Background Sandy Cape Lighthouse Station consists of the old lighthouse precincts with 2 fully equipped cottages, workshop, office, radio tower (used by police, VMR, Telstra, DERM/QPWS), generator shed, bunded fuel supply depot, bunded chemical shed, garage, stables, solar cells, weather station AND in the middle of all of this, a great big lighthouse which is managed by AMSA (Australian Maritime Safety Authority). (more…)