New Caloundra Light
Old Caloundra Light on the right, New Caloundra Light on the left, 2008
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 Queensland
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Caloundra Queensland Australia |
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| Coordinates | 26°48′05.63″S 153°08′14.67″E / 26.8015639°S 153.1374083°ECoordinates: 26°48′05.63″S 153°08′14.67″E / 26.8015639°S 153.1374083°E |
| Year first constructed | 1967 |
| Year first lit | 1968 |
| Deactivated | 1992 |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Tower shape | square prism tower supporting D-shaped observation room, lantern on roof |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Height | 46 feet (14 m) |
| Focal height | 52 metres (171 ft) |
| Range | 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 10s. |
| ARLHS number | AUS-252 |
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New Caloundra Light, also known as New Caloundra Head Light, is an inactive lighthouse located in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. It stands on Canberra Terrace near downtown Caloundra. The lighthouse was active from 1968 to 1992. It has a unique design resembling an airport control tower, the only surviving example of a lighthouse of this design in Australia.
Old Caloundra Light had stood on Canberra Terrace since its construction in 1896, marking the entrance to the North West Channel, a deep water channel into Moreton Bay and the Port of Brisbane. Changes in the shipping industry in the 1960s caused an increase in large container ships, which made the channel even more important. In May 1966 permission was granted for the construction of a modern structure comprising a combined lighthouse, signal station and radar station.
The New Caloundra Light was erected in 1967, and was the second of a group of seven concrete towers erected between 1964 and 1979. By order of construction the lights were Cape Capricorn Light, New Caloundra Light, Point Danger Light, New Burnett Heads Light, Fitzroy Island Light, Point Cartwright Light and Archer Point Light.
The light source was two stacks of sealed beam lamps, installed on a revolving table. It had red and green sectors. While the light itself was fully automatic, the station was manned due to the signal station. Four houses were constructed outside the station to accommodate the staff.
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