About Anare Club

Our History

The ANARE Club was founded in 1951 by veterans of the first Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE). Our emblem is the beautiful Emperor penguin on a map of Antarctica. Currently we have over 700 members with branches in most Australian capital cities.

We publish our Club journal, Aurora, four times a year and maintain a contemporary and dynamic website and Club email list to keep members informed of items of ANARE Club and general Antarctic interest.

Membership is open to anyone who has travelled to Antarctica or sub-Antarctic regions with the Australian Antarctic Program, previously called ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions), or international Antarctic programs. Interested members of the public can become Subscribers to the Club journal – Aurora. Also as Subscriber Members they can attend ‘Members only’ functions.

1951 Heard Island, Radio Operator working the morse key © R. Dingle/AAD

Aims of the Club

The aims of the ANARE Club are to:

Provide a common contact point for ANARE and Australian Antarctic expeditioners.
Keep members in touch through ANARE Club activities, e.g. Midwinter dinners and various social events.
Foster relationships with the Australian Antarctic Division and current expeditioners.
Inform Club members of news, events and other items of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic interest. Preserve ANARE history.
Promote interest in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic issues to the general public.

What is ANARE

ANARE is the acronym for Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, which since 1947 have served Australia in the south polar regions. In 1948 the Antarctic Division was established to administer ANARE.

ANARE embraces the activities in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic of both government and non-government bodies and individuals, with a central focus on scientific research. Its membership includes:

Australian government agencies involved with Antarctic research and support, including the Antarctic Division itself, the Bureau of Meteorology, Geoscience Australia, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO); and
Non-government organisations, including Australian universities, other Australian research institutions and foreign research organisations.

All these ANARE organisations have a common interest: exploring Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions with the aim of improving our understanding of the processes and resources of this vast region and enhancing our knowledge of what the region can tell us about our planet in general.

A Unique Group

The people who undertake or support Australia’s Antarctic research programs, operating its research stations and field bases, and travelling over the continent or the Southern Ocean make up the community of ANARE. Over the years this unique group has grown to many thousands of Australians and foreign nationals.

Acknowledgement

The article above was taken from Australian Antarctic Division Website and the ANARE Club acknowledges their support.

The Anare Club Administration and the Constitution.

The Constitution