Date: 16/09/2016 07:28:07
From: roughbarked
ID: 955773
Subject: Macquarie Island closure.

Is this due to government cutbacks?
Is it payback for the way Tasmanians voted in the election?

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Date: 16/09/2016 08:00:06
From: dv
ID: 955778
Subject: re: Macquarie Island closure.

roughbarked said:


Is this due to government cutbacks?
Is it payback for the way Tasmanians voted in the election?


AAD director Nick Gales said the organisation would instead use a network of six field huts to continue conducting “high-priority research” over the summer.

He said a recent engineering review showed a very large investment was needed to upgrade the aging infrastructure to manage increased risks to occupational health and safety, environmental contamination and site exposure to ocean inundation.

“Looking at our capital investment budget, the priorities are in other stations at the moment,” he said.

“But the decision is broader than than just budgets, it really is about lightening our footprint there.”

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Date: 16/09/2016 11:43:41
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 955828
Subject: re: Macquarie Island closure.

Oh great. OHS.

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Date: 19/09/2016 21:12:46
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 957424
Subject: re: Macquarie Island closure.

On TV ABC3 News tonight.

The outrage at the Macquarie Island closure has forced the government to change its policy.

The Science research station at Macquarie Island will remain open year-round. This will require a big input of extra funding to repair the degraded infrastructure to a condition where it is safe.

Good News.

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Date: 19/09/2016 21:16:03
From: Speedy
ID: 957425
Subject: re: Macquarie Island closure.

mollwollfumble said:


Good News.

Indeed :)

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