Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00078:reg:2015:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00078
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2015 (pt 2/18)
Character Range: 42807–45880

practice for conserving cultural significance.
Criterion under 'Heritage Significance' refer to the criterion satisfied within the specific Commonwealth heritage listing (see section 5.1).
All images included in sub-section 4.1 and 4.2 – Source: AMSA.
Lighthouse feature: Lantern roof
© AMSA 2022
Description and condition
Recent 16-sided pyramidal roof of glass-reinforced-plastic panels on 1845 cast metal ribs and top ring.
       * Ribs – cast metal ribs
       * Inner skin – none
       * Ventilator – recent GRP replica of ball type ventilator, without ventilation holes
       * Wind vane – none
       * Lightning conductor – single spike on top of ventilator
       * Gutter – none
Finish:               painted
Condition:            intact and sound
Integrity:            high
Significance:         original fabric: high
                      other parts: low
Maintenance:          keep in service, prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works:  none

Heritage significance: High
The original cast metal ribs and top ring are an original part of the lighthouse – they maintain significance due to the lighthouse being the oldest of the Bass Strait lighthouses (and by being one of only 4 extant pre-1850 lighthouses) (criterion a, criterion b).
The lantern roof contributes to the aesthetic value of the lighthouse (criterion e).

Lighthouse feature: Lantern glazing
© AMSA 2022
Description and condition
Polygonal in form, with 16 sides. The vertical astragals extend from a base ring at lantern floor level up to the lantern roof – there is no separate lantern base.
       * Panes – flat rectangular glass. Two tiers of glass, with narrow tier of blank plywood panels above, and wider tier of blank panels below (forming the lantern base, see below). One landward face is blanked off by a timber framed and sheeted door in which is inset a cast iron frame for the balcony door.
       * Astragals – vertical astragals of moulded profile with thickenings at intersections with horizontal astragals and at top and bottom. Horizontal astragals of similar moulded section. Uppermost horizontal astragal (which separates a tier of blank panels from glass panes) is a later addition.
       * Handholds – one on each vertical astragal, fixed to cover strips.
       * Emergency panes – set of emergency panes in metal frames, with copper alloy fixing bolts, are stored in the tower below the lantern room.

Finish:                blanking panels, astragals and glazing strips: painted
Condition:             intact and sound
Integrity:             high
Significance:          high
Maintenance:           keep in service, reglaze as necessary
                       prepare and repaint at normal intervals
Rectification works:   none

Heritage significance: High
The lantern glazing is an essential part of the lighthouse – it maintains its significance due to the lighthouse being the oldest of the Bass Strait lights, and due to being one of only four (4) extant pre-1850 lighthouses (criterion a, criterion b).
The lantern glazing contributes to