Welcome to Alexander Bell Tower.

I always thought the tower was named in honor of Alexander Graham Bell the Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.  It made sense to me considering the nearby structures.  How wrong I was!

The plaque commemorates a local Councillor, Alexander Bell who gave the gift of poppet legs for the original look-out tower. The plaque was unveiled during the official opening of the tower.  This tower was replaced in 1980 and the plaque is located on a concrete pillar near the new tower. 

Ballarat, Tuesday. — Buninyong shire council is co-operating with Buninyong Progress Association and Mount Buninyong and Lal Lal Reserve Trust in making arrangements for the official opening of the look-out on the mount by Mr. E. J. Hogan, on Saturday next. The road to the summit is in excellent order, and there is being placed on the framework of the tall look-out tower a brass tablet in memory of Cr. A. Bell, who gave the poppet legs to the committee. 

The opening of the look-out will also see instituted, with the assistance of the Forests Commission, a watchman equipped with a telephone, who will remain on guard during the summer, and notify outbreaks of forest and grass fires to the district bush fire brigades. This will menu the patrolling of no extensive area in which damaging fires occur annually. 

Age (Melbourne), 14 December 1932. 

On a windy day, you can feel the tower swaying in the breeze.  

In order to log this Virtual Cache, take a photo from the observation platform facing East (towards the wind farms) from the West side of the platform (so the structure is visible) with your geocaching name in the photo somewhere. 

Your photo must be posted in your found log.  Do not send by email or message.

Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023

This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.