With more than 500 lighthouses dotting the Australian coastline, maintaining and preserving these culturally significant beacons is an ongoing project.
Specialist maintenance teams are hard at work removing 100-year-old glass from the top of the Breaksea lighthouse tower.
These crews will live on the remote island near the south coast town of Albany, sleeping in historic huts close to the construction site. There is only low-lying scrub vegetation across Breaksea Island and it is bordered by steep rock edges, making it almost impossible to access by boat."One of the key challenges is just getting equipment and materials to site, with the majority of materials delivered here by helicopter.
"Many of our lighthouses are located on islands, some on reefs, and you've got buoys as well … all are located in a harsh marine environment." The main Breaksea Island light has been switched off due to the maintenance works but a temporary light has been rigged at the top of the scaffold.
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