Point Hicks Light Station

Point Hicks was named after Captain James Cook¹s senior lieutenant, Zachary Hickes, who, on 20 April 1770 became the first European to site the east coast of Australia. This event is commemorated by a stone obelisk which is located near the 36 m high lighthouse which stands on the point. There has been some dispute as to whether Zachary Hickes actually saw Point Hicks or whether he saw Ram Head about 20 km further up the coast. Certainly, although Cook named the promontory Point Hicks it was changed to Cape Everard in 1865 and did not return to Point Hicks until it was renamed in 1970 (a suitable Cook Bicentenary event)

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