Macquarie Island station news 2014

It is tourist season at Macca, and the tourist ships are doing a brisk trade. Read more

On Sunday we had a boating trip to Green Gorge and Waterfall Bay. Read more

The Macquarie Island human impacts remediation team researches methods of… Read more

Macca expeditioners assist our TASPAWS rangers to conduct an island-wide… Read more

The first tourist ship of the season arrives at Macquarie Island and the… Read more

TASPAWS summer ranger Andrea shares her first impressions of Macquarie… Read more

Expeditioners at Macquarie Island get summer programs underway. Read more

Our summer season at Macca gets underway with a visit from L'Astrolabe… Read more

Macquarie Island expeditioners completed the all-island elephant seal… Read more

A trip to the southern end of the island at Hurd Point, and a search and… Read more

LARC training in preparation for arrival of the first resupply voyage of… Read more

Springtime at Macca and the wildlife on the beaches is stunning. There is… Read more

The story of Macca’s replica Stay, the plastic labrador which acts as a… Read more

Macca crew complete a rare west coast boating trip to Bauer Bay, orcas are… Read more

Macca’s TASPAWS rangers are conducting their annual northern giant petrel… Read more

A marine debris clean up along part of the west coast of Macquarie Island… Read more

The annual animal migration begins with a leopard seal arriving on… Read more

The Macca station crew undertook a demanding SAR exercise last weekend… Read more

Paul and MacGyver’s trip to Hurd Point: folding toilet seats, pterodactyls… Read more

Macquarie Island communications: a trip to the VHF repeater station at Mt… Read more

It’s been a quiet week on and off station, so this week we will have a… Read more

A week in the life of a wildlife ranger on Macca. Read more

A walking trip to Hurd Point, Bureau of Meteorology staff commence… Read more

It’s time to get fit (though there’s still room for pizza!), and enjoy the… Read more

“A Hamper at Handspike”: Macca expeditioners combine a picnic with a beach… Read more

Midwinters day was celebrated in great style at Macca last weekend! Plenty… Read more

Macca tradies visit Green Gorge hut via boat. Read more

World Environment Day at Macquarie Island, plus boating adventures and… Read more

A trip across the ‘feather bed’ to local landmark: Aurora Cave. Fire team… Read more

Macquarie Island has experienced its first heavy snowfall for the year. Read more

Macca’s first snowfall for the year, and work continues on and off station. Read more

Search and rescue training and field training at Macquarie Island. Read more

Unusual weather at Macca with easterly gales and rain, yet impressive… Read more

ANZAC day at Macca, rockhopper penguins, and finally some clear aurora… Read more

Field training for the recently arrived 2014 crew is proceeding, and… Read more

With the station resupply, refuelling and changeover completed late last… Read more

A busy week at Macca with station crew changeover, resupply, and… Read more

This week on Macquarie Island preparations are being made for the station… Read more

This is the final edition from the 66th ANARE Macca crew of 2013/14. Clive… Read more

From Macca: Jenny has a story of two historic huts on the east coast, Kris… Read more

Summer scientist Luis, enlightens us on the mosses of Macquarie island. Read more

We are taken on a circumnavigation of the island. We have a ‘late story on… Read more

Laura, a Phd student here for the summer, tells us of her trip down… Read more

Vicki goes on a extended walk. Macca Gallery this week features the… Read more

Austangi Day Challenge. Marine debris collection on the West Coast. This… Read more

Clive tells us about volunteering with the TASPAWS northern giant petrel… Read more

Laura tells us about the weed ‘wintergrass’ infestation on Macquarie… Read more

We take you on a walk in the west with a volunteer’s perspective. Jenny… Read more

Our Christmas and New Year Celebrations. We have a short piece on summer… Read more