Old Caloundra Light, Maritime lighthouse in Kings Beach, Australia

The Old Caloundra Light is a timber-framed lighthouse covered with corrugated iron panels, standing on Canberra Terrace on the Sunshine Coast. The structure rises approximately 12 meters (40 feet) above the coastal landscape and retains the distinctive appearance of a late-1800s navigation aid.

The need for a light at Caloundra Head arose in 1879 after the North West Channel was sounded, but the light was only lit in September 1896. It was the fifth of eight hardwood-framed, corrugated-iron lighthouses of its type. In 1910 its apparatus was upgraded to an incandescent vapour kerosene lamp, the first of its kind in Queensland. It was deactivated in 1968 when the adjacent New Caloundra Light became operational.

The lighthouse served as a hub for the coastal community, with a room that functioned as the local post office and telegraph station until 1910. This building reflects how coastal structures once held multiple roles in connecting people beyond their primary maritime purpose.

The tower stands on Canberra Terrace near downtown Caloundra, beside the 1967 New Caloundra Light that replaced it. The original keeper's cottage was sold and moved downhill in 1946, so only the tower remains on site. The surrounding ground was opened as a public park around 1950 and the lighthouse was fenced off.

The structure was relocated to Woorim Park in 1970 before returning to its original location at Canberra Terrace in 1999. This relocation saved the building from damage and makes it a remarkable example of preserved coastal heritage today.