Great Ocean Road Lighthouses

13/01/2017

Come and join us at Flagstaff Hill at 1pm today as we fire our 80 pound canon!

As part of our ongoing monthly activations we will be firing our 80 pound cannon at 1pm this Saturday 14th of January!

12/12/2016

Lighthouse dream job!

THIS VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY IS NOW CLOSED.

Thank you to everyone who enquired and those who applied. Selections will be made soon. If you are interested in volunteering generally on Maatsuyker Island, or on other islands and reserves around Tasmania, we encourage you to join Wildcare Inc www.wildcaretas.org.au/Join and register with the Friends group(s) of your choice.
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Wild island opportunity

If you are keen to escape the rat race and spend six months on a sometimes wet and often windswept island, watching the swells of the Southern Ocean, we might have just the gig for you.

The Parks and Wildlife Service is seeking volunteer caretakers for the coming two years on the remote and spectacular Maatsuyker Island in Tasmania’s south-west.

Maatsuyker Island is approximately 10 kilometres off the coast and is within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The lighthouse is Australia’s southernmost lighthouse station.

We are looking for self-sufficient people that are healthy, have a proven ability to live and work in remote locations, and are able to carry out caretaking services including maintenance of grounds, buildings and plant and equipment. Additionally, they are required to carry out daily weather observations for the Bureau of Meteorology, for which they receive training and payment.

Transport to the island by helicopter is provided. Volunteers are sought for periods of six months from either September to March or March to September. For safety reasons at the remote location, couples or individuals (minimum of two) are preferred.

A Maatsuyker Island Volunteer Caretaker and Weather Observer Information Package is available from either the Parks and Wildlife Service website www.parks.tas.gov.au or www.wildcaretas.org.au.
Applications close on 30 January 2017.

09/12/2016

Make a vote!

Following more that 300 name suggestions, a shortlist of 10 has been chosen.

The option with the most votes will be the new name for our female maremma puppy.

11/11/2016

Team registration now open. Please call Flagstaff Hill for more information on 1800 556 111.

20/09/2016

Just a reminder in the run up to the Council elections on 22 October.

This is a non-political platform for sharing information on lighthouses. Any comments not related to lighthouses will be deleted.

14/09/2016

Please stay safe on our roads.

*** FLOOD EVACUATION WARNING - HAMILTON ***
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** If you have family or friends in the area, please tag them so they are aware of the warning **

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Flood Evacuation Update for the Grangeburn River - Apex Drive, Holden and Abbott Streets, Hamilton

Effective Date: 14/09/16 10:10 AM
Expiry Date: 14/09/16 12:00 PM

Current Situation

An Evacuation Warning remains current for the Grangeburn River - Apex Drive, Holden and Abbott Streets, Hamilton.

Residents who have already evacuated should not return home until a Safe to Return notification is issued.

What You Should Do
Act Now - take immediate precautions to protect your life and property
If you have already evacuated:
You should register at a relief centre (listed below) so that your friends, family and authorities can be notified that you are safe
Do not return to your home until a Safe To Return Notification is issued
If you have not already evacuated:
Stay where you are and shelter in the highest location possible
Be aware that your property may be isolated by floodwater for an extended period of time
Ensure that you have an appropriate supply of food, water and medications

Where To Go
Relief Centre

A relief centre is open at:
HILAC - Hamilton Indoor Leisure & Aquatic Centre, 83 Shakespeare Street, Hamilton.
You can also go to friends or family in a safer location

Safety Messages
Tune into your emergency broadcasters: ABC local radio, commercial radio and designated community radio stations, or SKY NEWS television
Floodwater is dangerous - never drive, walk or ride through floodwater
Floodwater is toxic - never play or swim in floodwater

Emergency Contacts
For flood or storm emergency assistance from SES call 132 500
For life-threatening emergencies call Triple Zero (000)

Additional Information

Weather Warnings and River Heights: www.bom.gov.au
phone 1300 659 217
SES Information: www.ses.vic.gov.au

Issued By
Victoria State Emergency Service

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30/08/2016

Amazing picture!

Griffith Island Lighthouse under the stars
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30/08/2016

Lovely spot

These magnificent rock stacks can be found virtually anywhere along the Great Ocean Road from Otways to Warrnambool. Childers Cove in my opinion is more magnificent than those at 12 Apostles. And way way way less crowded. Well worth a visit.
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18/08/2016

This weekend is ... INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE WEEKEND, and Cape Otway Lighthouse are celebrating. Kids craft activites, bush tucker and cooking demonstrations, Aboriginal talking hut, yester-year games, seashanties, face painting, puppet shows, terrible tragedies story telling and send a message by morse code. Not to mention all the other activities! http://www.lightstation.com/international-lighthouse-weekend/ 📷 by

14/08/2016

High above Split Point Lighthouse 📷 by

10/08/2016

Nice piece of our regions heritage brought home.

30/07/2016

Be aware of this cannon firing tonight between 830pm and 9pm.

This next few weeks we will be focused on our state heritage listed garrison area of the village.

Saturday we will be firing the cannon between 830pm and 9pm.

August 11th we will be receiving one of the most significant items to be added to our collection relating to the garrison history.

The 1861 item was presented to the then very patriotic Warrnambool men known as patriotic Citizen Soldiers of Victoria.

The piece was presented by the "ladies of the Warrnambool district" to the garrison of volunteers in 1861 protecting the very young town on Warrnambool from perceived threats by European powers.

The piece had been hidden away in a display cupboard for many many years and will now be made available for public display to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village.

Very excited to soon be able to show these pieces soon and will add a great deal to the cultural heritage of our city.

Australian Maritime Museums Council