Construction concrete tower Height 20 m Automated 1971 | Focal height 59 feet (18 m) Opened 1971 Year first constructed 1971 | |
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Location Burnett Heads
Queensland
Australia Tower shape octagonal prism tower with no balcony and no lantern Markings / pattern white tower with a horizontal red band around the top Original lens fifth order Fresnel lens Similar Old Burnett Heads Light, Cape Capricorn Light, Bulwer Island Light, Point Lookout Light - Aus, Dent Island Light | ||
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.
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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 manages by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. The site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.