MT. COWLEY

	Grid Reference	YC 491293
	Department	DEPI
	Work Depot	Colac
	Region	South West
	Grading	Primary
	Elevation (ASL)	660m
	Height	65m (tower) 35.3m (cabin)
	Construction	Steel
	Cabin size	3.5m x 3.5m
	Public access to site	Yes
	In use since	1968 -
	CFA Region	7 - Central

Photo supplied by Paul Jones
Updated info, height and cabin size, supplied by Richard Webb in 2009

The Anglesea Historical Society supplied the following information in Dec 2020: The publication about the history of the Anglesea Fire Brigade records that in 1968: "September brought the news that the new Mount Cowley fire tower was expected to be operational prior to the fire season, and that the Anglesea tower on Mt Ingoldsby would be abandoned".

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2009, supplied by Richard Webb	2009, supplied by Richard Webb	Dec. 2009, supplied by Nathan Jolly

Mt. Cowley had it's cabin replaced in 2012

The above photos were supplied by Andrew Dixon. The first one was taken in Sept 2012, the others in Dec 2015.

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