Goods Island Light, Maritime navigation lighthouse in Torres Strait, Australia

Goods Island Light is a conical tower about 5.5 m high, built of hardwood framing clad with white-painted corrugated iron and topped by a red zinc dome. Concrete steps lead to a small corrugated iron entryway with a convex roof. A 2.1 m white hut on a rock platform below serves as the front light, 505 m away at 199°.

A signaling station was established on the island in 1877 to help guide vessels through the strait. The permanent lighthouse that stands today was completed in 1886, coinciding with the height of pearl fishing activity in the region.

The island's first aid to navigation was a signalling station set up in 1877, before pearl fishers working the Torres Strait asked in 1882 for a light at the western entrance. George Heath, chairman of the Queensland Marine Board, chose Goods Island as the site. The station passed to the Commonwealth after Australian Federation.

The island can be reached only by boat or helicopter, and both the site and the tower are closed to the public, so the light is seen from the water. The station is managed by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. The front light stands 505 m at 199° from the tower, on a rock platform below.

Government workers built this lighthouse themselves rather than hiring private contractors, which made it unusual for Queensland maritime structures of that period. This hands-on approach to construction reflects how communities took direct responsibility for essential navigation aids.