CHETWYND

	Lat / Long GDA	-37.254197, 141.363722
	Department	FCV...etc...DEECA
	Work Depot	Casterton
	Region	Far South West
	Grading	Primary
	Elevation (ASL)	230m
	Height	18m
	Construction	Steel
	Cabin size	2.1m x 2.1m
	Public access to site	Yes
	In use since	1960 - 1971 (original) 1971 - current
	CFA Region	4 - South West

Photo (2002) supplied by Brian & Penny Moon

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1990 tower's condition report	Close-up of cabin in 2002 supplied by Brian & Penny Moon	Inside cabin in 2009 supplied by Richard Webb	Cabin in 2009 supplied by Richard Webb

On the 12th January 2010, the ABC News website reported the following: "Fire authorities say it is unusual for two fire towers to have been left unattended in the southern Wimmera during yesterday's extreme fire conditions. Fire spotters at the Chetwynd and Corndale towers near Edenhope were taken off duty because of heat stress about 12:30pm. CFA incident controller Peter Novotny says the towers were unattended for about an hour-and-a-half. He says it is unusual for spotters to be taken off duty, but that aircraft covered the region until replacements could arrive. "Aircraft are very, very useful in terms of detecting fires and being able to move in the direction of those fires and provide a precise location," he said".

Chetwynd had it's cabin replaced in 2015

Chetwynd after the cabin replacement
Photos were supplied by Andrew Dixon
and taken in Oct 2015

We have no other information or photos of the first tower, so if you can add any more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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