Eco-Logic & Splitpoint Lighthouse Tours

31/05/2024

Due to the current weather conditions the lighthouse will be closed for the rest of the day. We will be open again Saturday morning at 10:00am.

08/01/2024

Are you a qualified paddler and perhaps a snorkel instructor? We are looking for a full time contract employee for term one only and also a sessional casual employee (ongoing). You should have strong communication & facilitation skills and experience in teaching children or community groups. If you want to be part of a small team and teach for the environment, please apply!
Ecologic Education and Environment Services is based at Anglesea Vic on the Great Ocean Road.
We run sessional programs for school groups staying at camps or visiting the Surf Coast. Our outdoor activities include canoeing, SUPs, snorkelling, and environmental and curriculum-based activities such as rockpools, geology, indigenous, river and estuary, bush and marine. www.ecologic.net.au . The positions commence early February . Full time position is $1,200 pw. Casual rate is $32ph plus set up rates, with no overnight work. For more details, please contact Regina at [email protected]

We have made significant adjustments to our business operations to ensure the confort and safety of our visitors and team

28/11/2023

Due to the adverse weather conditions today the Lighthouse will be closed today (Wednesday 29th November) and we will reopen tomorrow at 10:00am.

10/11/2023

A wonderful group of people working hard to clean up the beaches around Warrnambool.
Beach Patrol 3280 -3284 is a community action group dedicated to clean-up litter and marine debris.
Always wanted to do something to help the environment but not sure what to do?? How about getting involved with Beach Patrol?

This is a video I made back in 2019 to encourage people to become part of our Beach Patrol community. Part of the Beach Patrol Australia network, Beach Patro...

13/10/2023

Please note Splitpoint Lighthouse is closed for maintenance Wednesday 19th October.
We will reopen Thursday 20th at 10am.

16/09/2023

We love opening our lighthouse door everyday to be greeted by this. Come and see it for yourself and learn about the history of Split Point Lighthouse.

14/09/2023

It was great to see our short story competition winner, Annabelle, and her family, come along for their free lighthouse tour! We hope you enjoyed the tour 🙂
(Apologies for the blurry photos, must be the lighthouse ghost....!)

07/09/2023

Due to the Severe Weather Warning for Friday 8th September Split Point Lighthouse will be closed. We will be open again on Saturday 9th September at 10:00am.

01/09/2023

CONGRATULATIONS Annabelle!!
Winning entry for our short story competition.
The theme for the competition was: Split Point Lighthouse, lighthouse keeper, environment.

ASHTON'S LIGHTHOUSE TALE
As Ashton hiked up the long winding lighthouse steps he could feel the sadness growing inside him. At school people often teased him because he couldn’t speak. The sadness felt like a heavy wet blanket always sitting inside him. When he reached the top of the lighthouse, he gazed out, mesmerised by the wonderful scenery. The violet-blue waves were so wonderful. Ashton could hear them crashing onto the shore. It sounded like whispering voices trying to tell him something. Ashton thought the lighthouse was the most marvellous place in the whole world. There was something different about this lighthouse, it had some kind of magic that no other lighthouse possessed. Unexpectedly, from the corner of Ashton’s eye, appeared a tail, a whale’s tail!
The Friday bell rang and instead of Ashton’s usual walk home he sprinted, hoping he would see the whale again. Back at the lighthouse, Ashton waited intently. Suddenly, out the whale jumped, entangled in nets. Night came and Ashton went to bed but he could not sleep because he felt the suffering of the whale. It was deep and painful and Ashton couldn’t just lie there and ignore it, but then he remembered a story his dad once told him. When whaling was banned, the last caught whale was buried where the lighthouse stands today. Ashton’s eyes lit up as he crept out of the house and up the lighthouse stairs, his hand at the ready to turn the light on. He thought the lighthouse might save the whale. Out the light streamed majestically. Ashton didn’t give up hope and in a few seconds out from the water emerged the beastly net. The whale was free! Ashton was so relieved and this happiness made the heavy blanket inside him disappear.

01/09/2023

A HUGE thank you to all the wonderful students who entered our short story competition!
We had over 20 excellent entries which made choosing a winner very difficult.
CONGRATULATIONS to our winner Annabelle whose entry will be posted here soon.
Annabelle won a $100 voucher for Great Escape Books Aireys Inlet as well as a free Split Point Lighthouse tour for her family.
WELL DONE to Eva H and Arul for winning the Highly Recommended category and to Lachlan, Mae and Micha for being awarded commended certificates.
Well done all of you!

25/08/2023

What a great sight having the beautiful Maritime Signal flags hoisted from our lighthouse last weekend.
Photo by Craig Crosthwaite

17/08/2023

This weekend is International Lighthouse Weekend which promotes public awareness of lighthouses and lightships and their need for preservation and restoration. We will have the flags out courtesy of Queenscliffe Maritime Museum and will be open from 10am - 3:00pm. See you there.

04/08/2023

It's a long way up!! Have you been to visit the Split Point Lighthouse in Aireys? If not book in a tour, it's a great experience.
Especially if you're thinking of sending an entry in for our short story competition. Details on our FB events page.

28/07/2023

Congratulations Aireys Inlet!

27/07/2023

The view from the top - gorgeous!
Thanks Sonia Pettenon and gemmaawu

Don't forget our Short Story Competition.
Details on our events page.

21/07/2023

Have you started your story yet??
Here's a photo for inspiration.

Enter our Short Story Competition.
For more details see our FB events page Eco-Logic & Splitpoint Lighthouse Tours

Entries are due on August 20th to coincide with Australia’s International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend.

Theme: Split Point Lighthouse, lighthouse keeper, environment

Word Count: 300 words primary, 500 words secondary

Submission Deadline: Sunday August 20th 2023
Photo Nitin Joshi

14/07/2023

Ecologic Environment & Education services, based on the Surf Coast, has been managing the Split Point lighthouse in Aireys Inlet for 18 years.

We love the lighthouse history and the stories connected with it, including those seen on the old TV show Round the Twist, but we really want kids of today to make it their own!

We are running a fun, short story competition open to primary and secondary aged students.
Entries are due on August 20th to coincide with Australia’s International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend.

Theme: Split Point Light house, light house keeper, environment

Word Count: 300 words primary, 500 words secondary

Submission Deadline: Sunday August 20th 2023

Prizes:
Gift voucher from Great Escape Books Aireys Inlet to value of $100
Free Lighthouse tour for individual and their family (max 6 people)
Certificates for highly commended & commended

Publication: Winning entry will be posted on -Logic & Split Point Lighthouse Tours page.

How to Enter
Email us a PDF or Word Doc: [email protected]
Ensure your contact details (as per below) are clearly listed in either email or the PDF/Doc
Name:
Age:
Postcode:
Contact number or email:

Eligibility
Primary and secondary aged students only
All submissions: Entries must be unpublished, original, and not under consideration elsewhere.

How to Submit
Email to be received by us by 5pm Sunday August 20th 2023

07/07/2023

DM, call or email us if you're interested... we can't wait to see what you all come up with!

PH 5263 1133
[email protected]

30/06/2023

We're excited! More information coming soon.......

29/06/2023

Protecting Paradise - The Wild Otways Initiative.

The Australian Government’s Wild Otways Initiative commenced in 2020 as a three-year $6M commitment to achieving on-ground outcomes that improve the protection and management of threatened species in the Otways.

Join us on an awe-inspiring journey as we delve into the heart of the Initiative, through this captivating video which showcases the remarkable efforts made by project partners, passionate conservationists, researchers and local communities who worked together to deliver this project successfully to protect the important ecosystems and wildlife that call the Otways home.

This project is funded by the Australian Government.

Videographer: Streamline Media Australia

The Australian Government’s Wild Otways Initiative commenced in 2020 as a three-year $6M commitment to achieving on-ground outcomes that improve the protecti...

23/06/2023

Here's to our local students working on the program, part of Rewilding the Otways!

For the past few years, we have been facilitating the program that provides students in our local region an opportunity to understand the environmental and cultural importance of coastal dune ecosystems.

The Dunecare program was facilitated by Eco-Logic, Bellarine Catchment Network and the Victorian Fisheries Authority.

Student participated in hands-on conservation sessions on Wadawurrung Country including weeding, revegetation, brush matting and cultural education from the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation .

Hear from the students themselves about what they learnt, what they enjoyed and how caring for dunes can make a difference in their lives.

The Dunecare program is part of the Australian Government’s Bellarine and Great Ocean Road Dunecare Project and is a $1.5M commitment to conserving coastal sand dune native flora and fauna habitat at risk of erosion. The program is coordinated by the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority.

Thank you to all our partners including schools and land managers.

Eco-logic has a range of environmental programs available for all education levels.
Visit our website https://ecologic.net.au/
or give us a call for more info ph 03 5263 1133

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land this program was facilitated on, the Wadawurrung, and acknowledge their Elders past, present and emerging.

18/03/2023

The lighthouse is closing early today due to high winds. Our apologies for any inconvenience. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have a booking today.

25/01/2023

Great to see an adult and pup Australian Fur seal swimming in the Marine Sanctuary below the Split Point lighthouse today! The view from the balcony was spectacular!

(thanks to Tawonga Zoo for the image)

17/01/2023

Are you a paddler and perhaps a snorkeller? We are looking for you to have strong communication & facilitation skills and quals in paddling and other outdoor experiences. If you want to be part of small team and teach for the environment, please apply!
Ecologic Education and Environment Services is based at Anglesea.
We run sessional programs for school groups staying at camps or visiting the Surf Coast. Our outdoor activities include canoeing, SUPs, snorkelling, and environmental and curriculum-based activities such as rockpools, geology, indigenous, river and estuary, bush and marine. www.ecologic.net.au . The position is casual commencing in February. Pay rate is $32/h plus set up rates with no overnight work. For more details, please contact Regina or Sean at [email protected]

12/10/2022

29/09/2022

Today, power company AGL has announced it will close the Loy Yang A coal plant by 2035, a decade earlier.

The news serves as a wakeup call for governments to take a more active role in the energy transition alongside the Latrobe Valley community and workers.

“What communities need is certainty. That means a proper transition plan and support from all levels of government, and rapid development of renewable energy in Gippsland to bring on new power supply” said Wendy Farmer, our Gippsland organiser.

29/09/2022

It’s a great day when you get to join Dan Andrews, Jackson Taylor MP and Kane Thornton to announce Australia’s biggest Renewable Energy Storage Target - 2.3GW by 2030 and 6.3GW by 2035. And we’ve announced two new big batteries, both with nation-leading grid forming inverters.

Storage is vital to Victoria’s renewable revolution - creating jobs, driving down emissions and helping deliver lower power prices.

29/09/2022

All around the country, communities are getting organised and making their own plans. The little Victorian town of Yackandandah has been at it for years.

Thanks to people like Matt Charles Jones from Totally Renewable Yackandandah getting together, the town is now officially powered by 60% renewables. Amazing!

Imagine if other communities were supported to do the same?

29/09/2022

Energy nerds will love this, but it’s good news for all Victorians.

We’re investing $119 million in a massive 125MW battery with a grid forming inverter. With only a handful of these worldwide, Victoria will lead the nation with two of these machines.

What’s a grid forming inverter? This incredible technology provides frequency control and mimics the inertia that coal and gas-fired turbines normally provide. It means more renewables in the system, more jobs and even lower power prices.

28/09/2022

How exciting, a small pod of orca and lots of dolphins have been swimming on the coast this week, passing close by our lighthouse.
thanks to Nitesh Jain on Unsplash for the photo.