Help flies in for island lighthouse
![A helicopter flew in the crew for maintenance.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88948023Z/1535962725790_G4P1QC3MP.1-2.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
A team has been flown in to conduct annual maintenance on the lighthouse on Breaksea Island.
The maintenance involves servicing the lantern, including replacing a cracked glazing pane and repainting.
Vegetation is also being cleared around the helipad during the visit.
![A work party restocking the acetylene cylinders after the lighthouse was automated in 1930.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88948023Z/1535962725790_G4P1QC3MS.1-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
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