MT. WOMBAT

	Lat / Long GDA	-36.84953, 145.67325
	Department	FCV...etc...DEECA
	Work Depot	Benalla
	Region	North East
	Grading	Secondary
	Elevation (ASL)	799m
	Height	On Ground
	Construction	Timber
	Cabin size	2.4m x 2.4m
	Public access to site	Yes
	In use since	1961 - 1980 (original) 1980 - current
	CFA Region	22 - North Eastern

Mt. Wombat watches over the Strathbogie Ranges and surrounding farmland. Views are approx. 100km to the North, West and the Great Dividing Range in the East and South East. Mt. Macedon, Mt. Matlock and Mt. Useful are some of the towers visible from Mt. Wombat.
Photo and information supplied by Geoff Broughton. (Joshua, (5) son of Geoff in picture, 1999)

The information and photos below were supplied by David Bannear
On Sunday 19th October 1980, the lookout was destroyed by fire, caused by a lightning strike. There were some discussions as to replace or re-locate Mt. Wombat lookout or find a more suitable place all together, but in the end a new lookout was erected on the same site. The original lookout was also a timber cabin but with a gable roof.

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Original Mt. Wombat Lookout
with gable roof Mt. Wombat Lookout
Euroa paper 2012
supplied by Geoff Broughton

The tower in May 2003. The tower was visited as part of the end-of-season-FLO-gathering.
Photos supplied by Andre Belterman.

Mt. Wombat got a new cabin at the start of the 2010-11 fire season.

Geoff with his
new cabin Oct 2010
supplied by Geoff Broughton Mt. Wombat ready for a
days work, May 2016
supplied by Geoff Broughton

The tower in the end of April 2018. The tower was again visited as part of the end-of-season-FLO-gathering.
Photos supplied by Andre Belterman.

In 2023, Mt. Wombat became part of a 3 year camera trial, with a few cameras installled on the roof.
Photos supplied by Geoff Broughton

Geoff Broughton posted a video on the Euroa Community FaceBook Noticeboard in Jan 2026. It shows a Phoscheck drop near the tower to protect it from the nearby fires.
Click here to view the post.

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