by Garry Searle | Jan 21, 2019 | Lighthouse visits, Tasmania
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...
by Garry Searle | Dec 19, 2018 | Accommodation, New South Wales
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...
by Garry Searle | Nov 1, 2018 | New South Wales
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...
by Ian Clifford | Oct 21, 2018 | New South Wales
Warden Head Makeover Congratulations to the dedicated staff of the NSW Dept of Industry and their contractor KGB Protective Coatings from Gateshead NSW for the excellent execution of the Warden Head Lighthouse restoration project. The lighthouse will soon be back in...
by Bulletin Archive | Oct 14, 2018 | Caretaking, Tasmania
Caretaking on Tasmania’s wild and remote Maatsuyker Island When accepted by the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service volunteer program as caretakers for Maatsuyker Island, Paul Richardson and Amanda Walker were well aware they had chosen to live in isolation in...
by Garry Searle | Oct 6, 2018 | South Australia
The flags spell out “Cleaning Prisms Today” and on October 5 2018 it was an exciting day for the volunteer custodians of Cape Jaffa lighthouse. The 1st order lens that had not been cleaned for over 10 years was receiving some tender loving care. In its...
by Garry Searle | Oct 1, 2018 | Lighthouse visits, Tasmania
Enjoy a tour of Table Cape Lighthouse and hear why it’s where it is, the construction and where the parts came from… what powered the light then and now. Take a walk around the balcony with a view across the North West Coast. The tour takes approx 15 min...
by Ian Clifford | Sep 29, 2018 | New South Wales
Sydney’s lighthouses: a guiding light for 160 years By: Port Authority of NSW Sydney’s heritage-listed lighthouses have been guiding ships to safety over 160 years — and the bright lights of these magnificent towers are still just as essential for keeping Sydney...
by Bulletin Archive | Aug 29, 2018 | Lighthouse visits, Queensland
Celebrating Lighthouse week 145 years since the construction of Lady Elliot Island’s Heritage Listed...
by Garry Searle | Aug 20, 2018 | New South Wales
The old Point Perpendicular lighthouse alight for International Lighthouse and lightship weekend. After a good clean its 9 sided Chance Bros first order lens trows its looms over Jervis Bay and the Tasman sea. Lighthouses of Australia have operated Point Perpendicular...
