30January 2023
Mick Kinley
Chief Executive Officer
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Table of Contents
Executive summary
Introduction
Background and purpose
Heritage management plan objectives
Methodology
Status
Authorship
Acknowledgements
Language
Previous reports
Sources of information and images
Swan Island lightstation site
Location
Setting and landscape
Lease
Access
Listings
History
General history of lighthouses in Australia
The Commonwealth Lighthouse Service
Tasmanian lighthouse service administration
Swan Island: a history
Planning a lighthouse
Lightkeeping on Swan Island
Chronology of major events
Changes and conservation over time
Summary of current and former uses
Summary of past and present community associations
Unresolved questions or historical conflicts
Recommendations for further research
Fabric
Fabric register
Related object and associated AMSA artefact
Comparative analysis
Heritage significance
Commonwealth heritage list – Swan Island Lighthouse
TAS State Heritage register – Swan Island Lighthouse
Condition and integrity of the Commonwealth heritage values
Gain or loss of heritage values
Opportunities and constraints
Implications arising from significance
Framework: sensitivity to change
Statutory and legislative requirements
Operational requirements and occupier needs
Proposals for change
Potential pressures
Processes for decision-making
Conservation management principles and policies
Policy implementation plan
Plan and schedule
Monitoring and reporting
Appendices
Appendix 1. Glossary of heritage conservation terms
Appendix 2. Glossary of Historic Lighthouse terms relevant to Swan Island
Appendix 3. Table demonstrating compliance with the EPBC Regulations
Appendix 4. Swan Island current light details
Reference List