Australia’s one-time tallest structure set to fall.
The decommissioned Omega tower navigation facility at Darriman will be dismantled, subject to heritage restrictions.
Gippsland MHR and Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Darren Chester said the tower Australia’s tallest was now surplus to Defence requirements.
“I’ve been told that Defence is currently assessing the heritage value of the site and any demolition work will be subject to heritage restrictions,” he said.
“Any demolition is not expected to happen before September, with the site to be fully disposed of in early 2015.”
The 100 acre parcel of land, which had been commissioned to build the 432 metre tower, will be made available for sale by the federal government.
The tower – one the tallest in the Southern Hemisphere – was one of a set of nine other navigation towers located around the world, including the United States, Trinidad, Argentina and Japan.
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