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This week the Cape Otway Lightstation celebrated a huge milestone- 175 years since the light was first lit!

Cape Otway Lighthouse is the oldest surviving lighthouse on mainland Australia and considered the most significant. Built in 1848, the lighthouse known as the ‘Beacon of Hope,’ sits 90 metres above the pristine ocean of Bass Strait.  Hundreds of lives were lost along this shipwreck coast – a sad but fascinating history which led to the building of the Lightstation on the cliffs edge.

For many thousands of 19th century migrants, who spent months travelling to Australia by ship, Cape Otway was their first sight of land after leaving Europe, Asia and North America.

Image: Cape Otway Lighthouse via facebook

APOLLO BAY- QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.”

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