The concept for the Gap Getaway came about more than 20 years ago, when the owner Brian Prothero originally bought the property as somewhere to go for a BBQ after work. The building started off as just 6 poles and a roof to cover the BBQ with no walls. For more info on this awesome […]
On 16 May 1940, a military Avro Anson aircraft with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) serial A4-4 , crashed into the north-east face of Mount Torbreck, 300 m (1,000 ft) below the summit, not far from the townships of Eildon and Snobs Creek. All four men on board were killed instantly. Searches were conducted by […]
The 22 metre steel firetower at Mt Terrible was constructed early 1962 and a 12 foot by 12 foot accommodation hut was constructed mid 1962. The hut offered towermen (also known as fire watchers or fire spotters) accommodation during fire seasons and was in use for around five decades. Sadly its condition slowly deteriorated and vandalism took its […]
Saturday the 23rd of January 2016 was a date that will be remembered forever as the day that four airmen who lost their lives on Mount Torbreck received their 1st official remembrance ceremony in 75 years. On the 23rd of January 2016, a large number of people attended the Avro Anson A4-4 Memorial on Mount […]
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