raises the Torres Strait Islander Flag. to the left of the person are two flags already raised, the Australia Flag and the Aboriginal Flag. There are two seals on the ground in the foreground.

Celebrating a unique Australia Day on Macquarie Island. Read more
A grassy, hilly landscape abuts the edge of the blue ocean with blue cloudless skies above.

Diary excerpt of a solo fieldtrip on glorious Macquarie Island. Read more
An adult black and white penguins with an orange beak stands in a nest with a small chicks on either side.

"Macquarie Island is the very soul of the tempestuous south," - Douglas… Read more
Black, white and gold King Penguins stand on a pebbly seashore with the ocean in the background

Five minutes with the man hailing from Bognor Regis. Read more
Looking across the front heli-deck of a heavily listing ship to a misty island in the distance.

Pax, cargo, IRBs, RHIBs, and a French navy ship - how to resupply a… Read more
A smiling man wearing a white PPE suit, glasses and gloves sits inside a large round incinerator surrounded by buckets of render.

The blissful simplicity of plumbing on Macquarie Island. Read more

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