Reactivated 1995 Traditional Cache

This location is easy to get to, as the Currie Lighthouse is at the end of one of the main streets in Currie, the main township on King Island. It is a major tourist attraction and you can organise a tour if you so wish.

The container is small and only contains a log.  You will need to bring your own pen or pencil. 

King Island's rugged coastline alone has claimed at least 60 vessels and more than 800 lives during the past 180 years. Some ship's captains mistook this for the Cape Otway Lighthouse, to the north, light and steered directly into the island as a result. 

As a result, a lighthouse was established at Currie on the western side of the island due to the many reefs and rocks in this stretch of water. Constructed in 1879 and first lit in 1880, the Currie Harbour is a screw-pile foundation design. The entire assembly, 312 pieces, was pre-fabricated in England by Chance Bros, and is of wrought iron and a cast iron base. The cylinder in the centre has 90 spiral steps. The light continued in operation until 1989 when it was turned off. After much lobbying, the light was switched on again by the governor of Tasmania, Sir Phillip Bennet on 15 March 1995.