This week at Macquarie Island

Two dark figures in front of a shimmering green aurora in the night sky

How best to wrap up the year we’ve had and show some of the beauty of Macquarie Island? Conveniently we have recently reviewed… Read more

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People in front of a darts board

In one of the most electric and good-natured nights of the season… Read more
A long table set with cutlery and candles.

An auction night was hosted on Macquarie Island, in honour of a former… Read more
An ANZAC Day service brochure on a table with red poppies next to it

This week the expeditioners of Macquarie Island braved the usual high… Read more
Machinery Shed with excavator on left and JCB parked on right

I always get asked what do you do at Macquarie Island? The question should… Read more
A large jagged triangular rock sticks out from the surrounding hills

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Black and white photo of three men standing on sloping beach, holding pipes and wearing historic back packs.

Wireless operator Arther Sawyer connected Macquarie Island to Australia… Read more
A royal pengiun stands on a rock and looks to the left, rock ledge and black sand beach behind

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Two rainbows over the ocean with kelp-covered rocks in the foreground

Herein lies a small collection of field phenomena – fleeting wonders that… Read more
Cormorant walks through grass tussocks carrying in its beak a large clump of grass

We are approaching the pointy end of our time here, and as we accelerate… Read more

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