Macquarie Island station news 2014
![Pete at Sandy Bay as tourist guide](/site/assets/files/26293/img_4284.600x400.jpg)
It is tourist season at Macca, and the tourist ships are doing a brisk trade. Read more
![Launching a Zodiac IRB by tractor](/site/assets/files/26289/pc070016.600x400.jpg)
On Sunday we had a boating trip to Green Gorge and Waterfall Bay. Read more
![A large excavator ready for work on dirt with water in background](/site/assets/files/26286/01-commencing-trench-excavation.600x514.jpg)
The Macquarie Island human impacts remediation team researches methods of… Read more
![Skuas with young rabbit](/site/assets/files/26283/img_0285.600x514.jpg)
Macca expeditioners assist our TASPAWS rangers to conduct an island-wide… Read more
![Spirit of Enderby](/site/assets/files/26278/spirit-of-enderby-2.600x514.jpg)
The first tourist ship of the season arrives at Macquarie Island and the… Read more
![Gentoo penguin with a chick](/site/assets/files/26275/p1010299.600x514.jpg)
TASPAWS summer ranger Andrea shares her first impressions of Macquarie… Read more
![Ben and Lisa collect groundwater samples from a sampling point on station](/site/assets/files/26272/pb030006.600x514.jpg)
Expeditioners at Macquarie Island get summer programs underway. Read more
![L'Astrolabe ship off shore of Macquarie Island](/site/assets/files/26268/img_4874.600x514.jpg)
Our summer season at Macca gets underway with a visit from L'Astrolabe… Read more
![Expeditioner on a steep slope covered in soil but flanked by moss, looks back at the camera with the ocean and rocks behind him](/site/assets/files/26265/graeme-arrives-at-hurd-point.600x514.jpg)
Macquarie Island expeditioners completed the all-island elephant seal… Read more
![A young leopard seal and two giant petrels](/site/assets/files/26261/img_3099.600x514.jpg)
A trip to the southern end of the island at Hurd Point, and a search and… Read more
![Pete briefs Chris on the engine compartment of the LARC](/site/assets/files/26257/pa050006.600x514.jpg)
LARC training in preparation for arrival of the first resupply voyage of… Read more
![View of plateau from station](/site/assets/files/26253/img_4762.600x514.jpg)
Springtime at Macca and the wildlife on the beaches is stunning. There is… Read more
![Stay the plastic yellow labrador, a station mascot](/site/assets/files/26249/photo-1.600x514.jpg)
The story of Macca’s replica Stay, the plastic labrador which acts as a… Read more
![Paul helps chef Benny get dressed for cold conditions in the boats](/site/assets/files/26245/p9150005.600x514.jpg)
Macca crew complete a rare west coast boating trip to Bauer Bay, orcas are… Read more
![Macca wintering station crew](/site/assets/files/26239/maccacrew_1.600x514.jpg)
Macca’s TASPAWS rangers are conducting their annual northern giant petrel… Read more
![Ranger Chris sits amongst the mossy rocks of Macquarie Island looking reflective](/site/assets/files/26236/p8250008.600x514.jpg)
A marine debris clean up along part of the west coast of Macquarie Island… Read more
![Leopard seal lies on the sand with one eye on camera, seemingly smiling](/site/assets/files/26230/leopard-seal.600x514.jpg)
The annual animal migration begins with a leopard seal arriving on… Read more
![Making a decision on the route](/site/assets/files/26227/p8090004.600x514.jpg)
The Macca station crew undertook a demanding SAR exercise last weekend… Read more
![Heading south in the IRBs, several expeditioners and boats are seen in water with green hills behind](/site/assets/files/26223/01-heading-south-in-the-irbs.600x514.jpg)
Paul and MacGyver’s trip to Hurd Point: folding toilet seats, pterodactyls… Read more
![The VHF repeater station at Mt Waite: note bent aerial](/site/assets/files/26219/01-mt-waite-repeater-note-bent-aerial.600x514.jpg)
Macquarie Island communications: a trip to the VHF repeater station at Mt… Read more
![The mess/surgery building](/site/assets/files/26216/01-mess--kitchen-and-medical-facility.600x514.jpg)
It’s been a quiet week on and off station, so this week we will have a… Read more
![Ranger in the field on an awful day with low visibility and lots of snow](/site/assets/files/26212/chris-in-his-office-on-a-good-day.600x514.jpg)
A week in the life of a wildlife ranger on Macca. Read more
![Frozen lake on the plateau near Mt Elder](/site/assets/files/26207/mt-elder-lake-frozen-1.600x514.jpg)
A walking trip to Hurd Point, Bureau of Meteorology staff commence… Read more
![An expeditioner gives his torso a workout](/site/assets/files/26200/dsc_0603.600x514.jpg)
It’s time to get fit (though there’s still room for pizza!), and enjoy the… Read more
![Five expeditioners on a walk](/site/assets/files/26196/p6290003.600x514.jpg)
“A Hamper at Handspike”: Macca expeditioners combine a picnic with a beach… Read more
![Chef Benny hard at work preparing our midwinter food](/site/assets/files/26193/01-ev-md_dinner_2-1.600x514.jpg)
Midwinters day was celebrated in great style at Macca last weekend! Plenty… Read more
![Zodiac inflatable rubber boat](/site/assets/files/26190/boats-chris-and-pete.600x514.jpg)
Macca tradies visit Green Gorge hut via boat. Read more
![Ranger stands beside wire netting exclosure](/site/assets/files/26185/mike-starts-the-first-job.600x514.jpg)
World Environment Day at Macquarie Island, plus boating adventures and… Read more
![A map showing route on Macca](/site/assets/files/26180/auroracavetime-01.600x514.png)
A trip across the ‘feather bed’ to local landmark: Aurora Cave. Fire team… Read more
![Two expeditioners working in a plumbing pit](/site/assets/files/26174/img_1745.600x514.jpg)
Macquarie Island has experienced its first heavy snowfall for the year. Read more
![view of snow covered plateau](/site/assets/files/26170/snowday_2_seanr.600x514.jpg)
Macca’s first snowfall for the year, and work continues on and off station. Read more
![Five expeditioners setting up a rope retrieval system](/site/assets/files/26165/img_4367.600x514.jpg)
Search and rescue training and field training at Macquarie Island. Read more
![A calm beach on the isthmus](/site/assets/files/26159/img_4250.600x514.jpg)
Unusual weather at Macca with easterly gales and rain, yet impressive… Read more
![The Australian, New Zealand, and aboriginal flag are seen at half mast](/site/assets/files/26153/keon-anzac.600x514.jpg)
ANZAC day at Macca, rockhopper penguins, and finally some clear aurora… Read more
![Three expeditioners pose beside a walking track sign](/site/assets/files/26149/p4150668-copy-copy.600x514.jpg)
Field training for the recently arrived 2014 crew is proceeding, and… Read more
![a group of expeditioners set up the hose on the beach](/site/assets/files/26144/01-refuelling-fuel-hose-to-ship-barry-becker.600x514.jpg)
With the station resupply, refuelling and changeover completed late last… Read more
![A LARC amphibious truck is unloaded from the ship](/site/assets/files/26139/01-unloading-larc-from-lastrolabe-sean-reynolds.600x514.jpg)
A busy week at Macca with station crew changeover, resupply, and… Read more
![Ange, Leona, Jaimie, Kate and Karen outside of Hurd Point hut all geared up ready to head back to VJM](/site/assets/files/26132/1_-ready-for-the-walk-back-to-vjm-leona-plaiser.600x514.jpg)
This week on Macquarie Island preparations are being made for the station… Read more
![Not the plateau near Scoble Lake — looking northwards across the remnants of the old seismometer station. The trench is about two metres deep and has an old rusted iron picket at the base](/site/assets/files/26127/looking-northwards-across-the-remnants-of-the-old-seismometer-station-clive.600x514.jpg)
This is the final edition from the 66th ANARE Macca crew of 2013/14. Clive… Read more
![Sandy Bay hut with rusted cross support bars on the outside. It sits at the base of the tussock covered slope of the escarpment with hundreds of adult king penguins in front of it](/site/assets/files/26122/bjb-historic-hut-dsc_3060.600x514.jpg)
From Macca: Jenny has a story of two historic huts on the east coast, Kris… Read more
![F1 — tiny mite on a blade of moss. The enlarged microscopic mite can be seen in some detail showing his antennae, one eye and three of its legs. You can make out some hair-like features on it’s carpace](/site/assets/files/26117/f1.600x514.jpg)
Summer scientist Luis, enlightens us on the mosses of Macquarie island. Read more
![Cruising down the west coast. Image taken from an IRB with one of the other IRB’s in the foreground with four people on board. The rugged coast and green slopes of the escarpment are in the background](/site/assets/files/26112/vjh_2607.600x514.jpg)
We are taken on a circumnavigation of the island. We have a ‘late story on… Read more
![Karen’s birthday cake number one at Bauer Bay hut. The cake has one candle on it](/site/assets/files/26106/icy_3.600x514.jpg)
Laura, a Phd student here for the summer, tells us of her trip down… Read more
![Clive and Bianca in the distance on the track heading down to Bauer Bay](/site/assets/files/26102/1-heading-down-to-bauer-bay_vjh8302.600x514.jpg)
Vicki goes on a extended walk. Macca Gallery this week features the… Read more
![New Zealand team weigh in. All nine members, dressed in ‘all black', are standing on the large scales in the Green Store](/site/assets/files/26097/dsc_3882.600x514.jpg)
Austangi Day Challenge. Marine debris collection on the West Coast. This… Read more
![Northern giant petrel chick sheltered under a rock that is covered in tussock mounds at Sellick Bay](/site/assets/files/26091/3-sellick-bay--ngp-chick-kate.600x514.jpg)
Clive tells us about volunteering with the TASPAWS northern giant petrel… Read more
![Several king penguins inspecting the survey method — a grid made up of a orange plastic tube frame with string stretched across the frame at regular intervals. There is also a white tape stretched across the slope. Hurd Point hut can be seen in the distant background](/site/assets/files/26087/icy_1.600x514.jpg)
Laura tells us about the weed ‘wintergrass’ infestation on Macquarie… Read more
![The field party making their way along the track on the western featherbed. On either side of the track is abundant native silver-leaf daisy Pleurophyllum hookeri, many of them in flower](/site/assets/files/26082/dsc_2897.600x514.jpg)
We take you on a walk in the west with a volunteer’s perspective. Jenny… Read more
![Four expeditioners: Jimmy, Clive, Aaron and Goldie standing by the kitchen sink peeling prawns for Christmas](/site/assets/files/26077/dsc_2018.600x514.jpg)
Our Christmas and New Year Celebrations. We have a short piece on summer… Read more