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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, acting pursuant to section 341S of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, makes this heritage management plan in relation to parts of the Dent Island Lightstation within its ownership or control.

Given under the Common Seal of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

this 21st day of October 2013

which seal is duly affixed in the presence of:

Chairperson                                                                  Witness

(Bruce Elliot, A/Chairperson)                                      (Kristie Craig, Executive Assistant)

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority, acting pursuant to section 341S of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, makes this heritage management plan in relation to parts of the Dent Island Lightstation within its ownership or control.

this 9th day of December 2013

Chief Executive Officer

(Michael Kinley, A/Chief Executive Officer)

      © Commonwealth of Australia 2013

      Published by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority

      ISBN 978 1 921682 99 5 (eBook)

      This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968,
      no part may be reproduced by any process without the prior written permission of the
      Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority or the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

      The National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry :

      Dent Island Lightstation heritage management plan [electronic resource] / Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

      ISBN  978 1 921682 99 5 (eBook)

      Dent Island Lightstation (Qld.)
      Lighthouses--Queensland--Dent Island.
      Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Queensland--Dent Island.
      Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Qld.)--Management.

      Other Authors/Contributors:
      Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

      387.15509943

      This publication should be cited as:
      Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority 2013,
      Dent Island Lightstation heritage management plan, GBRMPA, Townsville and AMSA, Canberra.

      Cover picture:
      Dent Island Lighthouse, overlooking the Whitsunday Passage, 2012 (Image: Peter Marquis-Kyle)

      Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to:

      Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Australian Maritime Safety Authority
      Director, Communications and Parliamentary Business Media Officer
      2-68 Flinders Street GPO Box 2181
      PO Box 1379 CANBERRA ACT 2601
      TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810 Australia Australia
      Phone: (07) 4750 0700` Phone: (02) 6279 5000
      Fax: (07) 4772 6093 Fax: (02) 6279 5950
      info@gbrmpa.gov.au

      Comments and inquiries on this document are welcome and should be addressed to:
      Project Manager Field Management, Manager, Aids to Navigation
      Field Management Unit nsmaint@amsa.gov.au
      info@gbrmpa.gov.au
      www.gbrmpa.gov.au www.amsa.gov.au

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Executive summary
1. Introduction
1.1. Overview of the cultural significance of Dent Island Lightstation
1.2. Conserving cultural significance
1.3. Preparation of this heritage management plan
2. Heritage management plan objectives
3. A brief history of Dent Island Lightstation
3.1 Australia's lighthouses
3.2 Lighting the Queensland coast
3.3. Establishment of the Dent Island Lightstation