Send us your school holiday and Easter activities

The school holidays are fast approaching, and we'd like to start promoting your school holiday and Easter activities and events through our channels in the lead-up.

Please send us details (and photos if you have them) for your activities and events as soon as possible, as we will be starting promotions in the first week of March. Send to media@mthotham.com.au or if you are setting up Facebook events, please invite the Mt Hotham RMB account to be a co-host.

Great Alpine Road - RRV and event closures

There are three scheduled full road closures during March on the Great Alpine Road - please share this information with your visitors and through any other channels you think appropriate.

Harrietville approach: Sunday 8 March, 2020 Peaks Challenge. Road will be closed 8:00am-1:00pm between Harrietville and Hotham.

Omeo approach:

1. Thursday 5 March, Rural Roads Victoria (RRV), 7:00am-midday, at Dinner Plain
2. Monday 16 March, Rural Roads Victoria (RRV), 7:00am-2:00pm, Slatey's Cutting.

We're hiring! Seasonal jobs for 2020 snow season

The positions available with Resort Management for the 2020 season are:

• Garbage Collectors (Heavy Rigid Licence required)
• Guest Services Officers
• Guest Services Parking Attendant / Chain Bay Operator
• Guest Services Night/Day Supervisor   
• Plant Operators, Snow Clearers (must be experienced)
• Ski Patrollers
• Resort Entry Compliance Officers
• Cross Country Trail Groomers
• Tourism Information Officers

Applications close for all positions on Friday 20 March 2020. 

 Seeking volunteers for 2020 snow season

The Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board (MHARMB) is seeking knowledgeable, enthusiastic and passionate Hotham enthusiasts to join our Guest Services Volunteer Team. 

Our team purpose is:
•    To provide guests with an amazing experience through service, information and problem solving;
•    To provide guests with an amazing experience through maintaining the outdoor environment;
•    To provide guests with an amazing experience through managing their safety on the mountain.

Located in the village guest services volunteers are responsible for meeting and greeting guests, providing visitor information services, distribution of brochures and information, and assisting guests with purchasing resort entry. You will be rewarded with a complimentary vehicle season permit for the 2020 winter season. Working on weekends and during peak periods for a minimum of 10 days a season generally 2–4 hours per shift or as agreed. 

Send your expression of interest via the button  below.

Free guided summer bushwalks start again in March

MHARMB's free summer bushwalking program recommences as per the schedule on Sunday 8 March 2020. 

These walks are great for visitors, as they are easy, free, and provide an insight into areas of the resort that many people aren't familiar with. They're also family friendly, suitable for kids of all ages. Registration isn't compulsory but it does help us manage numbers. 

Summer maintenance

As we are coming into the Labour Day long weekend, school holidays and Easter, MHARMB will be out and about tidying up tracks and trails and our open spaces, and we would encourage our site holders to do the same.  

The next hard waste collection is on the Tuesday immediately after Easter, so now is an excellent time to complete your clean-ups.

GLaWAC art exhibition 2020

The Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Corporation (GLaWAC) art exhibition and competition will be held again in 2020, with the support of MHARMB. The 2019 event was a great success, and we are excited to be partnering with GLaWAC again, forming a solid foundation for an ongoing event. Full details of the exhibition will be posted soon.    

Spargos Hut restoration

Restoration works on Spargos Hut will  commence in May.  With the help of volunteers from the Victorian High Country Huts Association, offsite works will be completed to allow for materials to be transported out to Spargos Hut during the 2020 winter.

These works will include harvesting fire damaged snow gums and shaping timber beams and posts.  

This method makes it much easier for the volunteers as it will reduce the onsite requirement and the extra effort in getting to site. It has the added advantage of allowing materials to be transported to the site over snow rather than the long foot slog or the use of helicopters.  

Full details of the work program will be released soon - stay tuned as there may be the opportunity to watch these skilled and passionate volunteers at work.

Community Recovery Committee update

The first Community Recovery Committee meeting was held and terms of reference are being finalised.

This committee will help inform the regional and municipal recovery committees to assist the community in returning to normality and building resilience to future events.  

Further to this, MHARMB will be pursuing grant funding to support the bushfire recovery process. We are continuing to support local and regional events through our marketing channels to support community and encourage visitors to return to the region.

Run (Back) To The Hills at The General

Saturday 14 March

A second 'Run To The Hills' event for the summer is set to take place on Saturday 14 March. After the recent bushfires closed Mt Hotham, Run "Back” To The Hills is a chance to enjoy a great day of music and support business on the mountain.

Accommodation available at nearby lodges or The Genny's own Mountain Dreaming apartments.

Run To The Hills line-up:

• Murderballs
• Duneeater
• Imogen Price
• Tyde Band
• Since We Kissed
• Mark Hogg
• Benny Williams
• Liv Cartledge

Starts at 12 noon | Free entry | Phone 03 5759 3523 

Events for businesses

North East Victoria

• Feb 24 - Getting Started With Social Media, Mt Beauty
• Feb 25: Social Media Tune-up, Bright
• Feb 26 - Social Media Content Calendar Workshop - Accommodation, Bright
• Feb 26 - Social Media Content Calendar Workshop, Bright
• Feb 26 - Small Business Information Session - Post Disaster, Bright
• Mar 3 - CANVA - Design like a pro, Benalla
• Mar 17 - Attract Attention and Sustain Interest in Your Business, Tallangatta
• Mar 18 - Ride High Country - Partner and package for profit - Alpine Shire, Bright
• Mar 18 - Shopify - how to create an e-commerce platform, Benalla
• Mar 19 - Data Smackdown (tourism market research), Beechworth
• Mar 23 - Building resilience: how to prepare for business challenges, Beechworth
• Mar 27 - Clicks & Bricks - Taking Your Business Online, Benalla
• May 1 - Instagram E- Sales , Advanced, Benalla

East Gippsland

• Feb 27 - Funding Your Business Idea - meetup, Sale
• Mar 12 - Mentor Dinner for Entrepreneurs, Traralgon
• Apr 22: Six Steps to Business Success, Traralgon