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26 August 2020,  the Australian Heritage Council advised that the  plan was not inconsistent with the Commonwealth Heritage Management Principles, and gave approval..

 No updates or amendments have been made in this version of the plan. Future updates and
 amendments will be listed here in later versions.

1.4             Status

 This plan has been adopted by AMSA in  accordance with Schedule 7A (Management plans for Commonwealth Heritage places) and Schedule 7B (Commonwealth Heritage management principles) of the EPBC Regulations (2000) to guide the management of the place and for inclusion in  the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

1.5             Authorship

 This plan has been prepared by AMSA. At the initial time of publication, Australian Maritime Systems Group (AMSG) is the contracted maintenance provider for the Commonwealth Government's AtoN network including Montague Island Lighthouse.

1.6             Acknowledgements

 AMSA acknowledges the professional assistance of
 Peter Marquis-Kyle, heritage architect.

1.7             Language

 For clarity and consistency, some words in this plan such as restoration, reconstruction, and preservation, are used with the meanings defined in the Burra Charter 1. See Appendix 1 Glossary  of heritage conservation terms. Also see Appendix 2 Glossary of lighthouse terminology relevant to Montague Island Lighthouse, which sets out the technical terminology used in this plan.

1.8             Previous reports

 A Supplementary Information Report (NPWS Lighthouses – Conservation Management and Cultural Tourism Plan) was completed by Graham Brooks and Associates Pty Ltd in November 2001 for the NSW NPWS.

 A Heritage Lighthouse Report was completed for AMSA by heritage architect Peter Marquis-Kyle in 2007.

1.9             Sources of information and images

 This plan has incorporated a number of sources including the National Archives of Australia (NAA), National Library of Australia (NLA), as well as the AMSA heritage collection.

 Photos with no credit are solely owned by AMSA.

 Website URLs are referenced via superscript (for example Montague Island Reportx) and located at the end of the document (See Website Links).

 1 Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter (2013)

   2.   Montague Island Lightstation site

2.1             Location

 The Montague Island lighthouse is located on Montague Island, a protected nature reserve found offshore from the South Coast region of New South Wales. The lighthouse and island are approximately

 10 kilometres south-east of Narooma, NSW, and approximately 350 kilometres south of Sydney, NSW.
 Lighthouse coordinates: 36° 15.1143 'S, 150°
 13.6035 'E

  Figure 3. Location of lighthouse on Montague Island (Google Maps)

  Figure 4. Location of Montague Island lighthouse along Australian coastline (Google Maps)

  Figure 5. Location of Montague Island along NSW coastline (Google Maps)

2.2             Setting and landscape

 The lighthouse is located on the Montague Island
 Nature Reserve, a protected reserve approximately

 82 ha in size. The island is outlined with rugged, steep cliffs with landing only possible at two  sheltered locations on