Gabo Island is an untamed masterpiece of pink granite, with a wild windswept coast and cliff top dunes. It is only 14 kilometres from Mallacoota in Victoria's far east, but feels like it's a world away from the mainland. In spite of its relatively small size and plain appearance, there is plenty to see including historic buildings, the pink granite, beautiful beaches, the second tallest lighthouse in Australia and penguins. With 18,000 pairs of penguins Gabo Island is one of the world's largest known breeding colonies in the southern hemisphere.

Shipwrecks prompted the construction of Gabo Island Lightstation, which was completed in 1862. One of the worst wrecks was Monumental City, on nearby Tullaberga Island, with the loss of 30 lives in 1853. A memorial to those lost still exists on Gabo Island. The light tower is constructed from pink granite, which was cut locally and is one of the tallest and most elegant light towers in Australia.
Access to Gabo Island is by chartered aircraft and is dependent on the weather. Accommodation is available in the assistant lighthouse keeper's quarters, which sleeps up to eight people. The sunsets are beautiful and, if you're lucky, you might even see a whale breech. The only accommodation on Gabo Island is in the Assistant Lightkeeper's residence.

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