Cleveland Point Light, Heritage-listed lighthouse in Cleveland Point, Australia

Cleveland Point Light is a white-painted timber lighthouse with a hexagonal, tapering tower clad in weatherboards, topped by a red iron alloy lantern room and a wooden hexagonal gallery. It stands on the north-eastern tip of Cleveland Point, overlooking Moreton Bay to the east and Raby Bay to the west. The tower was moved about 30 metres from its original site in March 1976.

The lighthouse was built in 1864 to 1865 to guide ships through Moreton Bay, which was then one of the main waterways serving the region. Over time it was moved from its original spot, but continued to operate from the same headland.

The lighthouse stands at the edge of a peninsula and is visible from the water on both sides, making it a familiar reference point for people on boats. Many locals know it as a fixed part of the coastal scene around Cleveland.

The lighthouse is easy to spot from the foreshore at Cleveland Point and can be reached on foot along the waterfront. Those curious about the original lens can find it on display at the Cleveland Council chambers nearby.

James Troy was keeper here for 50 years, from 1864 to 1927, the longest-serving lightkeeper at any one lighthouse in Australia. The first keeper, Alfred Winship, served from 1864 to 1877, and Charles Klemm followed from 1927 to 1951.