Historic Cleveland Point lighthouse gets $100k lighting upgrade

The historic Cleveland Point lighthouse has become a well-lit beacon once again with the installation of special coloured lighting.

The historic Cleveland Point lighthouse has become a well-lit beacon once again with the installation of special coloured lighting.

The lighthouse, already an iconic attraction, is a popular photo backdrop for visitors to Cleveland Point Reserve and often features in live television crosses for weather reports.

Redland City Council paid $100,000 for the lighting which will shine on the base and light up the upper deck.

On most nights, the lighting will remain white, in homage to its historic past, but there will be an option to change the colour to support special causes.

Lights are likely to be turned pink during Breast Cancer Awareness month or orange to support SES volunteers.

The park near the lighthouse also received an upgrade, worth about $220,000, with new double barbecues which allow people in wheelchairs to use them from all sides.

Some of the massive trees on the point also got lighting and playground equipment, parking bollards, new signs and bins were added.

The lighthouse was built around 1865 and is the only remaining timber-structured, timber-clad 19th century lighthouse in Moreton Bay.

It is a reminder of Cleveland Point’s role in the early shipping on Moreton Bay.

Cleveland Point Reserve is one of Redlands Coast’s destination parks, popular with families and for weddings.

It is no longer used as a navigational beacon.