EnergyAustralia Macquarie Lighthouses

EnergyAustralia Macquarie Lighthouses along Macquarie Street

In 1816 Governor Macquarie commissioned Australia’s first lighthouse at South Head to guide the ships to his fledgling colony and the emerging trading town of Sydney.

He was so impressed with the lighthouse design by convict architect Francis Greenway that he granted his freedom. Greenway went on to build many impressive Sydney buildings with the Governor and became Government Architect.

The 2010 Macquarie Visions lighthouses are powered by EnergyAustralia to provide a guide to your Vivid Sydney experience.

The EnergyAustralia Macquarie Lighthouses were designed by Sydney architect Joe Snell, a convict descendant.