Parriwi Head (Rosherville) Lighthouse
Parriwi Head Lighthouse (also known as Rosherville Light) was built in 1911 is the rear leading light with the Grotto Point Light. The light is shone through a horizontal slit …
Macquarie Lighthouse
The Macquarie Lighthouse, also known as South Head Upper Light, was the first, and is the longest serving, lighthouse site in Australia.
Smokey Cape
Built in 1891, the Smoky Cape Lighthouse was one of the last lighthouses to be designed for architectural excellence. It has an intensity of 1,000,000 cd.
Tacking Point
Built in 1879 of cement-rendered bricks and because of the elevation only needed to be 8 metres high. It has an intensity of 12,800 cd.
Richmond River
Built in 1879 and first lit in 1880. It is also known as Ballina Head Light and has an intensity of 28,000 cd.
Cape Byron Light
Built in 1901, Cape Byron Light is Australia’s most powerful lighthouse, with a light intensity of 2,200,000 cd.
Kiama Lighthouse
The light was established in 1887, 10 years after the creation of the Robertson Basin, a manmade harbour to service Kiama.
Flagstaff Point (Wollongong Head) Lighthouse
Built in 1936, by the Department of Shipping and Transport, it was the first new lighthouse in New South Wales since 1903. The tower is constructed of reinforced concrete and …
Wollongong Harbour Lighthouse
The lighthouse was built in 1871. It is situated in the Belmore Basin on the southern breakwater. Wollongong is the only point on the eastern coast of Australia which has …
Fingal Head
Built in 1872 of stone and painted white, the tower had a fixed white light of 1,000 candelas.