Lighthouses of Tasmania calendar

Spectacular

Lighthouses of Tasmania 

Calendar

an all Tasmanian production

“I can think of no other edifice constructed by man as altruistic as a lighthouse.

They were built only to serve.”

George Bernard Shaw

Lighthouses would not exist today if they didn’t serve a compelling practical purpose and despite modern technology, lighthouses are still relevant in modern times.  They keep watch, albeit automatically, their majestic towers located in remote places of incredible beauty or amid the hustle and bustle of busy harbours.

These unique and spectacular structures are once again celebrated.  The latest edition of the Lighthouses of Tasmania calendar features stunning photographs of some of our iconic lighthouses.  The images, donated by both professional and amateur photographers, include Australia’s most southerly lighthouse at Maatsuyker Island and the iconic Tasman Island lighthouse, much loved by sailors in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 

As an island State, Tasmanian lighthouses are especially important and the calendar serves as a reminder of a bygone era when ships sailed the seas without the navigational aids we have today.  The calendar also includes superb photographs of lighthouses at Cape Bruny, Eddystone Point, Low Head, Mersey Bluff, Table Cape, Point Home Lookout, Rocky Cape and Macquarie Harbour’s Bonnet and Entrance Islands and features historic photographs of the lighthouse at Cape Rochon on Three Hummock Island, destroyed in a bushfire in 1963.

Working in partnership with the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, the Friends of Tasman Island are a group of dedicated volunteers, carrying out many hundreds of hours of work each year towards the restoration and preservation of the natural and cultural heritage of Tasman Island.

The 2014 calendar, the 8^th in the series produced by the Friends of
Tasman Island, is an all Tasmanian production - published by Tasmania 40^o South and printed by Mercury Walch.  Thanks to sponsorship from the Cascade Brewery Company, Australian Maritime Systems and Wildcare Inc, the Lighthouses of Tasmania calendar is a major fundraiser.

Now a collectors’ item, the 2014 calendar is available in selected book shops, newsagents and other local stores round the State.  Or you can place your order by emailing friendsoftasmanisland@gmail.com.  For only $20 + postage you can purchase this superb, limited edition calendar and know that you are helping to support ongoing work on Tasman Island.

Erika Shankley

                   Friends of Tasman Island