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Tasman Island is now part of the Tasman National Park. Automation of the lighthouse in 1976 signalled the end of light keeping as a way of life with keepers withdrawn in May 1977. Since that time there has been no permanent human presence on the island with time and the elements causing deterioration of the island’s historic heritage.

What we do

First lit in 1906, the lighthouse celebrated its 100th birthday in April 2006 when FoTI volunteers held their first working bee on the island. Since that time, 42 ten-day working bees have been held, with volunteers completing an impressive range of work.

FoTI volunteers have:

Developed a strategic plan for the preservation of the cultural and natural environment on Tasman Island;
Carried out conservation, restoration and maintenance work on the three keepers’ quarters and oil store;
Produced a management plan for the natural environment which aims to eradicate introduced weeds with the corresponding regeneration of the natural environment;
Developed a fauna and flora survey plan;
Established biosecurity measures as an important aspect of our work on Tasman Island.

FoTI meets every second month to plan future work on Tasman Island. Volunteers with an interest in the conservation and preservation of the natural and cultural elements of Tasman Island are welcome to join us. You can also contribute, financially, to our work on this page (scroll up to right hand column).

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www.tasmanisland.org.au

Contact

President: Carol Jackson Mobile: 0438004111
Email: friendsoftasmanisland@gmail.com

Friends of Tasman Island