August 2005
The Lawrence Hargrave Drive project has been delayed while repairs and reconfiguring the camera system are conducted. A number of issues have been experienced that have made the maintaining of this site an intense and challenging experience. Catering with the environment at this site has been difficult. Although much effort has been put into the protection from corrosion, vandals and the elements the system has taken a beating.
The last drama has been the repairs required after a big storm hit the coast. The solar panels and wireless components were ripped off the pole by the force of the waves. One of the camera housings was bashed into the lightning rod. Both these were bend over by about 15º.

Incredibly the cameras and controller survived and will continue to capture images of the project to completion.
The new configuration will involve running power to the system from the construction itself, solar panels will no longer be employed. Repairs have been required to damaged cabling, camera mounts, and the new configuration has required an additional power regulator to keep the local battery charged.

In the mean time time-lapse sequences have been generated from the exisiting archive and shown on all Australian TV networks.
Congratulations to the team and to the project for continuing in such harsh conditions.