Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Casuarina Point ...

01/14/05 7:38 PM

1-800-758-1444

Name: Casuarina Point Light

Nearest Town or City:
Bunbury, Australia

Location: On waterfront in Bunbury, Western Australia.

Managing Organization:
Bunbury Port Authority

Website: http://www.byport.com.au

Notes:
The height of this tower was raised about 33 feet in 1971 with the addition of a section above the base.

Tower Height: 82

Height of Focal Plane: 142

Characteristic and Range: Three white flashes every 15 seconds.

Description of Tower: Cylindrical tower with lantern, black & white checkerboard pattern.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1870 (?): Wooden tower, about ten feet tall. 1901: Steel skeletal tower, south of the point. 1904: Braced lattice tower on Casuarina Point.

Date Established: 1870?

Date Present Tower Built: 1959

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.