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in the Burra Charter 1. See Appendix 1, Glossary of heritage conservation terms.

 Also see Appendix 2, Glossary of lighthouse terminology relevant to Cape Byron Lighthouse which sets out the technical terminology used in this plan.

1.8             Previous reports

 A Supplementary Information report on Cape Byron by Graham Brooks and Associates Pty Ltd was produced for NSW NPWS in November 2001.b

 A Conservation Management Plan was prepared in 2008 by Donald Ellsmore Pty Ltd (and contributors) for Freeman Ellsmore, Conservation Architects and Planners for the NSW Department of Lands and Water Conservation.c

1.9             Sources of information and images

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

 Photos with no credit are solely owned by AMSA.

 Website URLs are found in Appendix 5. and are referenced via superscript letters in main text. Example: Cape Byron Reportx

  1 Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter, (2013)

   2.   Cape Byron Lightstation site

2.1             Location

 The Cape Byron Lighthouse is located on  Lighthouse Road, Cape Byron, NSW, 1.6 kilometres from Byron Bay town centre and 143 kilometres

 south of Brisbane's central business district. The Cape is considered the most easterly point of the Australian mainland.

 Coordinates: 28° 38.3131' S, 153° 38.1845' E

 Figure 3. Location of Byron Bay (NSW)

 Figure 4. Location of Cape Byron Lighthouse (NSW)

2.2             Setting and landscape

 The lightstation is located on Cape Byron approximately 1.6 kilometres from Byron Bay's town centre.

 Situated atop a rocky cliff, the Cape Byron Lighthouse is surrounded by coastal beaches. The Cape is considered the most easterly point of the Australian mainland.

 The thick vegetation found to its south-south-east is listed under the Cape Byron State Conservation Authority, which hosts the Cape Byron walking
 track, a trail that loops around the Cape. This region
 is registered as a protected area.

 Due to its elevated position, views from the
 lightstation are uninterrupted.

 Figure 5. View of Cape Byron Lighthouse and surrounding cliffs (2005)

 The Cape Byron Lighthouse precinct comprises of:

  •       a lighthouse tower and attached pavilion rooms

  •       a signal house/flag room

  •       a head lightkeeper's quarters – currently a visitor
  information centre

  •       an assistant lightkeeper's quarters

  •       a signal mast

  •       a retaining wall

  •       steps

  •       a toilet block

  •       a walkway

 AMSA is responsible for the lighthouse tower and surrounding paved area only.

Fauna and flora

 The Byron Bay district is home to a number of native fauna species including flying foxes, koalas, and frogs.

 A number of endangered ecological communities have been identified in the Arakwal National Park surrounding the Cape Byron Lightstation. The Graminoid Clay Heath, an