About Point Cartwright Lighthouse
Point Cartwright Lighthouse is a modern automated lighthouse located on the rocky headland of Point Cartwright at Buddina on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, at the mouth of the Mooloolah River. Built in 1978, the 32-metre reinforced concrete tower with its distinctive red and white horizontal bands guides vessels into the Mooloolah River entrance and along the coast. Set within Point Cartwright Conservation Park and Reserve, it offers panoramic coastal views and is a prominent landmark for walkers and sightseers.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect an active 32-metre concrete lighthouse with red and white bands situated on a rocky coastal headland at the mouth of the Mooloolah River. The tower exterior can be viewed from the surrounding Point Cartwright Reserve and Conservation Park, which offers paved walking tracks, grassy picnic areas, lookouts over the ocean, river mouth and coastline, and views of Mooloolaba and Kawana. The lighthouse interior is not open to the public. The area is popular for sightseeing, photography, coastal walks and seasonal whale and dolphin watching.
Key highlights
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32-metre automated concrete lighthouse with distinctive red and white bands
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Panoramic views over the Pacific Ocean, Mooloolah River mouth and Sunshine Coast coastline
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Location within Point Cartwright Conservation Park and Reserve on a rocky headland