Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2014L00095:body:0:p50
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2014L00095
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since the lighthouse and the winch house are not in use. The safety of the paths and stairs that give access to the cottages is a current issue.

Implementation strategy
    * Add standard galvanised steel tubular railings (as used for functional structures at Hamilton Island) where needed for safe use of the paths next to the cottages.

8.7.14. Issue 31: The polyethylene water tank

Policy 31: Allow native vegetation to mask the views of the tank

Commentary

The header tank recently installed by the private lessee on the hill behind the cottages is visible at present.

Implementation strategy

    * Plant appropriate vegetation around the tank.

8.7.15. Issue 32: The graves

Policy 32: Preserve the fabric and evidence of the graves

Commentary
The two grave surrounds — one of wrought iron, the other of timber pickets — are poignant reminders of life and death on remote lightstations.

Implementation strategy
    * Repair the wooden enclosure, reconstructing any missing or unsound parts to match the detail of the original, and causing the least possible disturbance of the ground.
    * Protect the graves and the area around them from disturbance.

8.7.16. Issue 33: The lightstation grounds

Policy 33: Maintain the character of the grounds, and their evidence of use

Commentary

The lightstation grounds — with their tended grass and introduced plants — reflect the ordered life of the keepers and their families.

Implementation strategy
    * Continue mowing and maintenance of the grass.
    * Remove overgrown or senescent plantings.
    * Maintain an unobstructed view of the lighthouse from seaward.

8.7.17. Issue 34: The boulders

Policy 34: Continue stabilisation and monitoring of the boulders on the hill behind the lightstation

Commentary
There have been several campaigns of work to ensure the boulders are not dis­lod­ged, as recorded in the drawing by Cardno Ullman & Nolan, geotechnical engineers, reproduced in Appendix 10.8.

Implementation strategy
    * Monitor the positions of the boulders annually in accordance with the geotechnical engineer's recommendations.

8.7.18. Issue 35: The access road

Policy 35: Allow native vegetation to soften the visible edges of the road. Do not develop any structured garden bed or plantings along the line of the road.

Commentary

The concrete roadway is visually intrusive. It can be made less intrusive with vegetation that merges with the surrounding landscape.

Implementation strategy
    * Remove exotic plantings from beside the road, and encourage informal growth of native vegetation.

8.7.19. Issue 36: The spa bath

Policy 36: Remove the spa bath and shelter, keeping the remains of the base of the old shed

Commentary

The spa is not currently used, and is visually intrusive.

Implementation strategy
    * Remove the spa bath and shelter.

8.7.20. Issue 37: The fowl house

Policy 37: Preserve the fowl house