Antarctic Expo

24aug(aug 24)10:00 am25(aug 25)4:00 pmAntarctic ExpoPRINCES WHARF NO.1TIME10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Event Details

Let your imagination run riot as you walk around the Antarctic Expo.

You will stroll among much of the equipment used in the harsh Antarctic environment including LARC, Haaglund tracked vehicles, boats and helicopters that brave the icy terrain.

Bring the family to enjoy the interactive and engagement activities of these organisations.

You may even picture a future ‘you’ operating one of these vehicles on the frozen continent to our south. As well as these impressive modes of transport, check out a display of historic radio communications gear as used by early expeditioners. There are also fascinating and enlightening displays from companies and agencies that work in Antarctica, including:

29 Squadron – Royal Australian Air Force
ANARE
Aurora Expeditions
Australian Antarctic Division
Australian Defence Force Careers
Gateway Project, City of Hobart
Helicopter Resources
Islands & Ice Travel

Macquarie Island Conservation Foundation
Mawson’s Huts Foundation
National Archives of Australia
Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania
Spinning Pets Yarn
Tasmania Polar Network
“Vodka in a Vegemite Jar” and ‘Igloo Ripples’ Authors
William Adams

Don’t forget to check out the Antarctic Gateway Cities Scavenger Hunt while in PW1.