Wonthaggi Wind Farm - Kilcunda, Victoria, Australia
S 38° 36.490 E 145° 32.922
55H E 373636 N 5725704
As you head to Kilcunda Reserve (west of Wonthaggi) you will see 6 giant wind turbines, each capable of 2 MW, or able to power 1,000 homes!
Waymark Code: WMX3QE
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 11/22/2017
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If you are doing the nearby Night Geocache, and there is any breeze, then you will no doubt hear these turbines whirring away as you walk around trying to find the reflectors.
One of the photos, is a zoomed one, of the entry hatch to Wonthaggi Turbine Generator No. 1 (WTG No.1), and by scaling the size of the steps and railing, the hatch would be 2.2 metres tall, which really puts the height of the Tower into perspective. With a diameter at the base of 3.5 meters! The height of the Australian made towers mentioned on the Wikipedia article is 66 metres. (
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PLEASE post a photo from the daytime tho. (A nighttime flash-generated photo of the sign will suffice). Tours are able to taken, as when I had come back to take the daytime photos, a couple 4wds came along and went through the gate.
ACCESS: Please note, the Turbines are on Private Property, but you will be parking right beside the entry point, if you head to "Handy in the Night" - (
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Address: Campbell Street, Wonthaggi, Victoria 3995
Website for Turbines: (
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Visited: Wednesday to Friday 25-27 May, 2016 [Trying to get the challenging Night Cache]
Photographed: 0952, Friday, 27 May, 2016 - before heading to Dandongadale Falls for a MicroAdventure Event.