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International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend (ILLW) 2006


ILLW 2006 - Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 August 2006

Cape Otway, Victoria


The Cape Otway Lightstation
Photograph: Winsome Bonham

All Day Saturday and Sunday

Saturday & Sunday
11am, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Guided Lightstation Tours

11.00am Saturday & 1.00pm Sunday
KIDZONE @ the Cape
Story Time “ The Lightkeepers Lunch” & “ Kira the Koala”. Hear these stories read by our very own Lightkeepers.


Re-enactment of the sacking of Captain Lawrence played by the Mount Alexander Rifles, acting in aid of the Colonial Police
Photo: Paul Shultz

12.00pm Saturday & All Day Sunday
Colonial Infantry Brigade & Heritage Police Camp
setup and re-enactments of the good ole’ days, see how they lived and listen to their stories.

10am Sunday
Flag Raising Ceremony - Colonial Police

2.30-3.30pm Saturday
WWII Radar Bunker Dedication
13 Radar Station Cape Otway
Dedication Plaque to those RAAF personnel who served here during World War II. Stories, speeches and music.

3.00-4.00pm Saturday & 12.00-1.00pm Sunday
Weather Station Tours

“Gale force winds west of Cape Otway” ...
Speak to the man that has been recording the weather here for years and see some of the equipment that aids weather forecasting.

4.30pm Saturday & 11.30am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm Sunday
Re-enactment
Witness a re-enactment of the sacking of the first Lightkeeper.

5.15pm Saturday
Sunset Lightstation Tour & Murder Mystery Dinner
The Titanic – That sinking feeling... 
A themed dinner about the mysterious murder on the Titanic. 
Bookings essential. Phone 5237 9240

For more information, visit http://www.lightstation.com/index.php?page=events

Cape Otway Lightstation
via Great Ocean Road Cape Otway
Phone 03 5237 9240


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