MT. CLAY

	Lat / Long GDA	-38.216840, 141.703378
	Department	FCV...etc...DEECA
	Work Depot	Heywood
	Region	Far West
	Grading	Primary
	Elevation (ASL)	189m
	Height	50m (tower) 13.8m (cabin)
	Construction	Steel
	Cabin size	3.45m x 3.45m
	Public access to site	No
	In use since	193? - 196? (wooden) 1968 - (current)
	CFA Region	4 - South West

This tower in owned by the National Transmission Agency (NTA) and has been in place for approx. 30 years. It replaced a wooden tower, which was first constructed during the 1939-45 war.
It overlooks the towns of Heywood, Portland and the Portland Bay as well as several State Forests and private pine plantations. Large areas of Blue Gum have been planted over the last few years.
The road to the tower is called Angelino Road, named after Frank Angelino who worked for the Forest Commission and worked on the tower for approx. 30 years.
Above information and 3 photos supplied by Reg Cottier in 1999

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Map board	View towards Portland	2001, supplied by Paul Jones	2009, supplied by Richard Webb	2009, supplied by Richard Webb

Mt. Clay had it's cabin replaced in 2013

A 1964 FCV letter re the condition of the wooden tower

A screenshot from the FCV 1968-69 Annual Report with the new tower mentioned

If you have any further information or photos about the original wooden tower, please do not hesitate to contact us.