Notice to Mariners No 66 of 2025 (Temporary)

Wednesday 15 October 2025

HARBORS AND NAVIGATION ACT 1993

Notice to Mariners No. 66 of 2025 (Temporary)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - GULF ST VINCENT AND SPENCER GULF – BEACON REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT AT WALLAROO, MACDONNELL SOUND AND PORT LINCOLN

Mariners are advised that construction works are currently taking place at the Wallaroo, Port Lincoln, and MacDonnell Sound beacons.

The existing beacons will be removed, and the supporting tripods dismantled. New beacons will be installed in close proximity to the original locations or replaced by virtual beacon details list below. In addition to the beacon replacements, new top structures and navigation lights will also be installed at beacons listed below.

This work will take place from the 17 October 2025 to 12 December 2025.

Contact person on site Marcus Kernahan – 0448 665 997

Locations

Beacon

Port Lincoln

Entrance Beacon (Replacement)

Port Lincoln

Beacon 1 (Replacement)

Port Lincoln

Beacon 2 (Replacement)

Port Lincoln

Beacon 3 (Replacement)

Port Lincoln

Upgrade Kangaroo Reef Buoy

Port Giles

MacDonnell Sound Beacon (Replacement)

Wallaroo

Entrance Beacon- Replace Top structure and ladder only

Wallaroo

Beacon 2 - Replace Top structure and ladder only

Wallaroo

Beacon 9 - Replace Top structure and ladder only

Wallaroo

Beacon 10 - Replace Top structure and ladder only

Wallaroo

Beacon 11 - Replace Top structure and ladder only

Wallaroo

Beacon 12 - Replace Top structure and ladder only

Wallaroo

Beacon 3 (Removal)

Wallaroo

Beacon 8 (Removal)

Charts affected:             AUS134, AUS777 Aus 781

ENC:                                AU5WAL01, AU5PLO01, AU5PGI01

Publications affected:     Australian Pilot Volume 1

Gordon Panton

Manager Marine Safety and Compliance

Department for Infrastructure and Transport

13 October 2025

DIT 2017/02277/01

www.marinesafety.sa.gov.au