This Week in Falls Creek & Mount Beauty - 7 July 2018 by thisweek

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WINTER EDITION FIVE

FRIDAY 7TH JULY 2018

The Grand Journey!

• Top: Sam on the Summit overlooking our fantastic scenery. Pic - Lachy Keevers. •Left: Snowsports School is for everyone. Pic - Tim @ Topshots. • Right: The only way to travel to and from the snow. Pic -Charlie Brown.

FROM THE CEO Hooray for Holidays…

chool holidays are here, everyone is excited, and the snow cover at Falls Creek is the best it’s been in nearly three decades - what a start. The mountain is in excellent shape, with snow, both natural and man-made everywhere, groomed and natural runs galore and plenty of options for everyone no matter what your ability. Speaking of ability - have you booked a ski or boarding lesson yet? I’m a firm believer in no matter how EDITION good we think we are, WINTER EIGHT there’s always room to improve. Falls Creek Ski Lifts has an excellent, if not the best AD PROOF ski school in Australia, with a range of instructors capable of challenging even the most accomplished skier/boarder. Add to this, the recently renovated Cloud 9 restaurant which provides a great location to assist in drop offs and pickups, or meet up after your lesson, before you head back

• Cross Country Lessons & Hire • 1 Hour Free Rental after 1pm • XC Ski & Snowshoe Tours • Clinics with French National Champion, Iris Pesseyette • Café - ski in/ski out • Toboggan Hire Upper Car Park Windy Corner Map Ref B3

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2017 GRAVITY ENDURO NATIONAL SER Round One - Falls Creek

Round One of the GE National Series will be staged this weekend, beginning he National Gravity Enduro Series with practice sessions from 11am Friday. acts as the qualifying series for the During the course of the weekend, several Enduro World Series. See mention of the trails will be closed to general riders in the article with Ben McIlroy. although Blue Dirt will have shuttles running Mountain Bike Australia in conjunction with on Friday from 11am to 6pm and again on Falls Creek Resort Management are pleased FRIDAY JULY 2017 Saturday from 9am to 5pm. Cost is $50 per to present Round One of 28TH the 2017 Gravity day or $90 for 2 days. Go to www.bluedirt. Enduro National Series. The series is Australia com.au to book. On Sunday the trails will wide with Round Two being held at Stromlo be closed to the general public, but will Forest ACT in May. Round Three will be at progressively open as the different sections have some fun... Pic – Sabrina @ Topshots Balingup WA in June; Round Four will goNow to get outofthere the and event are completed. Pretty Valley Rockhampton in July and the final round will Road will also have closures and be subject to be heldto onAustralia’s Woodfordonly Island, thein, Clarence down trueonski ski out to the should drop-down menu ‘At the Resort’ delays anyone be travelling back from River in northern NSW in August. the yards oryou Pretty alpine village. andhorse everything needValley is justPondage. a ‘click’ The popularity of mountain biking continues away.this If you’re stillEnduro stumped need asort Now Gravity is aand different Whilst in our to grow. you’re From the greatamazing efforts ofalpine some village, Mount recommendation, call the team at Resort of mountain bike racing to what we know there’s locals no shortage of things to seethe and Beauty in the 90’s - to hosting Management and they’ll do their best to as Downhill or Cross Country. The Gravity do. If youinneed ‘day-off’ to point rest those Nationals Feb a2000 to the where help youisout. knowledge is also Enduro both.Insiders The athletes will start with weary and some assistance we havelegs some of iftheyou’d best like tracks in the country aavailable warm upwith ridethe from SlalomInsider’s Plaza, out the ‘Winter Guide’ deciding whatBeauty to do,and then out -inboth in Mount in check Falls Creek. Bogong High Plains Road, up the Pretty – look for a copy at your accommodation the events and themeans ‘What’s The growthcalendar and the success we on can Valley Road acrossour to office the Trig venue or pickand onethen up from in continue host fabulous events. – just go Guide’ attowww.fallscreek.com.au Slalom Plaza. For the tech savvy, on your

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www.fallscreek.com.au Visitor Information Centre The Falls Creek Visitor Information Centre is located in the Resort Management Office, up stairs on the corner of Slalom Street and Bogong High Plains Road. Open 8am Visitor- Information 7.5– 5pm CMdaily x for COL MONOand Gym Memberships. $89.25 Ph: 03 5758 1202. (Map Ref: E4)

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Accommodation Child Care – Hours & Rates

Alpha Lodge Falls Creek Child Care is located in the St Falls complex,

Open 365ofdays a year. Self cater accommodation at the base the Halley’s Comet chairlift – open from$56 p/p p/nto twin/dbl. $42 days p/p p/n bunk for room. Parallel Street. 8:30am 5pm, seven a week children from 12 Ph: 5758 visit: www.alphaskilodge.com.au weeks to five3488 yearsorold. Altitude Apartments Hours & Rates Spacious fully self-contained open Morning: 8:30amaccommodation – 12:30pm $85 all year round. Bike storage and free wi-fi. On site $60 bar & Afternoon: 1:30pm – 5pm Fullrestaurant Day: - Be Foodstore. 8:30am – 5pm $130 Ph: 03 5758 3811 Wb: www.altitudefallscreek.com.au Bookings are strongly recommended as places are limited. Make your booking at: www.fallscreek.com.au/childcare.

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QT Hotel Falls Creek

Rates Apartment style luxury rooms, Pool & Jacuzzi, Sauna & Steam Room. On-site restaurant andReturn bar. Open Adult: One Way $23 $37 all year round - available for group and functions. Child One Way $17 bookings Return $23 Ph: 03 5732 8000 Wb: www.qtfallscreek.com.au Season Pass: Adult $200 Kids Under Five: Snowski Apartments Free Luggage Allowance Self contained accommodation open all year round with on-site management. Village Bowl. Two pieces of luggage,Located one pairinofthe skis & boots or Ph: 5758 3356, or visit snowboard & boots andwww.snowskiapartments.com.au one piece of hand luggage per person. Summit Ridge Lodge Excess Luggage: $7&per item. accommodation. Open for comfortable bed breakfast Fully licensed. Street. Ph: 03&5758 Ticket SalesSchuss – On Mountain On 3800. Line From 28.06.18 until 10.09.18 all visitors will be required to Viking Lodge use the Accommodation Transfer Visitor vehicles Self-catering accommodation, all Service. rooms with en suites. will permitted the village during and this workshop. period. On not sitebe manager andinto secure bike storage

Resort Entry is located at Howman’s Gap, approx. 4km before reaching Falls Creek. Day and Night Passes are at $54 on arrival per day, (or $49.50 on line). If arriving Attunga Lodge after 5pm and departing prior to midnight on the same Open for comfortable bed &Transfer breakfast accommodation. Accommodation Service day, entry is free. Visitors over 65 years of age receive Fully licensed. Arlberg Street, Ph: 03 3255. High Operating from the Terminal Building on5758 the Bogong a discount. Plains Road, the Accommodatin Transfer Service will Cedarwood Apartments Free Wi-Fi. Ph. 03Resort 5758 3247. Falls Creek Management Season Passes are available at $525 (or $450 on line). move you, your familyapartment and your luggage comfortably to Fully self contained accommodation Schuss ibutions please contact: ForallPayment, Placement of Ads Subscriptions General Enquiries: Ph: 03 5758 1200 An ‘All Resorts’ permit, valid at Victorian Snow your or lodge or apartment.please forward to: Street Ph: 5758 3393. Phone/Fax: 03 5754 1346 of Operation Resorts is available for $740.00 Enquire at Visitor Hours BE Foodstore Falls Country pond.net.auInformation desk. Suite 2, 41 Valley Beauty. Office Address: Mon –Kiewa ThursCreek & Sat: Highway, 8am – Mount 10pmClub Fully contained accommodation from $135 /dbl/night. Open for dining and drinks from 9am 7 days during Easter, Resort Entry Fees fund essential services of: .net.au Postal Address: P.O. Box 325,self Mount Beauty, VIC,– 12 3699. Friday: 8am midnight Ph: 5758 3391 or www.fallscreekcountryclub.com.au. then 5 days. In the Village Bowl. Ph: 03 5758 3222. • Ski patrol • Car Parking Sunday: 8am – 10pm Bogong High Plains Road. Refer ad this edition. • Snow Clearing • Water Supply A Taxi Service is available in the Village during these • Waste Management • Visitor Information Services Gebi’s hours. Ph: 03 Apartments 5758 1203 Last Hoot Café Fully self-contained comfortable apartments, located at Open daily from 4pm for drinks & meals. Slalom Plaza. the entrance to Falls Creek. Ph: 1800 45 35 25. 2 Falls Creek & Mount Beauty Winter 2018 Edition FIVE Ph: 03 5758THIS 3088.WEEK Refer -ad this edition.

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FROM THE CEO mobile device search www.fallscreek.com. au/igdownload. This will add the Guide to your phone. If you’re an iPhone user, copy to iBooks – and boom… the guide is at your disposal. If you’re an Android user, the link is the same, but the download will end up in your ‘files’ folder.

for the matter) have ‘tired’ legs… during school holidays the shuttles run until 9pm every night. So we’ve made the choice of heading out even easier, now the tough bit is choosing where you’d like to go… so grab the kids, head out early for a bite to eat and experience ‘foodie heaven!’

Now that is sorted, for the adrenalin junkies, check out the ‘Thrills & Chills’ section… great conditions exist for all the activities listed under this section. They are all ‘must do’s.’

Foodie Tip of the Week: BE Foodstore… I dropped in here last weekend for a quick pit stop and some brekkie, knowing I’d be able to get my weekly dose of veggies (the Lean & Green Super Shake) and the Milawa bakery’s fruit toast, with cinnamon butter. The staff are great and friendly, the service is quick and the views up the mountain to the Summit, on a blue-sky day, are just stunning. Like all our great restaurants, there isn’t a meal they don’t do well, so drop in for lunch or dinner, their wine list is extensive and the local craft beers are on display too.

When you get to the end of the day, the best thing about having exhausted yourself exploring the mountain isn’t taking your boots off, or that medicinal, pain soothing glass of wine (or two), it’s knowing, that if you choose to, you’ve got an incredible array of choice when it comes to deciding on where to refuel. Falls Creek has more venues than any other resort in Victoria (or NSW for that matter), so whilst you’re here, why not try a few.

Daily departures from Melbourne, Albury and Mount Beauty will have you PRICELESS on the slopes sooner – without the fuss!!

Stuart Smythe, CEO Falls Creek Resort Management

New Range of Salomon Ski & Snowboard Boots now in stock!!

Travelling to Falls Creek this winter? Park your car in the secure car-park in Tawonga South and ride our comfortable warm coach to Falls Creek!

Now, get out there, find those stashes, or hit the piste and have a great time…•

Service & Demo Centre

Falls Creeks village layout makes it easy to get around, but if the kids (and grown-ups

Leave the worries of hiring and fitting chains, coping with anti-freeze and icy roads behind you!

As I write the forecast for the 8th of July onwards looks excellent, with another front coming and a blast of Arctic air hitting just as you are probably reading this. The wind is likely to be a dampener on proceedings, but as with all the snow storms so far this year, we’ve been rewarded with blue sky days shortly thereafter! A word of caution, on great blue-sky days, the afternoons chill down quick, and the ‘bleed’ from the melting snow makes conditions a little slippery. So, drive cautiously and safely if you’re leaving the resort, watch out for black ice and if instructed make sure to fit chains… this is for yours and others safety… oh, and carrying chains (that you know how to fit) it’s the law!

• Expert Master Boot Fitters on site to fit you up! • Open Daily: 8am – 6pm. • Free Pick-Up & Delivery for all ski and snowboard rental! In the Village Bowl at the Falls Creek Hotel Map (Ref: M2) Ph: 03 5758 3819

Be part of the team! WINTERofEDITION As a member the Falls FOUR Creek Race Club, young members can...

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• Learn life skills in a wonderful rewarding environment. • Make friends for life – with opportunities to travel the world. • Learn to ski and board in a family friendly surroundings. Programs from primary to late teens – including tertiary tuition for full-time athletes. ‘An integral part of Falls Creek and its history!’

Wb: www.fallscreekraceclub.com.au

Sat 7th July Race Club Auction Fri 13th July Rossignol Cup

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MEMBERSHIPS ARE NOW DUE FOR RENEWAL. FEEL FREE TO DO YOURS NOW!

FALLS CREEK HISTORICAL SOCIETY - Membership Application Form Your support is very much appreciated. Your membership subscription will go towards maintaining the museum collection and establishing a fund to digitize the museums records. In return for your support we will place you on our newsletter mailing list and you will receive discounts on all future museum events. Businesses/Clubs members will receive a DL sized window sticker to display on your premises.

2018 Falls Creek Historical Society Membership Application & Renewal Form Membership:

Single Family Businesses/Clubs $20 $30 $50 Name: ...........................................................................Address ................................................................. City …………………………………………......................Postcode ……………............................................. Phone ............................................................................Email ..................................................................... Payment by: Cash, Cheque or Direct Deposit Cheques made out to: Falls Creek Historical Society - and sent to PO Box 69, Falls Creek 3699. Direct deposit details: BSB 633 000 Account 145918009. Please reference your name or business. If making a direct deposit, please send this application form and the date of your deposit. Falls Creek & Mount Beauty THIS WEEK - Winter 2018 Edition FIVE

DISABLED WINTERSPORT AUSTRALIA Guide Training Clinic

ast weekend DWA held their regular new guide and existing guide training clinic. The clinic is designed for those new to adaptive snowsports and for existing guides to advance in specialised areas. The clinics provide a diverse platform for a person to spring into a guiding future with DWA. The experienced trainers provide motivation and support as they explained the fundamental concepts of adaptive snowsports and the various on-snow disciplines and the adaptive equipment to assist a participant on the snow from tethers, snow wings, snow glider and out riggers to bi-ski and dual ski, just to mention a few. The course started on Friday night with many guides taking the trip from Melbourne to Howman’s Gap after work. On arrival they were welcomed with the new Alpine Accessible Accommodation for

Getting into the queue at Towers chair with senior DWA instructors Tom Mitten (Falls Creek) and Tom Bourke (Mt Buller) discussing preparation and loading techniques. Pic – Courtesy DWA

members and guides, who for many it was the first time they had seen the completed building that can now accommodate 36 people with superb facilities.

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On Saturday it was up early for breakfast with the team debrief and the loading of DWA adaptive equipment to go up to Falls Creek. The Saturday was a testing day weather wise and the day included information on sit-ski fit outs, mountain safety, blocking and stand-up guiding skiing and snowboarding. Not to forget the guides free ski time and independent practice throughout the two days with specialised skiing assistance included. By the day’s end, all new and existing guides were ready to go back to their accommodation for dinner and a rest. Sunday the new DWA guides awoke to a magical Falls Creek day - fresh snow, blue skies and a crispness in the air that keeps the snow in excellent condition. On the mountain DWA made a presence on Main St, Highway, Drovers and Wombats Ramble. Several groups practiced

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DISABLED WINTERSPORT AUSTRALIA stand-up skiing, snowboarding and demonstrated their lift loading and sit-ski skills. It was also time for the Falls Creek Ski Lift crews to get involved and to give the DWA guides a hand when loading. DWA guides and Falls Creek Ski Lifts crew work as a team to deliver the best possible on-snow experience for all DWA members. It was good to see, well done to both teams and huge thankyou to Falls Creek Ski Lifts. All perfect enjoyable days must come to an end and Sunday was no exception, except that the new guides were now equipped with knowledge and practical experience in adaptive snowsports. Congratulations to all the new guides and existing guides who completed their training. Disabled Wintersport Australia (DWA) is a member-based organisation. Our members range from recreational skiers to Australia’s Winter Paralympians. Membership with the organisation entitles members to concessions on lift passes and private lessons at all ski resorts in Australia and DWA welcome new members and volunteer guides. If you require more information at any time during the season, please contact the following: General information: info@ disabledwintersport.com.au. Membership: membership@disabledwintersport. com.au. Volunteering: volunteer@ disabledwintersport.com.au

Tethering is only one of the skills the DWA Guides will learn. Pic – Courtesy DWA

adaptive snowsport industry, learn how to apply basic safety techniques, dive into some of the common language, and have an absolute blast with your fellow trainee guides as you enjoy this exciting course. •

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Our friendly trainers will provide motivation and support as you discover fundamental concepts of adaptive snowsports, the various disciplines, select disability groups and presentations, the vast array of adapted equipment, and the amazing opportunities available to you as a DWA volunteer. Gain an insight into the

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Lunch daily! Bar is open from 12 noon with bar snacks available all day.

HAPPY HARVEY HOUR Tues 10th & Thurs 12th 3:30-5:30pm with Live Entertainment!

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SATURDAY 7th: Local DJ from 9pm SUNDAY 8th: Fooz Ball Competition! $50 Bar Tab up for Grabs! MONDAY 9th: Jug Night – ‘Dirty Double Denim party!’ WEDNESDAY 11th: ‘Jam at the Man’ Live music from 8pm – All welcome to get up and play! THURSDAY 12th: Poker Night! FRIDAY 13th: The Man Trivia – with $600 in prizes! Take Away Liquor & Meals available. facebook.com/ TheManHotel-FallsCreek www.themanfallscreek.com

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FROM THE GM Falls Creek Exclusive…

ere at Falls Creek we pride ourselves on being the resort which best connects with snow loving Australian families. Between the progression perfect terrain and our award winning snowsports school, learning to ski and snowboard is now more fun! Last year we kicked off our partnership with the powerhouse in kid’s entertainment Nickelodeon, recognising that for some kids they need a bit more encouragement to try something new. Engaging with other things they love (like characters from their favourite shows), working with Nickelodeon injected more fun into the snow and provided yet another great reason to come to Falls Creek. Last season, in a Southern Hemisphere first, we celebrated September school holidays with a visit from Sponge Bob and this year we’ve upped the ante. In a world first, Nickelodeon has taken over our kids programs at Snowsports School. For 2018 we have the PAW Patrol Snow Club, Sponge Bob Junior Workshop and

Lots more for the littlies to enjoy with Nickelodeon at Falls Creek Snowsports School. Pic – Courtesy FCSL.

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PAW Patrol into the resort for July school holidays, understanding that our littlest skiers and snowboarders sometimes need more engagement and encouragement to help them fall in love with the snow experience! This season’s PAW Patrol activation is open to everyone, there’s snowball target practice, toboggan race course, digging area and even a few jumps

The fun continues when the sun goes down with PAW movie nights happening at QT. I was lucky enough to experience this with my family; my little one Harry, had his dinner comfortably lounging on a gummy bear inflatable chair whilst watching his favourite Nickelodeon programs on the big 26TH WINTER EDITION FOUR FRIDAY screen, and my husband and I could enjoy the delicious dinner (and some precious AD PROOF adult time) with visiting friends at Bazaar next door.

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An exciting new leisure experience at the top of the mountain! Boasting a bistro, wood-fired pizza, waffle station, bar & café. Wood-fired Rotisserie, Deli and kitchen providing: • Café & Deli selections • Bistro meals • Wood Fire Pizza • Waffle delights

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to practice on! Located up top adjacent to Cloud 9, all the fun happens between 1pm-4pm from Monday 2nd July – Sunday 8th and this weekend, three of the PAW FIVE Pups willWINTER be on theEDITION snow. What a great opportunity for the little ones in your life to AD PROOF meet their favourite characters here at Falls Creek!

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Aperitivo Happy Hour every Wednesday 4pm - 6pm Experience the fabulous views & relax in the lounge whilst enjoying warm hospitality

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DINING OUT Nelse – Where else? The best-kept secret on the hill - just for your eyes only - word is the meals served in many of the private lodges are on a par with the meals served in the big, fancy restaurants. Provided you are lucky enough to find a lodge that will welcome a nonguest diner. There are a few such places at Falls Creek and Nelse Lodge is one of those lodges! Long-time Falls Creek locals Ros and Graham Parker have left the lodge and this season sailed off into the sunset. Actually not quite, they are still popping up all over the hill and it is lovely to see them enjoying their post Nelse lives. The helm of the good ship Nelse has been passed on to a new crew. Martin Dean and Genevieve Hoyle are the new captains and they have a solid crew supporting them as they set sail into winter 2018. Martin and Genevieve may be new to Nelse but they have both had an association with Falls Creek and the Victorian Ski fields in their past lives. In his 20’s Martin spent his time exploring Hotham and Dinner Plain. In the 1950’s Genevieve’s father Adrian Hoyle was an engineer involved in building Mogul Ski Club. Nelse Lodge was built in the mid to late 1950s, located more or less in the middle of the village it has offered comfortable, friendly, ski in-ski out, family operated accommodation for many years. The main room of Nelse Lodge is wide, warm and welcoming. As you enter the lodge the bar is to your right, close to a large open fireplace that is kept happily fed with logs for most of the season. The bar at Nelse is small and intimate and has long been a haven for locals, guests and those in the know looking for a quiet place to bend an elbow. Opposite the bar and also close to the fire is a posse of couches with cushions

The Nelse Team (minus One) in front of their fabulous fireplace, Margy Furniss, Martin Dean, Amy Badcock and Sean Johnson. Unfortunately Genevieve was away attending to family matters. Pic - Ken Bell

and throws creating a lovely space to sip wine, read a book or chat and catch up with friends. The other half of the room is filled with tables and it is here that the Nelse crew caters to the needs of hungry guests. Having spent a convivial half an hour at the bar we find a seat in the meal area and our waitress Margy Furniss gives us an the insiders guide to the menu. Margy spends her summers in Pambula but she has spent many a winter previously at Nelse looking after guests and visitors alike. The menu is a tight offering of three entrees, three mains and three desserts - however this changes on a three-night rotation. Martin and Genevieve have found themselves a new chef, Amy Badcock who has previously worked in the NSW ski fields at Perisher. Amy’s menu is diverse enough to appeal to most palates, the choices are all guaranteed winter warmer favourites. We chose sweet potato croquettes and pumpkin and sage

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For relaxed long lunches, exceptional dinners, coffee, snacks and drinks! Plus, we have a great balcony to enjoy the action in Slalom Plaza! Every Day Specials Large Pizza & Dry long neck beer - $35 Saturdays & Wednesdays $15 Pizza & Beer

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ravioli for entrees and ordered a bottle of 3 Dark Horses 2016 Shiraz Grenache Touriga from McLaren Vale to complement our meal. The wine list is heavily weighted to Australian wines and why not when our local product is so good! Our main meal selections included a crispy skin salmon dish that was cooked to perfection and a mouth-watering Massaman beef curry. Luckily, we left room for dessert because Nelse does traditional winners such as sticky date pudding and panna cotta and they do them exceptionally well. If you are looking for a meal somewhere a bit quieter, that won’t break the bank, in a venue that feels a bit like someone’s cosy lounge room crossed with a good quality restaurant I can heartily recommend you try a lodge. As a start you could try Nelse – where else? • Kim McKeown

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FALLS CREEK RACE CLUB Ripper Start

e’ve had a ripper of a start to the season, with Race Club starting on Saturday 30th June. With over 110 kids enrolled in programs it was an excited group of parents and athletes who gathered together at Race Club: kids excited to get back on snow with old and new friends, parents excited that they were getting five and a half hours to themselves every day for the next two weeks! The Club starts getting into Racing next week - kicking off with Snowracer on 7th July, the Rossignol Cup and Cranky Charlie on Friday 13 July (hopefully no one is superstitious), and the King of the Mountain on Saturday 14 July. That’s going to be a busy weekend! With Race Club’s major fundraiser for the year coming up on Sat 7th July, the Auction Committee lead by Nyree Fiddes has been busy visiting local and metropolitan

Our World Cup winning entertaining auctioneer Steve Lee will be back on deck this year for our fabulous auction. Pic – Courtesy FCRC.

businesses asking for donations. The response has been extremely positive with the Committee raising over $20,000.00 of donations and more coming in every hour. For the first time this year the Race Club is posting details of the donations on its Facebook and Instagram pages, which is proving popular with people being able to see what will be available to bid on come 7:30pm on Saturday 7th July.

The Fundraising Auction is being held in the QT Boardroom, with catering by the wonderful Barry Iddles of Elk Restaurant, and three time Olympian and Race Club Life Member Steve Lee is returning as our Auctioneer Extraordinaire to run the Loud Auction. Steve Lee in full flight, both as a skier and as an auctioneer, is a sight to behold; he manages to keep the crowd laughing and bidding at the same time which any auctioneer will tell you is a nifty skill to master. As always, Race Club will be thanking our donors publically in this very paper so keep

17 Slalom St, (03) 5758 3263

Nelse Bar Open from 3:30pm daily. Welcome! Enjoy our Apres ski drinks, evening get-togethers and daily specials! Restaurant open for bookings oﬀering a well-priced hearty Winter cuisine.

The home of fabulous food… Specialty coffee, organic teas, super smoothies, shakes & fresh juices! All day eats & treats made with love!

Fuel up in the mornings… Recharge the days… Relax the evenings… Super convenient location at the base of Eagle Chair! The region’s best craft beers on tap + extensive wine list & cocktail menu! Open daily 8am till late PM for breakfast, lunch & dinner

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Sunday: Carvery Roast Monday: Ribs & Rump Tuesday: Indian Curries Wednesday: Nonna Pasta Thursday: Dumplings Friday: Oyster Shots & Bubbles

Bed & Breakfast Full a la carte menu Cocktail & Wine Bar Bookings Essential Ph: 03 5758 3232 14 Parallel Street

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+ warm ambience + chilled tunes + relaxing and cozy + beautiful wines + fine dining

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FALLS CREEK RACE CLUB your eyes peeled to spot your business’s name next week. Tickets for this fabulous event are available online through Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/WHDW . Tickets are $30 per person, and include lots of Barry’s delicious food and drinks at Bar prices. Don’t forget to bring loads of CASH to the auction, as it’s our favourite method of payment (especially while Telstra is taking so long to connect our internet down at the clubhouse… but that is a story for another day). We’re doing drinks card again as they proved to be so very popular with both the punters and our fantastic Volunteers acting as Bar staff for the night. Drinks card can be paid for by EFTPOS with three and five drink cards available to purchase. As always, we’re happy to take cash at the Bar if that’s what you prefer. We run the auction every year as our primary fundraiser to raise money to cover the cost of running the club, pay for racing equipment and to pay for the coaches to travel with the squad to races at other mountains. People often think that the club must be rolling in money… because skiing is an expensive sport. But the truth is we run the Club on the smell of the proverbial oily rag. We don’t get any government funding, or have any private sponsorship deals and the money for the coaching programs is paid directly to the Lift company who employee the coaches, apart from a $110 Admin fee the Lift Company pays the Club per child. We make 7.2% profit on the sale of the Race Club Jackets and our membership fees are laughably low at $70 for the first adult member, $50 for the first child member and $30 for every

subsequent child. We refund the $300 working levy when parents complete a single volunteer duty. That is why every single donation to the auction is valuable and gratefully received. And it is why we try and raise around $30,000.00 in donations every year to convert into cash to keep the Club running for the next 12 months. So if you’d like to come along and help us to raise money to run the Club, book you ticket online through Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/WHDW . Everyone is welcome at the Auction, you don’t have to be a Race Club member to come along. It’s a great way to meet people if you are new to the mountain. • Cheers, from the Falls Creek Race Club committee.

Early morning training is essential for our young race club members. Pic – Courtesy FCRC.

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CROSS COUNTRY NEWS Discover XC TV This week I’d like to speak a little bit about a media campaign I have been working on this past year with my goal being to encourage more involvement in the sport of cross country skiing in Australia. What have I done? In short, I have collaborated with a professional videographer to create a high quality video beginner series on ‘How to get started’ cross country skiing. I’m happy to announce it is out on Youtube now on the ‘ausxc’ youtube channel. I was inspired last year in June when I came across a couple of beginner skiers in the bowl one afternoon. I had a chat to the two ladies and learnt that for one of them it was her first time on skis and the other had been doing it for a year or so. They A screen shot from the Discover XC TV showing National Team member Kat Paul in action for the purposes of helping skies get more confident with Cross Country. Pic – Courtesy SdC.

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were doing quite well but after speaking to them for a bit, it was clear that it was quite difficult to find information about how to get started cross country skiing, “We tried to search things on the internet but it was hard to find the right stuff.” Some classic rookie assumptions I noted were: “We were not sure if the skis have metal edges or not” – no they don’t, “We were wondering how many techniques there are and what are they” – two, classic and skating, “We didn’t really know what exercises to practice” – well there are a few, you can either get a lesson at Winder Corner or now just search for my video series on the ausxc Youtube.

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This got me thinking, “what can I do?” There had recently been the launch of the DiscoverXCSki.com website which is very helpful but I thought it was missing some exciting video media. So I called up my new video friend called Mark Schmocker who was working at FoodWorks last year and I asked him whether he would be keen to help me film some good clips for DiscoverXC. We used National Team Athletes to be the actors, and throughout the video series of eight individual videos all around one to two minutes, we covered all aspects of getting started. From which equipment to use, what are the techniques it aims to cover - everything.

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CROSS COUNTRY NEWS So please check out the new videos on Youtube and recommend them to friends who are just getting started. I’m currently in the process of promoting them and setting up systems to allow their accessibility to people new to the sport. At the moment if you search something along the lines of ‘discover xc tv’ or ‘ausxc’ on YouTube you can find it. Also feel free to comment or make suggestions for their improvement; I’m always open for insights. •

Trail Report With about 70cm of snow before this weekend’s storm, the conditions are sublime for us XC skiers. The full Heathy’s Spur loop and the Park are now very much in the Groomer’s vocabulary. We’ve been doing a fair bit of Sun Valley, Heathy Spur and the Inner Trails this past week on the National Junior Training Camp. The Groomer has also been doing a good job in making sure the tracks are nice and firm so that my Poles do not dig in to the snow. Look forward to the storm of snow this weekend, hopefully after another 20-40cm the whole Trail network will open up so everyone can start practicing their Hoppet laps. •

What’s coming up? In terms of racing and events, Fast and Female is Saturday the 7th at the Nordic Bowl at 10am. This is a female only event and is basically a way for people to meet and have a bit of fun on the xc boards while doing some drills and stuff. The Sunday 8th of July is the Birkebeiner Classic 2.5/5/10km at 10:30am in the Nordic Bowl. This has been a ‘classic’ one to do for a long time and the Birkebeiner Ski Club to a great job putting this one on, - see you there. The following weekend is the High Plains Tour (skate 5/10km) on Saturday the 14th with the Howman’s Gap Vic Relay Champs on the Sunday 15th. Some good racing coming up then.

Discover XC TV will help you to also get involved in Australia’s greatest ski race – as can be seen by the crowd in last year’s Joey Hoppet. Pic – Courtesy the KH Committee.

take part during the week. The camp was a blast and a great team spirit permeated the group. The team is currently focusing on National Champs which are to be held in Perisher Valley on the 21st and 22nd of July this month and the National Junior Championships which are a week later again in Perisher. Go team. • A quick look at the Discover XC TV is quite good and a credit to the team that put it together. ED.

The Australian Junior National Team has just finished their annual Winter training camp here at Falls Creek. The camp went from Sunday the 1st to Friday the 6th of July and had 16 athletes from ages 16 to 22

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The Good News… Refuse and Recycling Falls Creek is one of the first resorts to recycle organic matter! We recycle:• Cardboard – baled and sold for re-manufacture. • Co-mingles – plastic, glass and paper – in the clear plastic bags with the RED print. • Organics – anything that has ever lived – food, paper, oyster shells, bones – in the clear plastic bags with the GREEN print – all sent to be composted. Falls Creek Garbage is collected seven days a week during winter. If you require supplies of bags, have a question, or see a problem, Phone us on: Mb: 0437 306 799

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e love our Volunteers. ‘Volunteering is time willingly given for the common good and without financial gain.’ (volunteeringaustralia.org). We are blessed at the Falls Creek Historical Society to have such a wonderful bunch of volunteers that give so much of their time to ensure that the story of Falls Creek can be told to our visitors and preserved for our community.

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Not only are our committee members volunteers but so are all of the individuals that look after the museum six days a week during the ski season. Our volunteers come from all walks of life and undertake many diverse roles within the village. We truly appreciate the time that they give us in the museum from their busy lives. This year we have retired doctor Leo, Schuss Lodge manager Meryl, apartment owner Di, Margy and Jo from Resort Management who help out on their days off, club member Cathy from Camber Lodge, long term Falls Creek member Karen H and of course Noelene who came to Falls Creek in the late 50’s and who has contributed so much to the Falls Creek Community. Collectively our helpers have years of knowledge andEDITION love Falls Creek. They love WINTER SEVENTEEN passing on their stories and are always eager to hearAD more PROOF stories of this colourful village. Please drop in and say hello to these fabulous people.

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snowman-making competition, with big prizes up for grabs in three categories. Anyone can enter, and the abominable creations are not limited to snowmen: Snow-women and snow-creatures will be acceptable entries, with three $100 vouchers being given as prizes for Best Dressed, Most Creative, and Most Likes on Social Media. The snowman itself has an interesting history, with the earliest known depiction in an illustrated Dutch book published in 1380! Like scarecrows, the snowman lives an awkward life. He is explicitly immobile and impermanent, yet hauntingly expressive, and seemingly alive. The snowy effigies are easy to make and manipulate, and with a few twigs and rocks can be made eerily expressive. So get creating! FRIDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2017 The best place to anthropomorphise snow is around Windy Corner - near the toboggan slope, or build anywhere you can harvest enough snow and post your picture on the Falls Creek Cross Country and Windy Corner Café Facebook site, use the hashtag #fallssnowmanchallenge, or email to fallscreekXC@ymca.org.au.

It’s a great activity if the kids (read: parents) are too worn out from skiing or boarding, and a $100 Summer Debrief For a free quote, call 0418 578 500 voucher for Falls It has been a record year for visitation this Creek Cross summer and Resort Management would Falls Creek Cross Country and the Windy Country is a great like to get your feedback on events, visitor Corner Café are having a season-long prize. For more MYRTLEFORD SKI CLUB demographic, mountain biking and general Steve Killalea from Milestone Chemicals - just one of the many exhibitors that will be as this year’s Trade Fair @ information speak observations. LODGE MANAGERS Falls Creek. Pic - Elle Shaw. to the team at Therefore you are invited to join the 2019 SEASON Visit the Windy • of the hospitality industry for allCorner. members relevant Resort Management personnel Power Station A Life to Bogong Remember Myrtleford Ski Club lodge is a 38 bed to prepare for winter and do some serious and facility, other members thereputation community for a Information Centre with a long of term of A celebration of Lyn’s Life will take place saving on product needs for the season. summer season debrief meeting. For historical & geological exhibits. offering members and their guests a family on Friday the 28th April 2017 in the Village oriented holiday experience when To be held at the Frying Pan Inn, in the This meeting will take place onstaying NowCreek openforSundays Bowl at Falls anyone who wishes at Falls Creek. - 2:30pm Bogong Alpine Villageat Village Bowl at Falls Creek, the Trade Fair Wednesday 26th April from 9:30am to to10:30am attend and pay tribute. Commencing Group Bookings - Phone 03 5754 3318 A lodge11:30am manager’sinposition is available for will takeyour place on Tuesday 2nd May from around the Boardroom above 12 noon, the afternoon will reflect Lyn’s family venue the 2019 ski season, with the potential for 10am to 5pm and again on Wednesday Foodworks in QT. BEER COSY WOOD FIRE - COLD enormous contribution to Falls Creek. Some extension. COMFY FOOD! WARM ATMOSPHERE 3rd, from 9am to 4pm. wine and a light BBQ will be provided, IfIdeally you have any specific agenda items, please the role requires two people and the but we ask that you bring other beverages Falls Creek Alpine Association (Inc.) Companies invited to exhibit include Happy Hour: Fridays 5-6pm email http://joprothero@fallscreek.com.au. Managers are responsible for the operation Community Raﬄe: From 6:30pm and also a plate to share. In the case of wet Bedding Suppliers, Linen, Manchester We forward to members seeing you there. • of look the Lodge so that andallguests We are a not-for-profit organisation Open weather, a contingency plan will be in place. and Window Furnishing suppliers, Wine enjoy their holiday in a safe, clean and representing individuals, apartment owners, Mon-Thurs: 3pm-close Friends are welcome to pass this invite on relaxed atmosphere. and Spirit merchants, Wholesale Food club lodges and commercial operatorsofon Dinner: 5:30-8:30pm and it is understood that members Lyn’s Suppliers, Chemical, Cleaning and Toiletry Duties include welcoming guests, in Fri-Sun: 11am-close alpine issues to FCRM and the Victorian presents… family will be in attendance. • season winter UKVRA bookings, basic cleaning and suppliers andLunch: equipment suppliers. 12noon-2pm government. maintenance, and other day-to-day jobs. Dinner: 5:30-8:30pm Trade Fair Falls 3.0@CM x 1 Creek COL Prepare for the season and save money. Successful applicants will ideally have Visit www.fcaa.org.au to join and discover Visit the Trade Fair @ Falls Creek. Further Something of an institution since 1982, the $35.70 experience in a similar role in an Alpine the benefits. details from: Mb: 0400 350 488. • Trade Fair @ Falls Creek is an opportunity environment. An attractive package is on offer

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his week I caught up with Davide Angelini, on his property in Tawonga where he grows Japanesestyle green tea. TW: “Davide, when people think of tea they usually picture warm climates in the hills of Sri Lanka, India or China. How did you start growing tea in the Kiewa Valley?” Davide: “A Japanese tea company came door-knocking in the early 2000s, offering a pretty solid contract to give it a go. Green tea is gaining in popularity for its health benefits, and Australia has an extremely ‘green’ name - especially in Asia - so the company wanted to expand into Australia to harvest tea in their off-season, as well as selling an ‘Australian-grown’ product.” “And if you look at where the tea is grown in Japan, it’s actually at a similar latitude.” TW: “So what makes this tea different?” Davide: “Exactly where it grows. Sri Lankan, Indian teas – the plant is the same (camellia sinensis) – but in those locations it grows constantly, prolifically. In this climate it stops growing in the winter, it rests and accumulates the unique flavours and nutrients. When it starts growing again, it really grows well.”

“When people drink this tea they say, “Wow, it’s Japanese – it’s like being in Japan.” You don’t get that in your supermarket green teas.”

TW: “What do you like about this farming?”

TW: “How did you end up here in Tawonga? Where did you grow up?”

Davide: “Not many people have the opportunity to work in this office, with the highest peak in Victoria, Mount Bogong, right there.”

Davide: “My parents are both from a small town in north-east Italy, and they migrated in the 1950s while in their twenties. Dad happily built quite a few footpaths down in Melbourne for a year, but then he said ‘Look, if I’m doing this I might as well go back to Italy.”

“I also work for AGL. I have been for the past four years. AGL is good to work for. The big thing for a lot of farmers is that I’d be here by myself, and you need that social interaction, so working gives me that, otherwise I’d be down here going stir crazy talking to my imaginary friends.”

“But by that time there were a lot of farmers in Myrtleford and Whorouly growing tobacco, and he went up there and did tobacco share farming, and then called Mum over from Italy to get married. They bought up here in the late 1960s, moved to this property in 1975 and grew tobacco till the mid 1990’s. Now we’ve grown tea since 2002.”

“Apart from work, I’m pretty much into soccer with the kids. I’ll be chasing them around. Both of them like their mountain bikes and skiing, and fishing. I’m an avid dirt-bike rider, that’s what I do. I like being outside, out in the bush, hunting, fishing, camping - just being part of the earth.”

“I grew up here. I know every bit of the farm inside out. This is my spiritual home. My wife Erin and I have two boys and I want it to be the same thing for them.”

Davide’s tea label is the Alpine Tea Company, and can be purchased at his website or at the Mount Beauty Visitor Information Centre. “Thanks Davide, we appreciate your time!” • Struan Jones

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“I have three harvests per year: the first week in November, between Christmas and New Year, and late February/early March. In between that there is irrigation and fertilising.” “We produce it, and it gets steamed and rolled to about 5% moisture content. Then it gets shipped to Japan and processed into tea products – boutique loose-leaf tea, bottled tea, and tea bags.”

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here are lots and lots of reasons that people decide to visit Falls Creek. The absolute beauty of the Bogong High Plains in summer is a major reason – but that is another beautiful story much worth investigating. Falls Creek as a winter holiday destination has heaps going for it. Not only does it have heaps of wonderful skiing (and boarding) terrain, it has a fabulous integration of ski slopes, the unique ski in – ski out facility – from your accommodation to the slopes and back again, and what we term a range of progression perfect slopes. That means that from the beginners’ areas, it is not a challenge to find the next step up to a slightly more challenging slope. People find it easy to get around and enjoy their experience.

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Mount Beauty Community Market. From 9am to 1pm Top end of Hollonds Street and Kiewa Crescent. For enquiries or to book a stall, phone Bev 03 5754 4097. Fast & Female 10am Nordic Bowl. Visit: www. fastandfemaleaus@gmail.com Snow Trek & Travel Mini Series 2. 1pm FC Nordic Bowl. Ph: Lynn-Maree 0409 592 226. TDFNL Rd12. Wodonga Saints V Dederang Mount Beauty. Falls Creek Race Club Auction. From 7pm in the Board Room. Excellent food and a great night. Em: ski@fcrc.com.au. SnowRacer Series, for schools, teams or individuals to gain race experience. From 9am on the NASTAR Course. Call the Events office on 5758 1025. Birkebeiner Classic 10:30am Nordic Bowl. Anne Bellingham 03 5754 1815. Falls Creek fabulous Summit Night Show Spectacular. From 8pm on the Summit – features skiing/boarding and equipment demos and a fabulous fireworks display. Best spots are in the Village Bowl or outside the Frying Pan. Regular Monthly meeting of the Upper Kiewa Valley Community Association. 7:30pm at the Auditorium beside the Mount Beauty Visitor Information Centre. All Welcome. For more information please Email: info@ukvcommunity.org.au.

13th Rossignol Cup Children’s Race. From 9am on the NASTAR Course. Ph: Race Club on 03 5758 3663. Followed by BBQ and Presentations at the Race Club. Em: ski@fcrc.com.au 14th Regular monthly meeting of the Mount Beauty Diabetes Support Group. 10am. Lakeside Community Centre. All Welcome. Ph: 0427 544 824. 14th Snow Trek & Travel High Plans Tour 11am, Nordic Bowl. Len Budge 0417 352 845. 14th TDFNL Rd 13. Dederang Mount Beauty V Chiltern. 15th YMCA Howman’s Gap Vic Relay Champ.s 11am Nordic Bowl. Len Budge 0417 352 845. 15th – 20th South Australian Snow Sports Championships. Ph: 03 5758 1026. 17th Regular monthly meeting of the Mount Beauty Anxiety Self Help Support Group, 7pm – 8:30pm at the Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre. Gold coin donation appreciated. Phone the Anxiety Recovery Centre Vic on 03 9830 0533. 19th Falls Creek fabulous Summit Night Show Spectacular. From 8pm on the Summit – features skiing/boarding and equipment demos and a fabulous fireworks display. 20th Regular monthly meeting and BBQ Lunch at the Mount Beauty Men’s Shed, Tennis Court Avenue, Mount Beauty – from 11:30am.

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For Payment, Placement of Adverts or Subscriptions, please forward to: Ph/Fax: 03 5754 1346 Office Address: Suite 2, 41 Bogong High Plains Road, Mount Beauty Postal Address: P.O. Box 325, Mount Beauty 3699. ABN:22 171 749 807 Falls Creek & Mount Beauty THIS WEEK - Winter 2018 Edition FIVE

FORGET THE FUSS Well Falls Creek is serviced by a very good alpine road. But like any alpine road it has its issues. And when you are travelling here for a well-earned holiday do you really want to tackle the issues that sometimes we are faced with on the road. Snow – lots of it – enough to block the road. Black Ice – you can’t see it and when you do feel it, it is usually too late! Falling trees, vermin deer – big ones, plus our local kangaroos and wombats. All of these issues can absolutely ruin a holiday. Even then, if you feel confident enough to drive up the road, you still have to deal with the issues of anti-freeze for the radiator, Alpine Mix diesel for all diesel vehicles (diesel fuel clags up in cold conditions), wheel chains (and how to fit them) and then getting your car parked in Falls Creek. You know, there is an easier way. And the secret is in the heading for this article. Forget the Fuss – Take the Bus. Fallon’s Falls Creek Coaches have been here for years. And before them we had the Pyle family – and these operators have untold

years of experience in getting our visitors to and from the snow safely – in the comfort of a well-appointed warm, clean dry coach – under the stewardship of a driver who has done the Hazardous Area Driver training – and who has been travelling up and down the road all season – and probably for the last umpteen years. Falls Creek Coach Service offers regular services from Melbourne, (airport and rail), from Albury (airport and rail) and also a regular service up and down the hill – all designed to fit in with the rail and plane services that you are likely to take to get here. Another option could be to book a private transfer for yourself and your family in either of their luxury vehicles including the new 16 seat Mercedes that will arrive this week. If you do decide to drive towards Falls Creek, the smart move would be to park your car in the secure carpark at the Falls Creek Coach Service depot in Tawonga South and take the bus from here.

Yes there are lots of reasons to take the base to Falls Creek. Safety, comfort, ease, no fuss - and remember, you are on holidays. Enjoy every moment of the time. Google Falls Creek Coach Service for all the details, timetable and bookings. •

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CLASSIFIEDS MISSING BOOK A copy of Dr. Ruth Lawrence’s Thesis on the Bogong High Plains was left in the care of Bill and Yvonne Sutton. It has been lent to some-one and not returned. If any knows anything please touch base with Bill or phone Ken Bell on 0400 350 488.

MINI EXCAVATOR HIRE Boldly goes where no other excavator goes! Post holes, trenches, landscaping etc. Ph: Mike: 0417 438 450.

FOR SALE – SNOWMOBILE

Red BRP V800. New Condition, 1,100kms, regularly serviced, many options. $7795 Ph: 0447 583 255.

FOR SALE RM Williams Cuban Heel Boots, Bushman Tan, with added rubber protective sole. Almost brand new. Size 9 G. Retail $309.95 will sell for $200. Ph: 0400 350 488.

FOR SALE

HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR

Super King sized Supreme Quilts Doona, Baffle Box stitched, Four blanket warmth, Hungarian goose down. Brand new, never been used. $390. Ph: 0400 350 488

Experience needed. Full board & lodgings available. Good wage & conditions. Please call Barry Jones on Mb: 0418 578 500. Em: barry@prettyvalley.com

HOUSE TO RENT

FOR HIRE

Three bedroom, massive master bedroom, large bathroom, R/C heating and cooling, quite location, huge yard, gardener and water included. $275 per week. Existing tenant needs to break the lease for personal reasons. Contact Alpine Valley Real Estate Ph: 03 5754 4999

Three Tonne Tipper and mini Excavator. Ph: 0427 942 171.

NEW MOUNTAIN STAFF Do you need linen, TV, or a bedside table, call in to the Hospital Op Shop, 1A Tawonga Crescent. Another option for clothing is the Uniting Church Op Shop on Hollonds Street. Ph: 0419 615 732.

POSITION VACANT The Snonuts Group has casual day work available particularly on Friday, Saturday and Sundays across Slalom Plaza, Dicky Knees and Blue Brumby. Female accommodation also available. Day shifts only and an awesome crew as our cohort. Please email snonutsau@ gmail.com or call Janette on 0400 770 034 or Deb on 0417 572 228

BUSINESS DIRECTORY ALTERATIONS, DRESSMAKING & REPAIRS Call Kerry 0407 814 114 for all sewing needs. Services include hems & complete design solutions.

ELECTRICAL All Electrical Services. Ph: Rick 0418 698 491. Reg No: 7923.

ALTITUDE PHYSIO & MASSAGE Frueauf Village, (below Milch Café) Ground Fl, Rm 2, 4 Schuss St, Falls Creek. Ph: 03 5758 3766. Em: fallscreek@altitudephysiotherapy.com.au. Wb: www.altitudephysiotherapy.com.au

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Altitude Electrical - no job too big or small. Domestic, commercial & industrial. Contact Ben Svarc 0419 801 109.

BOWEN THERAPY & MASSAGE Tawonga South. Ph: Heather 0428 993 125. BUILDING & ELECTRICAL Duggan & Hanlon, your complete building service, please call Justin on 0458 220 879. CIVIL CELEBRANT - HEATHER MULL Quality Ceremonies - All Types. Ph: 03 5754 4395. Mb: 0428 993 125. www.celebrant-ne-vic.com.au COMPUTERS & SERVICE Custom built computers, Upgrades, parts, laptops, troubleshooting, virus removal, data recovery, back-ups. Ph: Michal Trnka 5754 4637 or Mb: 0417 163 601. DRIVING INSTRUCTION Summit Driver Training. Tawonga based driving instruction and re-assessment. Ph Craig 0427 722 287.

FREIGHT - ALB - MTB - FALLS CREEK Remo’s Transport from Albury/Wodonga to Mount Beauty & Falls Creek Mon to Fri Incl. Refrigeration Available. Ph: John or Esther 0417 414 320

PHYSIOTHERAPY Kiewa Valley Sports & Spinal Physiotherapy. 5A Hollonds St Mt Beauty. Out of hours and home visits available. HiCaps. Ph: 5754 1270. PLUMBING & GASFITTING David Batson – Servicing Mount Beauty, Tawonga and beyond. No job too big or small! Domestic, commercial or industrial. Ph: 0488 552 239. PODIATRY Ortho Ski Sport Podiatrist. Gebi’s building, 3 Bogong High Plains Rd, Falls Creek. Ph: 03 5758 3662 or book on-line at: orthoski.com.au

HAIRDRESSER Natalie Raymond, Birds Nest Salon, 26 Hollonds Street, Mount Beauty. Open Six days a week & evenings by appointment. Ph: 03 5754 1177.

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mowing, Painting, Carpentry, Roof Repairs and Landscaping. Ph: 0415 545 646.

LD’S HOME PET CARE Pet Care & Dog Walking. Ph: Lisa 5754 1695.

REMEDIAL MASSAGE/NATUROPATH 38 St Bernard Dv, Tawonga Sth. Ph: 0419 519 275.

PAINTING SERVICES Interior/Exterior, Domestic/Commercial. Obligation Free Quotes. Quality & Service Guaranteed. KLM Alpine Painting Services, Ph: Laif 0437 023 921.

STORAGE Caravans, Vehicles, Pallets, Large Lock-up Units. Ph: 0428 361497 www.alpinewarehousing.com

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TAXI & 4WD SERVICE Mt Beauty Taxi Service. Covers Falls Creek & Albury. Ph: 0409 573 909 or 13 10 08. 15

PROPERTY OF THE WEEK Snow Ski Apartment 7

the new up-market Frying Pan Inn. The Village Bowl area is also served by two very good ski/board hire and retail outlets.

his two bedroom, one bathroom apartment is in excellent condition. Apartment 7 has easy access and is situated in a fantastic location in the village bowl with brilliant ski in and ski out access. The Snow Ski Apartment complex is wellmanaged and has a new long alpine head lease.

In the summer months, (we describe as everything not winter), the location can be easily accessed by car with adequate parking out front or nearby. While the quality of your enjoyment of Falls Creek as a winter resort is undoubted, it is the growing suite of summer activities that adds untold value to a purchase in the village.

On entry there is a large drying cupboard and ski entrance room. The open plan living, fully self-contained kitchen with new oven and dining area has large double glazed widows looking out towards the Gully Chairlift.

Over the last decade, much work has gone into developing and securing summer trade. The resort now boasts in excess of 40km of mountain bike trails – with some being accessed from the Village Bowl. Add to these the many kilometres of aqueducts and management vehicle tracks and your exploring, whether on foot, on a horse or on your bike is endless. The Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing is an iconic Australian walk of international standard being promoted by Parks Victoria.

The apartment is a single level unit and features two bedrooms one with a trilogy bed and the other with a double bed. There is a separate shower and the bathroom has a well-equipped laundry and separate toilet. The Village Bowl area has had dramatic upgrades over the past few years. This year the new Eagle Express high speed detachable quad chairlift is operating and just happens to be directly outside the Snow Ski complex. Put your skis or board on at the Snow Ski ramp and one push and you’re at the Eagle. Another aspect is the comprehensive list of services and facilities provided in the Village Bowl. Several restaurant and dining venues like BE Foodstore, Falls Creek Hotel, Easy Eats and

The afore-mentioned suite of summer activities includes the Alpine Challenge, the Mile High Dragon Boats, the Bicycle Network Peaks Challenge Falls Creek, the Easter Festival as well as regular mountain bike shuttles.

Great location at the top of the Gully Chair... with good views...and cosy open plan living area. Pic – Courtesy the Agent

For further information please contact the agent: Christa Smit (Zirknitzer), Zirky Real Estate, Mb: 0402 277 808. •

At $240,000, this apartment is definitely worth looking at.

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