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Draft Lady Elliot Island Lightstation Heritage Management Plan Lady Elliot Island Lightstation Heritage Management Plan © Commonwealth of Australia 2011 Published by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority ISBN 978 1 876945 68 8 (pdf) This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without the prior written permission of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The National Library of Australia Cataloging-in-Publication entry : Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Lady Elliot Island lightstation heritage management plan [electronic resource] / Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Townsville, Qld.: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, 2011. ISBN 978 1 876945 68 8 (pdf) Bibliography. Lighthouses--Queensland--Lady Elliot Island. Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Queensland--Lady Elliot Island. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Qld.)--Management. 387.15509943 This publication shoud be cited as: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 2011, Lady Elliot Island lightstation heritage management plan, GBRMPA, Townsville. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to: Director, Communication 2-68 Flinders Street PO Box 1379 TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810 Australia Phone: (07) 4750 0700 Fax: (07) 4772 6093 [email protected] Comments and inquiries on this document are welcome and should be addressed to: Planning Unit [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Figures .........................................................................................................................................1 Foreword ......................................................................................................................................................2 Executive summary ..................................................................................................................................3 1. Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................4 1.1 Overview of the historic significance of Lady Elliot Island lightstation .......................................... 4 1.2 Preparation of this Management Plan ........................................................................................... 4 2. Heritage Management Plan objectives ........................................................................................7 3. History relating to Lady Elliot Island lightstation .....................................................................8 3.1 Australia’s lighthouses .................................................................................................................. 8 3.2 Lighting the Queensland coast ..................................................................................................... 8 3.3 Lady Elliot Island and the guano miners ....................................................................................... 9 3.4 A Permanent lighthouse ................................................................................................................ 9 3.5 Upgrades to the lightstation ........................................................................................................ 12 3.6 The Resort................................................................................................................................... 13 3.7 Automation .................................................................................................................................. 14 3.8 The new tower ............................................................................................................................. 14 4. Lady Elliot Island ................................................................................................................................ 15 4.1 Location ....................................................................................................................................... 15 4.2 The reef and the coral cay .......................................................................................................... 15 4.3 The Heritage Management Plan area ......................................................................................... 16 4.4 The setting................................................................................................................................... 16 5. Cultural significance ......................................................................................................................... 17 5.1 Summary Statement of Significance ........................................................................................... 17 5.2 Cultural values ........................................................................................................................... 17 5.2.1 Processes (criterion a) ......................................................................................................... 17 5.2.2 Rarity (criterion b) ................................................................................................................ 17 5.2.3 Characteristic values (criterion d) ........................................................................................ 17 5.2.4 Aesthetic characteristics (criterion e) ................................................................................... 18 5.2.5 Technical achievement (criterion f) ...................................................................................... 18 5.2.6 Significant people (criterion h) ............................................................................................. 18 5.3 Correcting some past errors........................................................................................................ 18 6. The lightstation................................................................................................................................. 20 6.1 The heritage precinct ................................................................................................................. 20 6.2 The physical elements of the lightstation ................................................................................... 21 6.3. Summary of physical condition .................................................................................................. 27 7. Operational requirements ............................................................................................................. 28 7.1. Great Barrier Reef Heritage Strategy ......................................................................................... 28 7.2. Other plans or management considerations .............................................................................. 28 7.2.1. Commonwealth legislation .................................................................................................. 28 7.2.2. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zoning .............................................................................. 28 7.2.3. State legislation .................................................................................................................. 28 7.2.4. National Trust of Queensland ............................................................................................. 28 7.2.5. GBRMPA management requirements and agency mechanisms ....................................... 29 7.3. Lady Elliot Island lease arrangements ....................................................................................... 29 7.3.1. Resort ................................................................................................................................. 29 7.3.2. Navigation aids ................................................................................................................... 30 8. Heritage management policies .................................................................................................... 31 8.1. Management and conservation policies ..................................................................................... 31 9. Implementation plan ....................................................................................................................... 39 10. References ......................................................................................................................................... 40 11. Appendices ....................................................................................................................................... 42 11.1. Appendix 1 – Maps and Site Plans .......................................................................................... 42 11.2. Appendix 2 – Definition of terms from the Burra Charter ......................................................... 46 11.3. Appendix 3 – Table demonstrating compliance with the EPBC Act 1999 ............................... 47 Table of Figures Figure 1. Major Pre-1900 lighthouses in the Great Barrier Reef Region ................................................ 5 Figure 2. Contract drawing of Lady Elliot Island lighthouse, signed in 1872 ......................................... 10 Figure 3. Lady Elliot Island lighthouse and cottage, undated................................................................ 12 Figure 4. Lady Elliot Island cottages, undated ...................................................................................... 13 Figure 5. AMSA Navigation Tower, Lady Elliot Island ..........................................................................