This week at Macquarie Island

People in front of a darts board

In one of the most electric and good-natured nights of the season, Macquarie Island lit up for a friendly interstation darts… Read more
A long table set with cutlery and candles.

An auction night was hosted on Macquarie Island, in honour of a former expeditioner. 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
Four personnel in dry suits and life jackets, sitting on sides of IRB, as it travels out to sea away from camera.

I always had a plan to visit all the Antarctic Station from when it was… Read more
A big dining room with a window on the left and a group of people sitting around a table

This week two of the Macquarie Island Rangers Eddie and Steve report in. Read more

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