MT. POREPUNKAH

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	Lat / Long GDA	-36.657262, 146.962026
	Department	FCV...etc...DEECA
	Work Depot	Bright
	Region	North East
	Grading	Primary
	Elevation (ASL)	1180m
	Height	10m
	Construction	Steel
	Cabin size	2.4m x 2.4m
	Public access to site	Yes
	In use since	19?? - 1982 1982 - current
	CFA Region	24 - North Eastern

Mt. Porepunkah in 1998. Supplied by David Turner, DSE

Other towers seen from Mt. Porepunkah are: Big Hill, Mt. Hotham, Mt. Stanley, Mt. Granya, Mt. Benambra & Mt. Buller
The original tower was made of wood and 2 stories high.
Information was supplied by Trevor Barker who worked for the Forest Commission since 1968 and now works part-time.
Trevor has manned this tower since 1992 and before that he was on Mt. Hotham for 4 years.

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The tower was visited as part of the FLO
end-of-year-get-together in May 2009.
Photos supplied by Andre Belterman

Mt. Porepunkah in 2017
Supplied by Jim Browning
(ex Mt Stanley FLO)

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