SAVE Crookhaven Heads Lighthouse at Culburra Beach

10/02/2020

Does our little lighthouse have a chance at survival?

Lighthouses have 'romance'

With more than 500 navigational aids dotting the Australian coastline, maintaining and preserving these culturally significant beacons is just as important as it has always been.

28/01/2019

A new sign was installed on the lighthouse building to help reduce graffiti vandalism. It appears to have worked over the Christmas holiday period which is a positive step forward. We are still reviewing any options available to save our beautiful lighthouse!
Our main challenge is the remoteness of the building on the headlines, no power and continual vandalism over the past 50+ years
BUT..... we have been talking with tourists and visitors over the 2018-19 Christmas Summer holiday period, we estimate that the daily visitation has reached over 500 adults per day peak season and 180-200 per day off peak season. These are massive numbers compared to 2017. The Crookhaven Heads Lighthouse continues to be promoted by NSW State Tourism as a must see walk and track destination which explains the increased traffic to the walk, viewing platforms and lighthouse building.
We hope to meet with Stakeholders again soon.
First Priority Option:
The lighthouse dome MUST be returned or a replica dome reproduced and installed on the lighthouse building. It’s just not a lighthouse without a light dome!!!!
Priority Second Option:
The roofing sheets need repairs replacement to water tight the interior and stop further damage to the structure.
More updates soon!

23/10/2017

A community survey is circulating to maintain and improve Culburra Beach. Have your say on the survey below. Thanks

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12/10/2017

A SAD Day when tourists seek out the lighthouse to find it looking like this....

Abandoned Lighthouse at Crookhaven Heads on the New South Wales south coast near Culburra Beach. It was built in 1904 to replace an 1882 wooden structure. It...

31/08/2017

A recent media article by the South Coast Register again highlights 7 years have passed and still no solution to how council and government can plan to SAVE Crookhaven Heads Lighthouse at Culburra Beach!

What should happen to the Crookhaven Lighthouse?

29/08/2017

Andy Hutchinson Photography visited our historical little lighthouse recently, check out his video below.

Welcome everyone to a new Armchair Adventure vlog out and about in amazing New South Wales, Australia. Our destination this week is Crookhaven Heads Lighthou...

03/06/2017

A great walk up to our headlands and SAVE Crookhaven Heads Lighthouse at Culburra Beach!
If only we could get some signage installed on the tourism signs?

08/01/2017

Our Little Lighthouse is looking great today albeit a little graffiti on the West facing wall from some disrespectful vandal.
Conversations are still being had to how we save, protect, maintain and secure our Crookhaven Heads Lighthouse. We are seeing hundreds of visitors each week taking the track walk to the top viewing decks but all keep asking fir more interpretative information signage sharing the history and past......
Ideally our community and group want the light cage dome returned and reinstalled back on the building. Please share and ask your friends to join our page. We need everyone's support for this project if we are to SAVE our little heritage building and iconic gem. Thanks

31/07/2016

Just imagine how spectacular our little lighthouse would look with a light cage - dome structure reinstalled. It's just not right.... without a light....

19/06/2016

Recent storms, wind and seasalt are taking its toll on our historic little lighthouse building. Many of the surrounding trees and scrub have been damaged further exposing the building to the East Coast weather and erosion.
The Crookhaven Lighthouse falls under local heritage classification, for it to survive we need to review opportunities to have state NSW Heritage status. We will review and update opportunities on how you can help soon.
A solution to installing the lighthouse dome back on top of the light tower is needed, guest tourists today asked "Why does the lighthouse have no light"
A very good question indeed.

05/06/2016

This wind and rain from the east coast low storm will further damage the exposed lighthouse building, mortar and structure!
Our historic lighthouse is listed local heritage only but needs and should be NSW State Heritage listed if we stand a chance of protecting in the future.
If we get a petition started, who can help promote, share, email the online petition?