Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01587:reg:1961:p12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01587
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1961 (pt 12/19)
Character Range: 80026–83638

strategies to conserve heritage values of the Eddystone Point Lighthouse).
  5.3  Condition and integrity of the commonwealth heritage values
Assessment of the condition and integrity of Eddystone Point Lighthouse's heritage values are derived from the latest available inspection and audit reports conducted by both AMSA and AMSG (2019–20).
Condition is measured on a Good – Fair – Poor scale and incorporates the current condition of the specific value.
Integrity is measured on a High – Medium – Low scale which incorporates the value's intactness.
As a whole, the heritage values of Eddystone Point Lighthouse demonstrate good to fair condition. All attributes of the heritage values are sound with exception of the granite tower walls which display some signs of water penetration and erosion. The heritage values of the lighthouse demonstrate high integrity due to the intactness of the site. Despite not being currently used, the original 20th century Chance Bros. optic and mercury float pedestal remain in situ and continue to rotate.
Criteria                  Values (including attributes)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Condition  Integrity

Criterion A - Process     The lighthouse's value as a place associated with the development of navigational aids in the Bass Strait region, and rates the importance of Banks Strait to shipping between Melbourne, Hobart and Launceston during the latter half of the nineteenth century.  Good       High
Criterion B – Rarity      The lighthouse's value as a rare unpainted rock-faced stone tower with unusual stone flying external staircase, housing its original Chance Bros. lantern, and early twentieth century Chance Bros. optic and mercury float optic pedestal.                        Good       High
Criterion D – Typicality  The lighthouse's value as an integral part of an intact late-nineteenth century lightstation including residences and grave.                                                                                                                                       Good       High
Criterion E – Aesthetics  The lighthouse's value as an aesthetic granite landmark feature on Eddystone Point.                                                                                                                                                                                Good       High

  5.4  Gain/loss of heritage values
Evidence for the potential gain or loss of heritage values will be documented within this section of future versions of this heritage management plan.

  6.  Opportunities and constraints

  6.1  Implications arising from significance
The Statement of Significance (section 5.1 above) demonstrates Eddystone Point Lighthouse is a place of considerable heritage value due to its contribution to the establishment of marine AtoNs in the Bass Straits region, and its importance to shipping between Melbourne, Hobart and Launceston in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The implication arising from this assessment is that key aspects of the place should be conserved to retain this significance. The key features requiring conservation include:
       * the continued use of the lighthouse as an AtoN
       * the architectural quality of the building
       * original Chance Bros. lantern, early twentieth century Chance Bros. optic and mercury float pedestal
       * moveable artefacts (the aldis lamp in black timber box,