5 0   km ▁from ▁Melbourne . ▁The ▁mountain ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁declared ▁as ▁an ▁al pine ▁resort ▁in ▁The ▁Al pine ▁Res ort s ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁however ▁no ▁resort ▁was ▁ever ▁developed ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁recommended ▁to ▁be ▁changed ▁to ▁a ▁natural ▁and ▁scen ic ▁features ▁reserve ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Mount ▁Tor bre ck ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁plane ▁crash ▁involving ▁an ▁RA AF ▁Av ro ▁An son ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁The ▁RA AF ▁conducted ▁an ▁extensive ▁search ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁locate ▁the ▁plane . ▁The ▁w reck ▁and ▁bodies ▁of , ▁F lying ▁Officer ▁Anthony ▁Daniel ▁and ▁Corpor als ▁Francis ▁Hy land , ▁Fred ▁S ass ▁and ▁Ivan ▁St ow dor ▁were ▁found ▁by ▁two ▁high ▁country ▁bush men ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁A ▁mem orial ▁dedicated ▁to ▁those ▁four ▁men ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁the ▁crash ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁After ▁dense ▁forest ▁reg row th ▁from ▁bush f ires , ▁the ▁mem orial s ▁location ▁had ▁almost ▁been ▁forgotten ▁about ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁when ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁volunte ers ▁had ▁dedicated ▁their ▁time ▁to ▁rest oring ▁it ▁and ▁the ▁access ▁track ▁to ▁it . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time