Double Island Point Light

Double Island Point Light is a coastal lighthouse in Queensland featuring a timber frame structure clad in white galvanized iron panels and topped with a red dome. The tower stands on a headland within Great Sandy National Park and commands views across the waters it was built to help navigate.

Queensland's government constructed the lighthouse in 1884 to guide ships through dangerous waters around the Great Barrier Reef. The station became a permanent home where keepers and their families lived for decades, maintaining operations through the light's critical role in navigation.

The lighthouse served as the hub of a small community where keepers and their families maintained daily operations in isolation. Visitors can still sense the rhythm of this working station, centered around keeping the light burning through day and night.

The lighthouse sits within Great Sandy National Park and is accessible year-round, though climbing the tower itself is not permitted for visitors. Wearing sturdy footwear is wise as the surrounding terrain is rocky and the approach involves walking on natural paths.

The station switched from oil burners to solar power in the early 1990s, transitioning from staffed operation to fully automated control. This shift ended the era of keeper families living on-site and transformed the lighthouse into an unmanned facility.