child care

The Falls Creek Child Care centre is now accredited as an Approved Care Provider.

The centre is open every day of the season and caters for children from 12 weeks to 5 years old. There is more information, and a downloadable brochure,  in the Falls Creek Info tab of this site

ice plunge

The annual first day of winter Ice Plunge is on again next Friday. There are prizes for those brave enough to plunge into the waters of Rocky Valley Dam and free brekkie for everyone.

More info at www.fallscreek.com.au/IcePlunge

If you're in the area, take the plunge or cheer on those who do. Even if you can't make, it will probably make the metropolitan news, so see if you can spot any Falls Creek locals.

working bee 2012

There were still a few patches of early snow in the village, but Falls Creek turned on some blue sky for the working bee. We worked, hard, had a great time and the lodge is all ready for a great snow season.

Some of the jobs were concerned with putting things back after the redevelopment. Others were routine maintenance.

• Saturday morning saw the human chain manhandling firewood from the top road to the firewood store, with lots of care not to damage the new cladding.

• Our lease conditions include looking after the vegetation on the site. Saturday afternoon saw much spreading of rocks, mulch and straw to start the process.

• Going through all the kitchen equipment, crockery & cutlery and cleaning everything in sight is a massive job too

• The new barbecue was assembled ( & christened), looking towards the summit now. There's a nice bar table next to it to assist the cooks.
• The satellite dish is up and the TVs are connected
• New wireless access points were installed to extend coverage to all the bedrooms and the games room
• The new hifi has been installed and speakers set up again
• Weather station and the games room monitor have been reinstalled

• All the chairs and most of the tables have been varnished 
• The spa has been serviced, repaired and restocked
• New treads on the stairs between front door and boot room
• Kitchen bin runners etc have been repaired so they slide more smoothly
• and lots of little maintenance jobs

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Thanks to Andrew & Myra for making sure our energy levels stayed high, and  everyone else who attended for their hard work and good humour

AGM - have you put it in your diary?

The AGM will be held at Royal Brighton Yacht Club at 7:30pm on Tuesday May 15th. This is a great opportunity to hear about progress, contribute to the running of your club and meet with other members.

You can download Nomination and Proxy forms.

The official notice of meeting, forms and annual report have been posted to all members

celebrate the opening of the "new" lodge

Get your glad rags on and help us celebrate the opening of the new lodge on opening weekend...

The Committee of Australian Alpine Club Falls Creek invites all members of the Club to attend the official opening of the renovated  Lodge.

Saturday 9th June 2012

Official ceremony: 6:30pm

Dinner will be served at 7:30pm in the Lodge,

followed by a Trivia night

The new lodge will be officially opened by Noel Poon, Chairman of the Club during the redevelopment.

There will be a maximum of 60 people attending the event.

RSVP by 1 June 2012	Dress Code
Alan Long Phone: 03 9328 4491 email: mrkflong@bigpond.com	Black Tie Optional/Cocktail

Grand Opening Weekend
Accommodation Package

Accommodation for 3 nights
Cooked breakfast on Sat, Sun, Mon
Dinner Saturday night
Full member: $150
Spouse of member: $150
Members' children (U18): $75
Other adult guests: $250
Other children (U18): $125
AAC Member rate discounts apply
Dinner only: $50 flat rate

looking fantastic

The lodge redevelopment is all but complete. There a few small finishing touches are being done this week, but the project is finishing on time and under budget.
 

It is looking fantastic, and best of all, this redevelopment secures us a 50 year lease.

• The outside has been completely re-clad with Colorbond and highlights of ironbark and stone.
• The roof has been replaced.
• All windows have been replaced with tough double-glazing and insulation has been placed in the walls, improvements which should significantly reduce our gas usage for heating.
• The entrance has been remodelled

 

• The dining room has been extended, re-carpeted and new leather cushions fitted on the banquettes. The new cushion design means more effective seating space and much more comfort.

• The public bathroom near room 15 has been divided into separate rooms for toilet and shower.

• Room 15 has been extended.
• Repairs and improvements have been made such as leaks around the main balcony and a better snow-shedder on the chimney.
• There were many items to comply with bushfire regulations, current building code and other Resort Management requirements.

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A number of people have put in huge contributions to make this a success:

• Noel Poon and David Stogdale in particular have organised the raising of finances that have allowed the project to go ahead. They have also dealt with numerous bureaucratic headaches along the way.
• The Building Committee (John Cameron, Paul Cregan, Michael McKenna, Richard Pocknee, Andrew Rist and Mark Rosenberg) were invaluable in refining the scope of work. Richard Pocknee in particular has put in a huge effort to scrutinise the details of this major building project.
• But most of all, a huge thank you must go to Nigel Cowie who has overseen the building project, with all the effort and responsibility that that has entailed.

early bird deadlines

time is just about up on securing some good deals for this winter

• If you paid a deposit on a Hero Pass, you need to pay the balance by 5pm on Tuesday 1 May. This can be done by phone or FAX but apparently the wait for phone payment can be frustrating.
• If you missed the Hero Pass, you still have an opportunity to buy an Early-bird lift season pass ($1199 for adults) by 30 April
• Early bird resort entry season passes ($260) are available until 30 April

accomodation transfer service

Resort Management have announced 2012 prices for the accommodation transfer service (oversnow). The return price has gone up more than the single price, but increases are pretty modest.

Ticket Prices	2012 price
Village Transfer - One Way Adult	$19.00
Village Transfer - One Way Child	$12.50
Village Transfer - One Way Under 5	FREE
Village Transfer - Return Adult	$33.00
Village Transfer - Return Child	$21.50
Village Transfer - Return Under 5	FREE
Village Transfer - Excess Baggage (per item)	$3.00
ATS -Taxi	$65.00
ECO Bag	$2.00
Seasons Ticket Adult	$155.00

A new service, operated by resort management, was introduced last season using brand new vehicles. Overall it was pretty good. If you are planning to use the service, remember that peak times (especially Sunday afternoons) can be very busy. If you are using the return service, you must book your return trip at least24 hours ahead.

Vale Lindsay Allsop

Lindsay Allsop passed away on 18 February, 2012. Lindsay was instrumental in the Falls Creek Huette project, being treasurer at its inception. Lindsay was a Life Member of the club and also a prominent member of Roslyn ski club at Thredbo. Our condolences go to his friends and family.

more redevelopment pictures and progress

Work on the lodge redevelopment is rolling along nicely and results are looking great.

• The structure and roof is in place for the extension of the dining room. This includes an impressive oregon truss where the old wall used to be.

• Work has begun in remodelling the public bathroom. The toilet and shower will now have separate entrances and the finish will be similar to the en-suite bathrooms.
• The iron bark used for cladding and featured posts has a beautiful red colour. Ironbark is also being used on the new entry canopy.

• As sections of roof and cladding are completed, scaffolding is being removed. We can now see how good the new cladding and windows are looking.

• Room 15 has been extended to include the area that was a balcony. The interior panelling has been completed and nicely matches the pre-existing walls.

• The snow splitter that directs snow around the flue from the fireplace has an improved watertight mounting

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