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==Current status== The station was decommissioned in November 2008. [[Aircraft warning lights]] continued to operate on each of the 10 43m platforms, although some of the lights had stopped working. On 25 January 2014, a [[BASE jumping|BASE jumper]] was killed during an attempt to parachute from the tower.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dead base jumper's helmet camera may have been removed, Victoria Police say|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-26/victoria-police-search-for-dead-skydivers-helmet-camera/5219580|access-date=27 January 2014|newspaper=ABC News|date=27 January 2014}}</ref> It was demolished by explosives on 22 April 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tallest structure collapses in a heap|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/tallest-structure-collapses-in-a-heap/story-e6frfku9-1227317556363|access-date=29 April 2015|newspaper=News.com.au|date=23 April 2015|archive-date=25 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425234137/http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/tallest-structure-collapses-in-a-heap/story-e6frfku9-1227317556363|url-status=dead}}</ref> Transmission equipment from the Omega navigation system is now on display at the Port Albert Maritime Museum.<ref>[http://yarrampa.customer.netspace.net.au/pamm.html Port Albert Maritime Museum]</ref><ref>[http://www.cv.vic.gov.au/organisations/3951/port-albert-maritime-museum/ Culture Victoria - Port Albert Maritime Museum]</ref>
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