Macquarie Island station news 2012
![Kelly with an abandoned petrel egg](/site/assets/files/25782/abandoned-petrel-egg_jpg.600x400.jpg)
Macca’s final 2012 edition includes visiting tourists, orcas and the usual (but never ordinary) tales of work and photos of all… Read more
![Kelly helping Steve with the food stocktake at Davis Point](/site/assets/files/25773/davis-point-stocktake_jpg.600x400.jpg)
Macca expeditioners prepare for tourist season, share more stunning photos and provide details of ongoing work. Read more
![Steve and Katie (the dog) on his lap](/site/assets/files/25764/dscn0209.600x514.jpg)
MIPEP hunters do it tough but get rewarded, tourists preparation is… Read more
![Charles, Stu and Greg playing cards at Green Gorge](/site/assets/files/25755/rich-cards-anyone-charles-greg-stu.600x514.jpg)
Updates on the usual work at Macca include a report on endemic orchids… Read more
![Jack at Hurd Point indicating arrival of boats](/site/assets/files/25746/img_5434.600x514.jpg)
At Macquarie Island, we carry on with vital work including pest… Read more
![Jack and Ricco (dog) sit on a hill overlooking land and sea](/site/assets/files/25737/dscn2177.600x514.jpg)
Bird counting, Hurd Point and Caroline Cove visits, water sampling… Read more
![Kelly at Petrel Peak](/site/assets/files/25727/kelly-on-petrel-peak.600x514.jpg)
A spring snow dusts Macquarie Island while MIPEP hunters continue… Read more
![Greg on the L'Astrolabe sailing out of Hobart](/site/assets/files/25719/macquarie-island_2012_pblack-5.600x514.jpg)
As the days grow warmer, so does the abundance of wildlife and people on… Read more
![Lauren leaning against a hill](/site/assets/files/25711/rich-loz-resting-at-island-lake.600x514.jpg)
Macquarie Island always has plenty to offer with stories about ongoing… Read more
![Stu and Mango at Gratitude Shelter](/site/assets/files/25703/stu-and-mango-at-gratitude-shelter.600x514.jpg)
At Macca this week, the MIPEP team finda rabbit of sorts, expeditioners… Read more
![Close up of Joker the dog](/site/assets/files/25695/joker-hanging-out.600x514.jpg)
Dogs on rocks, people climbing things, animal husbandry, a seal pup milk… Read more
![Steve with Katie the dog](/site/assets/files/25685/dscf1844.600x514.jpg)
At Macquarie Island, the work never stops. This week, the crew collects an… Read more
![Kelly and Karen setting out on a miserable day](/site/assets/files/25676/img_3030.600x514.jpg)
At Macca, baby birds and seals begin to appear and there is the usual… Read more
![Stu, Dave S, Dave B and Matt at Hurd Point Hut](/site/assets/files/25668/img_2885.600x514.jpg)
A tour through Hurd Point hut, wildlife gradually returns, surgical… Read more
![Joker (dog) relaxing in the sun](/site/assets/files/25659/joker-relaxing.600x514.jpg)
Plumbing in the subantarctic, travels of the MIPEP team, stunning… Read more
![2012 Macquarie Island wintering team](/site/assets/files/25648/p9010086.600x514.jpg)
This week meet the largest penguins ever spotted on Macca, see the cutest… Read more
![Kelly making her way up one of the West Coast slopes](/site/assets/files/25639/img_0822.600x514.jpg)
A pesky sea lion irritates the huge elephant seals in an adorable way and… Read more
![Lauren making bread at Waterfall Bay hut](/site/assets/files/25629/18_-lauren-breadmaking-at-waterfall-bay-13-aug-2012.600x514.jpg)
This week at Macquarie Island: MIPEP ‘mail', a special ANARE hut relic… Read more
![Dave at Hurd Point cooking breakfast](/site/assets/files/25620/dave-does-a-wicked-breakfast.600x514.jpg)
Picture after picture of wonder, wildlife and fairy tale landscapes, a… Read more
![Karen weighing the dogs](/site/assets/files/25612/img_0292.600x514.jpg)
The MIPEP team hits the road again, a meteorological impediment and a… Read more
![Dave, Mango, Lauren and Stephen during search and rescue training](/site/assets/files/25602/img_2269.600x514.jpg)
Macca’s hunters return, expeditioners delicately install a window and… Read more
![Davis Point Hut](/site/assets/files/25593/img_1125.600x514.jpg)
Macquarie Island’s rich, diverse flora and fauna (including the human and… Read more
![Stephen taking a rest from digging](/site/assets/files/25583/steve-taking-a-rest-from-digging.600x514.jpg)
Macca updates you on all the usual goings on including, as always, unique… Read more
![Expeditioner on a mountain](/site/assets/files/25574/steve-octane--princess-and-mt-elder.600x514.jpg)
Macca has the usual reports and stunning photos as well as a new article… Read more
![Kiwi’s v’s Aussies game 1 expeditioner tug-a-war](/site/assets/files/25566/229_-tug-o-war-round-one--23-june-2012-mvt.600x514.jpg)
While your usual news correspondent and our intrepid station leader hikes… Read more
![Maria (Chef) and Kelly at Midwinter celebrations](/site/assets/files/25561/p6210997.600x514.jpg)
More midwinter celebration pics from Macquarie Island, a snapshot of life… Read more
![Swimmers run to the water at Macquarie Island for the 2012 Midwinter swim](/site/assets/files/25555/img_1994.600x514.jpg)
Macca celebrates Midwinter in style, updates us on work on the island and… Read more
![Group shot of the 2012 Macca team](/site/assets/files/25548/staff-photo16.600x514.jpg)
If you're lusting after stunning photos of the subantarctic and its… Read more
![Expeditioner walking across a snow covered section of Macquarie Island](/site/assets/files/25543/dave-hunting.600x514.jpg)
Surfing, seafood and sorry shirts are on show this week at Macca with a… Read more
![Robby and Jim on their way to Bauer Bay](/site/assets/files/25534/20120528-p1010428.600x514.jpg)
This week’s fun entry from Macquarie Island is brought to you by Mel Van… Read more
![Expeditioner looking out to the horizon and water from Macquarie Island](/site/assets/files/25527/p5150483.600x514.jpg)
Ranger update, medical training, pest eradication, station social… Read more
![Maria dressed in fire fighting uniform](/site/assets/files/25521/dscn0832.600x514.jpg)
This week at Macca, we get some fire training, hunt ‘wabbits', provide… Read more
![Maria, Colin and Matt walking up Gadgets](/site/assets/files/25515/p1020747.600x514.jpg)
Field ‘famil’ training, the Macca daily work routine, what we really get… Read more
![2012 Macquarie Island expeditioners attending fire training in Hobart](/site/assets/files/25510/mar-05-2012-086.600x514.jpg)
The 2012 Macquarie Island team have arrived, bringing supplies. Read more
![A surfing beauty — cake with surfer on top made by Belinda](/site/assets/files/25504/p1020886.600x514.jpg)
Last birthday for the departing team, ANZAC Day, resupply and a warm… Read more
![Five school students and their teacher hold a map of Macquarie Island.](/site/assets/files/25498/latrobe-sds-science-hook-up.600x514.jpg)
A subantarctic class room, remediation, an Easter holiday and our favorite… Read more
![An Arty Farty art connoisseur](/site/assets/files/25492/arty-farty.600x514.jpg)
Art, boat trips, ham radio and birthdays Read more
![Blackboard announcement of St Patrick’s dinner](/site/assets/files/25487/photo.600x514.jpg)
St Patrick’s day celebrations, wildlife and more stunning auroras. Read more
![Part of the Hurd Point royal penguin colony](/site/assets/files/25481/hurd-point-royals.600x514.jpg)
Royalty, wanderers, sunsets and the good life in a hut. Read more
![The beginnings of a stunning night, a view over the Isthmus](/site/assets/files/25477/pic-1-robbie.600x514.jpg)
Stunning photos of the recent auroras and a very special culinary birthday. Read more
![Long shot of orange boat on water with land in background](/site/assets/files/25472/1_-heading-down-the-east-coast.600x514.jpg)
Boating, island bird population increase and kitchen stripping on… Read more
![New Zealand fur seal at the southern end of the island](/site/assets/files/25466/fur-seal-pics-2.600x514.jpg)
Fur seals, history and hidden beauty on Macquarie Island. Read more
![Dan and Tony assembling the frames in Windy Ridge hut](/site/assets/files/25460/dan-and-tony-assebling-the-frames-in-windy-ridge-hut-medium.600x514.jpg)
Mt Jeffryes’ repeater site receives some needed repairs, a seal doesn’t… Read more
![Starting out — lots of grass to cut to get those paths clear](/site/assets/files/25455/p1020346-medium.600x514.jpg)
It has been a busy week cutting the grass, hosting visitors and… Read more
![Removing grass seeds from a dogs head](/site/assets/files/25450/grass-seed-removal-1.600x514.jpg)
Out in the field there are challenges and pleasures… Read more
![Claudia taking a photo of a rabbit exclosure](/site/assets/files/25443/claudia-taking-photo-of-rabbit-exclosure-photo-nancye-williams.600x514.jpg)
It has been a busy week at Macquarie Island, with work and the combined… Read more
![Wandering Albatross (26 years old)](/site/assets/files/25437/wandering-albatross-26-years-old.600x514.jpg)
Albatross, hydroponics, a MIPEP update and a birthday. Read more
![Flowering Pleurophyllum — one of the mega-herbs](/site/assets/files/25432/flowering-pleurophyllum_claudia-babirat.600x514.jpg)
Summer flora and fauna, tourist ships, and a birthday. Read more
![The Orion offshore from Sandy Bay](/site/assets/files/25427/the-orion_claudia-babirat.600x514.jpg)
Cruise ships, a theatre exercise and a brewing competition. Read more
![Deck the halls with boughs of Holly!](/site/assets/files/25422/p1010984-medium.600x514.jpg)
Season celebrations, birthdays, a quiz night and spring cleaning. Read more