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a fixed light for Cape Howe, Bass Straits (Gabo Island Lighthouse: Working Plan), 1846. NAA: A9568, 6/4/2 (© Commonwealth of Australia, National Archives of Australia)
    Figure 13. New lighthouse: Gabo Island, 1860. NAA: A9568, 6/4/12 (© Commonwealth of Australia, National Archives of Australia)
    Figure 14. Lighthouse station – Gabo Island – Boundary Walls, Gates etc, 1884. NAA: A9568, 6/4/14 (© Commonwealth of Australia, National Archives of Australia)
    Figure 15. Photograph of Gabo Island Lighthouse and keepers, 1978. NAA: AA6180, 25/7/78/9 (© Commonwealth of Australia, National Archives of Australia)
    Figure 16. Montague Island Lighthouse, NSW (© AMSA, 2021)

Acronym List
List of acronyms utilised throughout this heritage management plan:
Acronym           Definition
AGA               Gas Accumulator Company
AMSA              Australian Maritime Safety Authority
AMSG              Australian Maritime Systems Group
AtoN              Aid to Navigation
BBT               Barbier, Benard, et Turenne
CHL               Commonwealth Heritage List
DCCEEW            Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
EPBC Act          Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)
EPBC Regulations  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 (Cth)
HMP               Heritage Management Plan
IALA              International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
LED               Light emitting diode
NAA               National Archives of Australia
NES               National Environmental Significance
NLA               National Library of Australia
RMS               Record Management System
RNE               Register for the National Estate (non-statutory archive)

Executive Summary

Built in 1862, Gabo Island Lighthouse is a historic site recognised by the Commonwealth and the State Government of Victoria. The lighthouse was placed on the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2004 and is recognised for its aesthetic prominence in the landscape, its technical stonemason craftsmanship, and its association with prominent designers of the mid-19th century. The lighthouse is also listed on the Victorian Heritage Database for the site's intactness as a mid to late century lightstation, and its technical achievement regarding its stonemasonry, and external and internal fittings.
Constructed to replace the pre-existing 1853 timber tower, the lightstation is located on Gabo Island within Bass Strait, approximately 13.9 kilometres from the township of Mallacoota (Vic). Standing at a height of 47 metres, the circular dressed granite structure was originally fitted with a 1st Order Chance Bros 12' diameter lantern and fixed lens.
Presently, the tower is fitted with a Tideland Nova-250 beacon operating on an automated mechanism as part of AMSA's network of Aids to Navigation (AtoN). The equipment on-site is serviced by AMSA's maintenance contractor who visits at least once each year. AMSA officers visit on an ad-hoc basis for auditing, project and community liaison purposes.
Parks Victoria maintain all other structures outside of the AMSA lease including the keeper's cottages and various service buildings. Parks Victoria also serve as caretaker for the fauna and flora of the Island.
This heritage management plan concerns the