Point Lonsdale Lighthouse

Point Lonsdale Lighthouse, also known as the Point Lonsdale Signal Station, is an impressive navigational aid located near the township of Point Lonsdale in the Borough of Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia.

The tower stands at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula, overlooking the "Rip" – a stretch of water considered to be one of the ten most treacherous navigable passages in the world, making it a crucial lighthouse for international shipping entering the port of Melbourne. It is operated by Victorian Ports Corporation (Melbourne).

The lighthouse dates back to the 1850s, when the first navigation aid at Point Lonsdale was a signal station erected in 1852. In 1863, the original Queenscliff Low Light, a prefabricated wooden structure, was re-erected at Point Lonsdale and painted with distinctive black and red bands. It used a temporary light until a permanent light was lit in 1867. The current concrete tower was built in 1902, and the wooden tower dismantled and cut up for firewood in 1912. The signal station and observation room were added to the base of the tower in 1950. Although the light was automated in 1999, the signal station continues to be staffed and controls the movements of commercial shipping within designated areas both outside and inside Port Phillip Heads.

The tower is of a traditional design consisting of a cylindrical tower and capital, similar to many late nineteenth-century Victorian lighthouses. It is built of reinforced concrete and surmounted by a Chance Brothers lantern. The original oil lamp of the light was first replaced with an acetylene light and later an electric light. Surrounding its base is