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Plans to replace Australia s much-loved but decades-old scientific base on Macquarie Island in the sub-Antarctic have been shelved, with a team of tradies en route to the island this week to begin renovating the site.
The base is usually home to around 20 scientists and researchers but is host to a range of occupational health and safety issues and environmental contamination.
The seven year project will see some buildings decommissioned and others refurbished.
Guest: Rob Bryson, General Manager of the Australian Antarctic Division
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Research station on Macquarie Island to undergo renovations
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There is a large logistical challenge to renovate the research station on Macquarie Island.
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As a group of tradies head south to Macquarie Island, they are preparing to set the foundations for a seven-year renovation project likely to be full of challenges.
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Renovations are about to begin at Macquarie Island s research station, some 1,550 kilometres south-east of Hobart
Around half of the existing 48 buildings will be removed, and 10 new structures will be built
The revamp will also look at ways the research station can reduce its reliance on diesel to generate electricity
Questions over Hobart port facilities ahead of new icebreaker Nuyina s arrival
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The Australian Antarctic Division s new icebreaker the RSV Nuyina.
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The suitability of the Hobart Port to house the new $1.9billion Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina has been called into question, after upgrade works were declared a priority initiative by Infrastructure Australia.
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Australia s independent infrastructure advisory body says Hobart s port cannot accommodate the new $1.9 billion Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina
The Australian Antarctic Division say it can be accommodated, with TasPorts saying work will be done in time for the ship s arrival