This week at Macquarie Island

A blue and white bowl filled with broth, beef, vegetables and noodles, rests on a wooden bench.

During my pre-departure training in Tassie before hitting the high seas to Macquarie Island, I was able to explore the culinary… Read more
view of the northeast of Macquarie Island, known as Garden Cove. The sea meets the rocky shoreline which is lightly covered by snow.

When I first heard I had been offered the posting at Macquarie Island, I must admit, for a small moment I was a little bit… Read more

smoked salmon in a white bowl on a bench

The Oxford Dictionary definition of the term 'slushy' is 'One who does all… Read more
View of sun-tinged clouds in the distance and a tussocky hill and ocean

As Nuyina saddles up to Macquarie Island, expeditioners fill the external… Read more
Large grey seals lying on a grey rocky beach with a steep slope behind them

Equality may have come a long way, but deep in the Southern Ocean, some… Read more
A dark green speckly rock with two seams of paler rock through it.

A group of expeditioners out on a walk, on a rare sunny day on Macquarie… Read more
A large fluffy white albatross chick sits on a raised, rounded nest made of sticks and mud.

To celebrate World Albatross Day at Macquarie Island this year… Read more
Mist shrouding wooden station buildings.

A Macquarie Island expeditioner is back on her feet and looking forward to… Read more
The sunset on a snow-covered beach viewed through a metal gate with the words 'Macca" emblazoned on it.

A cold Friday night on Macquarie Island, one station chef, and the… Read more
A rainbow arching over the ocean and a sea of green tussock grasses.

Macquarie Island is the ultimate rebel island…no trees just a constant… Read more
A woman with her long hair out, readying herself for a haircut.

Macquarie Island is a place that I have wanted to work at for over a… Read more

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