MT. SABINE

	Lat / Long GDA	BU 665398
	Department	FCV...etc...DEECA
	Work Depot	Otways
	Region	South West
	Grading	Primary
	Elevation (ASL)	590m
	Height	20m
	Construction	Steel
	Cabin size	?
	Public access to site	Yes
	In use since (still being researched)	19?? - 1966? (original timber tower) 1966? - 1970? (second timber tower) 1970? - 20?? (Steel tower)
	CFA Region	?

Correspondence supplied by David Bannear (dated 02-04-1971) states:
District Foresters at Forrest and Macedon have been asked to request you to arrange for inspections of the wooden towers at Cobaw and Mt. Sabine.
It is not anticipated they could or would be replaced in 1971 / 1972.

This facility has been unused for many years and is quite dilapidated. (see 2009 photos)

Please click on thumbnails for enlargements


Another angle, bit close to trees!!	Photo (1980) by Rod Stone	2009, supplied by Richard Webb	2009, supplied by Richard Webb	1966?, found on the WWW by Jim Speirs

Main photo and top left thumbnail were supplied by Paul Jones in 2001

Mt Sabine, taken 5th March 1959. Classic FCV wooden construction.
Photo and info supplied by Gregor Wallace via Peter McHugh in January 2021

We're still researching the sequence of towers. The above photo of 1959 shows the framework being in 4 sections while the 1966? photo shows the old one in 3 sections and the new one in 4.
We've been in contact with Gregor Wallace and he has confirmed the date of his photo as 5th March 1959. "The date on the transparency cardboard mount is 5-3-'59. It was an excursion trip to the Otways. The figure with glasses is Rod Incoll". Gregor also notified us that Jim Speirs has passed away so we can't ask him.
If you can shed any light on this, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thanks.

Gregory Camp posted on the Victoria's Forests & Bushfire Heritage FaceBook page in Nov 2025. Please click here for a transcript of the post as the FB group is private.

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