Lighthouses of Australia
In the latest issue of the Prism magazine:
Lighthouse Maintenance Man Mark Sheriff Awarded An OAM
Bathurst Point Lighthouse: The Light Ordered For Cape Leeuwin
Warden Head Upgrades Complete
LoA Annual General Meeting 2019 – Details And Program Options
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Website Updates and News
- June 20 2019 Update Cape Jaffa page
- April 4 2019 Added a video to the Pine Islet page
- February 27 2019 Updated Warden Head Lighthouse page with LED detail and new images
- December 18 Updated images for Barranjoey Head Lighthouse
- December 17 Updated images for Nelson Head Inner Lighthouse
- December 15 Updated Vaucluse Leading Lights, Grotto Point and Parriwi Lights
- November 2 Updated images and added a video on Norah Head Lighthouse
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Cape Schanck – 160th celebrations
Cape Schanck is 160 years old and celebrations will be held on June 29 and 30.
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South Solitary Island – Flights and Tours
Precision Helicopters are offering all LOA members (proof of membership required) a free poster of an aerial photo of South Solitary Island Lighthouse with each booking. They also said that if there were sufficient LOA members book, they could do an...
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Logo on Kiama Lighthouse
Some of you will remember that 4 years ago I raised Lighthouses of Australia's concerns about the placement of an ANZAC logo on the Kiama lighthouse. Many of you like me will not be surprised to learn its now being proposed that the ANZAC logo be made permanent....
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Maatsuyker Island Day Trip March 2019
The Friends of Maatsuyker Island, Wildcare Inc. (FOMI) run occasional boat trips to Maatsuyker Island to provide support to the Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service (PWS) Volunteer Caretakers and the island operations. Boat landings are only planned for late...
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Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse Keepers’ Cottage Re-open
Refurbished historic lighthouse keepers' cottages on the NSW mid-north coast have re-opened for short-stay accommodation, offering a unique holiday experience at the Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse at Seal Rocks. National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Area Manager,...
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Green Cape Lighting
This Saturday the 3rd of November, Lighthouses of Australia will relight the Historic light at Green Cape on behalf of NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service in conjunction with the Eden Whale Festival. The 1st of November 2018 marks 135 years since the light was...
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