Cape Otway Lighthouse

06/09/2026

Dad deserves a scone. So bring him to the Cape! ❤️

Make a day of it this Father’s Day at Cape Otway Lightstation — explore the historic precinct, take in the wild coastal scenery, then stop by the Lightkeepers Café for one of our famous homemade scones with jam and cream.

Amazing views. Beautiful coffee. Famous scones.
Dad sorted. 😂

Come and spend Father’s Day with us at Cape Otway Lightstation. 💙

📸 K A T E E L I Z A B E T H

17/08/2026

🌊 Looking for a job with a view?

Join the team at the iconic Cape Otway Lightstation and work in one of Victoria's most breathtaking coastal locations.

As a Lightstation Attendant, you'll spend your days welcoming visitors from around the world, serving great coffee, supporting guest accommodation, and helping create unforgettable experiences in a truly unique destination.

✅ Flexible casual work
✅ Stunning natural surroundings
✅ Diverse, hands-on role
✅ Hospitality, tourism & visitor services experience

This isn't your average customer service role. It's an opportunity to work where history, nature and tourism come together.

📍 Cape Otway

Apply now and be part of something extraordinary.

https://au.seek.com/job/93829436

15/08/2026

📻 The airwaves are alive at Cape Otway!

This weekend we’re joining lighthouses and lightships around the world for International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend 2026. 🌏

Our amateur radio team VK3ILH is broadcasting from Cape Otway, making contact with fellow lighthouse stations across Australia and around the globe.

The Lady of History is onsite all day Saturday in the Old Workshop 🕰️

Come along, meet the team and see how far Cape Otway can reach! 📡✨

📅 Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 August
📍 Cape Otway Lightstation
🕤 Open 9.30am–4.30pm (last entry 4pm)

10/08/2026

📡 CAPE OTWAY IS ON THE AIR! 🌏

This weekend, Cape Otway Lightstation is joining lighthouses and lightships around the world for International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend 2026.

Amateur radio operators will be setting up in the historic 1859 Telegraph Station, sending signals out from Cape Otway and making contact with other lighthouse stations across Australia and around the world.

It’s a fitting place to celebrate the power of communication — from the days when the Telegraph Station connected this remote outpost with the outside world, to radio signals travelling across the globe today.

⚓ Meet the radio operators and hear live contacts being made
📡 Discover the fascinating world of amateur radio
🕰️ Step back in time with special history talks throughout the day
🌊 Explore the historic Lightstation precinct and its spectacular coastal setting
☕ Warm up afterwards with homemade scones, jam & cream at the Lightkeepers Café

Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 August
📍 Cape Otway Lightstation

Please note: the Lighthouse Tower is currently closed for conservation works, but there is still plenty of history to discover across the Lightstation precinct with discounted entry.

Come and see who we can reach from the Cape! 📡🌏

08/08/2026

Step Back in Time at Cape Otway Lightstation 🕰️

Every day, our passionate guides bring the stories of Cape Otway Lightstation to life with engaging history talks throughout the precinct.

Discover the fascinating lives of the lighthouse keepers and their families, hear tales of shipwrecks and survival, and uncover the rich maritime history that shaped Australia’s oldest surviving mainland lighthouse.

Whether you’re a history enthusiast or simply curious about life on one of Australia’s most dramatic coastlines, there’s always something new to discover.

Join a history talk during your visit and experience the stories that have echoed across the Cape for more than 175 years.

📍 Open Friday-Tuesday from 9:30am–4:30pm (last entry 4pm)
🎟 History talks included with admission

17/07/2026

This week, the Cape Otway Lightstation community was saddened to learn of the passing of WWII veteran Beryl Mainon, who passed away at the age of 102.

Beryl Mainon joined the WAAF in 1942 at the age of 17 – she lied about her age. Upon qualifying as a Radar Operator, Beryl served on several Radar Stations in Victoria and New South Wales until the end of the war in 1945.

Beryls story is shared as part of the WWII exhibit at Cape Otway Lightstation, an audio visual interpretation project that marries Corten steel silhouettes, with voices of Victorian WWII Radar veterans as they recall their secret war; unknown to contemporary audiences.

The original wireless equipment, on loan from the Apollo Bay Museum has been returned to the bunker and displayed as part of the exhibit.
Housed within the WWII Radar Station at Cape Otway Lightstation. The project is a collaboration between the Lightstation & RAAFA Radar Veterans Association.

The history of WWII RAAF Radar has been a relatively unknown “secret story” due to its top-secret WWII status, which was effectively continued post-WWII by RAAF Radar Veterans who had committed to its secrecy status. This has resulted in very little formal historical recording of WWII RAAF Radar.

VRAAFRA WWII Veteran Members have been committed to creating, recording and preserving for future generations, an historical understanding of WWII RAAF Radar and its critical role in defending Australia and winning the war in the South West Pacific.

Beryl Mainon joined the WAAF in 1942 at the age of 17 – she lied ab...