CHERRYTREE HILL

	Grid Reference	YD 290270
	Department	DEPI
	Work Depot	Ballarat
	Region	South West
	Grading	Primary
	Elevation (ASL)	480m
	Height	Original - 13.7m Second - 25.5m? Current - 18m
	Construction	Original - Steel Second - Timber Current - Steel
	Cabin size	2.4m x 2.4m
	Public access to site	No
	In use since	1922? - 1946? 1946 - 1976 1976 - current
	CFA Region	15 - Central

Photo taken by Wayne McGuire (2007) and supplied by Darren Pollard

In a DSE Fire Tower Review from 1989, it states;"The existing tower will require additional section fitted within the next 2 years to enable vision over growing pines which surround the tower. SEC (power) should be fitted to tower cabin ASAP."

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Tower in 1998 supplied by David Turner DSE	Tower in 2006, after fires supplied by Wayne McGuire	Tower in 2007 supplied by Wayne McGuire	Tower in 2008 supplied by Nathan Jolly	Tower in 2011 supplied by Andre Belterman

The DELWP tower is actually located within a HVP pine plantation.

Cherrytree Hill had it's cabin refurbished in 2013

Cherry Tree just before the cabin replacement
Photos were supplied by Andrew Dixon
1st one was taken in Feb 2013, 2nd one in Aug 2013

Cherry Tree was visited during the end-of-fire-season-FLO-get-together in May 2021. Just outside the compound are 4 stump holes visible of the previous tower. So far, we have no details or information on that tower. Photos were taken and supplied by Andre Belterman.

We received this information in Oct 2021 from Peter McHugh.
It is taken from the Victorian State Foresters newsletter, December 1983
and it contains some very valuable historical data about the tower.

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