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The Victorian government wants to sell the operating rights to its Mt Baw Baw and Lake Mountain alpine resort

Victoria’s alpine resorts on taxpayer life support amid privatisation bid

Alpine Resorts Victoria, which manages six snow resorts including Falls Creek, Mount Buller and Mount Baw Baw, is reliant on emergency government funds to stay afloat.

  • Daniella White

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Families at Falls Creek fear their businesses will suffer without their childcare centre.

This resort town is losing its only childcare centre. Families say they can’t live here without one

Residents of Falls Creek fear for the future of their small community with the looming closure of the resort’s only childcare centre.

  • Benjamin Preiss
Police Air Wing vision as they approached the area where the two bodies were located on Mount Bogong.

Women found dead near Falls Creek froze to death, police say

Police believe two women who were found on Mount Bogong died when the area experienced blizzard-like conditions earlier in the week.

  • Alexander Darling
47 Donald Street, Prahran.

The 7 best homes for sale in Victoria right now

Buyers dreaming of a mountain retreat or a character home in the inner city could find their next property among this week’s best listed homes.

  • Mary O'Brien and Lou Sweeney
Snow cams at Hotham show a lack of snow coverage at the resort this week.

Snow shortage forces early season closure at Victorian ski fields

Unfavourable winter conditions forced some ski resorts to end their season and close this weekend, while others are weighing up the benefit of staying open this year.

  • Alex Crowe
Goldie Adams, 3, at Thredbo.

Expert tips for making a trip to the snow more affordable

To cut the costs on a trip to the mountains, it comes down to timing, location and preparation.

  • Jim Darby
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Mt Buller and Mt Stirling Alpine Resort chief executive Mark Bennetts.

The snow must go on: Machines pumping ahead of ski season opening weekend

Victoria’s alpine resorts still have high hopes, despite lower snowfall than last year’s opening weekend dumps.

  • Benjamin Preiss
The landslide at Falls Creek has been a calamity for businesses.

Falls Creek eyes ski season to recoup summer of landslide losses

A single lane into Falls Creek is expected to reopen in time for the ski season after businesses endured a nightmarish summer of isolation, cut off by the state’s largest landslip.

  • Benjamin Preiss
Kate Moegel says she would be better off closing the doors of her hospitality business with so few customers.

Falls Creek misses another key holiday season as landslide continues to isolate town

Falls Creek is still suffering beneath the weight of Victoria’s biggest landslide in 40 years. Operators are hoping the road will reopen in time for winter.

  • Benjamin Preiss
The slow-moving landslide that has closed Bogong High Plains Road after heavy rain last year.

Falls Creek landslide still moving as village counts cost of lost summer

The landslide blocking a road connecting Falls Creek to Mount Beauty is still moving, raising concerns about access during the coming ski season.

  • Benjamin Preiss