MARAMINGO HILL

	Lat / Long GDA	-37.410744, 149.547429
	Department	FCV...etc...DEECA / Telecom
	Work Depot	Cann River
	Region	Gippsland
	Grading	Primary
	Elevation (ASL)	386m
	Height	92m (tower) 31m (cabin)
	Construction	Steel
	Cabin size	3m x 3m
	Public access to site	Yes
	In use since	1972?
	CFA Region	11 - Eastern

Photo supplied by Paul Jones

In April 2005, 2 very dedicated FLO's climbed the tower for the last time as part of their job.
Warren Thomas and Dawn Parker retired from tower duty after 19 years of service. It was reported to be a record for service in a fire tower, but this has been disputed since..
The article (found on the FCV...etc...DEECA intranet) also says the cabin is 33m up a 85m high telecommunication tower. A transcript of the article can be found here

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Water supply (2009). Supplied by Richard Webb

The photos above were supplied by Laurie Morrison. They were taken over a few years.
The second photo was after the 2020 fires.

The 1st photo (5th Jan 2020) shows the area around Maramingo Hill that was burnt in the 2020 fires.
The other 3 photos (18th Jan 2020) were taken from a helicopter.
The tower structure was not damaged during the fire. Photos were supplied by Chris Philbrick.

Maramingo Hill had it's cabin replaced in 2014.
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