Omega tower comes down

The Department of Defence demolished the Omega communication tower on the former Naval Transmission Site at Darriman, Victoria, on 22 April.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence and local member for Gippsland Darren Chester said the demolition was completed successfully and without incident.

“Our primary concern was to make sure that the demolition was conducted safely, and I am pleased to say that we have achieved this goal,” Chester said.

For safety reasons, traffic on the nearby South Gippsland Highway was halted for a short period while the tower demolition occurred.

Representatives from Victoria Police, Worksafe and Defence attended the demolition to observe, record and support the project.

Defence’s contractor, Liberty Industrial, cut selected guy cables by explosive charge, then the tower structure was destabilised and it collapsed upon itself in four large sections.

Now that the Omega tower has been demolished, Liberty Industrial will clear the site of materials. In due course, Defence will dispose of the site.