CORNDALE

	Lat / Long GDA	-37.583810, 141.285789
	Department	FCV...etc...DEECA
	Work Depot	Casterton
	Region	Far South West
	Grading	Primary
	Elevation (ASL)	128m
	Height	18m
	Construction	Steel
	Cabin size	2.1m x 2.1m
	Public access to site	Yes
	In use since	1960
	CFA Region	4 - South West

Photo supplied by Rod Stone

This is a older style, Mark 1, Keel and Leeways tower.

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Photo by Gregor Wallace - Feb 1964 and supplied by Peter McHugh in Aug 2021. Peter also reported: This 60-foot tower is one of the
early steel designs and was built by the Forests Commission in 1960/61. Gregor Wallace spent Christmas Day 1963 on this tower so
the regular towerman could have the day with his family. Des Collins can be seen standing on the catwalk.

Photos (2002) were supplied
by Ray Lucas (ex Mt. Useful)

Condition report from Sept 1990

Above photos (2009) and updated info were 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".

Corndale had it's cabin refurbished in 2013

Above photos were supplied by Andrew Dixon; first 2 were taken in Oct 2015 and the second 2 in Aug 2017

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