New Burnett Heads Light

New Burnett Heads Light

Location	Burnett Heads Queensland Australia
Coordinates	24°45′29.5″S 152°24′45.7″E
Tower
Constructed	1971
Construction	concrete tower
Automated	1971
Height	65 feet (20 m)
Shape	octagonal tower with no balcony and no lantern
Markings	white tower with a horizontal red band around the top
Power source	mains electricity
Operator	Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Light
Focal height	59 feet (18 m)
Lens	fifth order Fresnel lens
Intensity	55,000 cd
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (4) W 20s.

The New Burnett Heads Light, also known as South Head Light, is an active lighthouse standing on the south side of the Burnett River entrance, in Burnett Heads, Queensland, Australia. In 1971 it replaced the Old Burnett Heads Light, which was relocated inland.

History

The Old Burnett Heads Light stood on the south side of the Burnett River entrance between 1873 and 1971, when it was replaced with this tower. The new lighthouse was the fourth of a group of seven concrete towers erected by the Commonwealth between 1964 and 1979, by order of construction, Cape Capricorn Light, New Caloundra Light, Point Danger Light, itself, Fitzroy Island Light, Point Cartwright Light and Archer Point Light. The tower is made of concrete and covered with tiles, in the "swimming pool" style, much like Point Cartwright Light and Fitzroy Island Light. The concrete base of the old lighthouse is still present next to the new tower. The lighthouse also carries a Cospas-Sarsat receiver, one of a pair in Australia, the second being at Cave Point Light, Western Australia.

Light specifications

The light characteristic shown is four white flashes every twenty seconds Fl.(4)W. 20s, only visible in the sector 120°-320°. The light source is a 12 Volt 50 Watt tungsten-halogen lamp, fed from the Mains electricity, providing a light intensity of 55,000 cd, visible for 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi).

Site operation and visiting

The site and the lighthouse are managed by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. The site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Australia

References

• List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 208.
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Southern Queensland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
• "The New Burnett Heads Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Queensland. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
• Flotwell, Annette (August 2003). "Annette Flotwell's East Coast Lighthouse Trip: Part 2". Lighthouses of Australia Inc Bulletin (4). Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
• Ibbotson, John (November 2000). "Around Australia Chasing Lighthouses". Lighthouses of Australia Inc Bulletin (11). Archived from the original on 28 December 2010.
• "Caloundra Lighthouses (entry 602746)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

External links

• Hurburgh, David (March 2002). "Lighthouses From the Air: Part 7". Lighthouses of Australia Inc Bulletin. 5 (3). Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
• Picture of New Burnett Heads Light Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine