The Lighthouse Keepers were an Australian rock band that formed in Sydney in the early 1980s though three of its members were originally from Canberra, ACT , and two of them had earlier played in another band, Guthugga Pipeline. Greg Appel composed most of the group's material, and the bulk of it was sung by vocalist Juliet Ward. Drummer Stephen Williams (ex-Particles (band)) joined in 1983 for the recording of their mini-album.

Their repertoire was quirky mix of pop, country, rock and folk, led by the distinctive, quavering vocals of Ward. Alongside Appel's songs were a few contributions from O'Neil (who also played with The Particles, and a large cache of covers, ranging from the Jacksons' 'Can You Feel It' to 'A Fool Such as I'. They built up a cult following and performed regularly on the east coast of Australia, releasing a number of independent recordings and making one visit to the United Kingdom where they supported a number of bands including The Triffids in 1985. The band split in 1986, briefly reforming in 2003 for the launch of a compilation of bands from that era, 'Tales from the Australian Underground', and again in 2009 to support the reformed Laughing Clowns. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.