Fix it Fairy & Team AGSO News
Back by popular demand this summer is the Casey Fix-it-Fairy. Sprinkling joy, sparkles and probably loose pins and thread at a table in the library near you.
Down here in Antarctica - where your gym shorts cannot be magically replaced when split and your latest weekend project is only limited by the confines of your own creativity - the Casey red shed sewing machines are being put to good use in a wonderful teach, learn, share initiative started in the summer season of 2024-25.
While initially its glittery essence was about repairing things, the Fix-It-Fairy has evolved into an all encompassing sewing skills pop-up workshop attracting many curious Casey creatures.
Many things have been broken and fixed, imagined and created with the collective skills, limited resources and endless creativity of the Casey station community. It is still early on in the season, and not everyone has had ample opportunity to break things yet or conjure up their creative projects but give it some time and watch this space for more Fix-it magic and Casey creations to come!
Some marvellous creations that we have already seen this season include: scrunchies, chef headbands, neckties, radio holsters and a recycled Carhartt musher cap now bestowed upon the on-call Diesel mechanic (see pictures)
The Fix-It-Fairy, also known as AGSO Lis, only plays the role of fairy in her off hours. Lisa’s daily role at Casey is as an Air Ground Support Officer (AGSO).
Casey AGSOs spend much of their time at the Casey Ski Landing Area (often referred to as the ‘Skiway’) loading and refueling aircraft, grooming runways, providing weather updates and drinking lattes, now thanks to the latest addition of a real coffee machine to our makeshift kitchen.
The first few weeks of this season featured flights by the JKB Basler, our refitted DC3 plane, moving passangers and cargo to/from Davis and Concordia (Dome C). We were also briefly visited by KCS, our Twin Otter aircraft for the Ken Borek crew changeover and facilitating maintenance visits to the Snyder Rocks and Bunger Hills weather stations.
Needless to say, the AGSO department has been flat out this season, working hard to support the AAD's projects and logistical needs.
