BIG HILL (Stawell)

	Lat / Long GDA	-37.054391, 142.788614
	Department	FCV...etc...DEECA
	Work Depot	Stawell
	Region	Far South West
	Grading	Primary
	Elevation (ASL)	297m
	Height	On Ground, cabin floor is 1.25m above ground level
	Construction	Besser Blocks
	Cabin size	2.6m x 2.6m
	Public access to site	Yes
	In use since	1964- 1997 1997 - current
	CFA Region	16 - South Western

First photo shows the plague on current tower (supplied by Paul Jones)
Second photo shows the original tower in 1989 (supplied by Rocky Marsden, DSE)
Third photo shows the interior in 2009 (photo and updated info supplied by Richard Webb)

Big Hill was visited during the FLO's end-of-season gathering in May 2013. The above photos were taken and supplied by Andre Belterman

Vern Collings has so far served 30 years as the FLO at Big Hill Fire Tower. The Stawell Times-News published an article on the 20th December 2024 about this dedicated service.
A copy, supplied by Vern, can be found here.

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