Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01286:reg:2019:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01286
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2019 (pt 3/20)
Character Range: 48873–52203

the lantern floor. Around the platform is a balustrade of steel pipe rails and steel angle stanchions. Access is by fixed steel ladder from the interior catwalk.
Finish                painted
Condition             intact and sound
Significance          moderate
Integrity             high
Maintenance           prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works   none

Heritage significance: Moderate
The auxiliary light platform is an important feature in the lighthouse's history.

Lighthouse feature: Internal catwalk
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Description and condition
Cast iron lattice floor panels supported on openwork cast iron brackets bolted to the lantern base.

     * Ladder – Fixed winding stair with cast iron treads/risers. Varnished moulded timber handrail on wrought iron balusters.
Finish               ladder handrail: varnished
                     other parts: painted
Condition            sound
Significance         high
Integrity            high
Maintenance          keep in service, prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works  none

Heritage significance: High
The internal catwalk is an original feature of a lighthouse designed by an influential figure in Victoria's architectural field (criterion h).

Lighthouse feature: External catwalk
© AMSA 2020
Description and condition
Cast iron lattice floor panels attached to the lantern base, without supporting brackets.
     * Handrail – none.
Finish               painted
Condition            intact and sound
Significance         high
Integrity            high
Maintenance          keep in service, prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works  none

Heritage significance: High
The external catwalk contributes to the aesthetic value of the lighthouse within its setting (criterion e).
The external catwalk is an original feature of a lighthouse designed by an influential figure in Victoria's architectural field (criterion h).

Lighthouse feature: Lantern base
© AMSA 2021
Description and condition
1862 Chance Bros, irregular 12-sided polygonal prism in form, with alternating long and short faces. Panels of cast iron bolted together with flanged joints. Decorative relief pattern on outside – diamond pattern in centre, border around each face.

       * Internal lining – timber vertical tongue-and-groove boards with beaded joints.
       * Vents – round air inlet in the middle of exterior of each panel (sealed off). Corresponding circular openings below the internal catwalk (each closed off with plywood disk).
      * Doors – two Chance Bros cast iron doors on opposite sides of the lantern. Both have timber boarded linings to match the lantern base. One door is sealed closed and has a steel patch applied to exterior bottom. The other door is hung on copper alloy hinges and secured with a recent cast strong-back, stud and hand wheel.

Finish               internal timber lining: varnished
                     other parts: painted
Condition            intact and sound
Significance         high
Integrity            high
Maintenance          keep in service, prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works  none

Heritage significance: High
The lantern base contributes to the aesthetic value of the lighthouse within its setting (criterion e).
The lantern base is an original feature of a