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News from 2020 to 2026 has been copied from the old website but may have formatting errors.

Some older news can still be be found at aacfallscreek.blogspot.com. The blog was retired in 2019 and may contain information that is no longer correct.

Committee positions for 2023 – and a vacancy

At the AGM the 2022 committee members were re-elected unopposed The next Committee Meeting elected your Club’s Committee positions for 2023 as follows: Chairperson – Justin Checcucci Treasurer – Will Zacharin Secretary & IT Support – Jenny Hughes Lodge Supervisor – Tom Harrington Assistant Lodge Supervisor – Hugh James  Booking

Race Weekend 2023

Club race day is Saturday 12 August. We celebrate with a dinner afterwards and a dress-up theme for the night. This year our theme is Black & White so if you will be at the lodge that night, bring something stunning, or cheeky or silly to liven the party. There

Christmas in July

We mostly grow up in sweltering Aussie summers, dreaming about a white Christmas. In July each year at the lodge we try to bring a bit of Christmas into our own winter wonderland. Usually held on July 24*, we put up some decorations, play some carols and brew up some

Booking system payment issue for some

This only affects people trying to pay for bookings while using a device with Trend Micro turned on. There is no security issue but you may not be able to make a payment. We have been advised that the eway secure payment gateway used to pay for bookings may not

Reminder of return to normal health measures

If you are sick, be it Covid, Flu, Gastro or any other infectious disease, please consider the well-being of your fellow guests and restrict your movements in common areas such as the kitchen and dining areas. Consider wearing a mask if you are sick.  You are resonsible for your own

2023 Resort News

Toboggan Slope The Windy Corner toboggan slope will have a magic carpet. Bookings are required, limiting the number on the slope to 50 at a time. A grant means that there will be no charge this season. Road & Parking An additional 160 car parks have been built using fill

New Proacct Contact Details

After many years of service, Jenny Noye has left Proacct. Many Members have had a great deal of correspondence with Jenny over the years and Jenny’s service was always first class. The Committee would like to pass on our sincere thanks to Jenny for her commitment and excellent service to

Lost & Found Box

New for Season 2023 is a Drying Room Lost & Found Box, located directly under the entry stairs as you walk in the front door. If you’ve lost any items from the Drying Room like a pair of gloves, a beanie or those pesky socks that always seem to go

Working Bee 2023

With the Road closure meaning nobody had been in the Lodge since the end of Ski Season 2022, this year’s Working Bee was essential to get the Lodge looking spic n span for season 2023.  As well as the usual cleaning of rooms, kitchen, windows, ski room, and the replensihment

Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting

Notice is given that the 2023 Annual General Meeting of AAC Falls Creek Inc will be held: DATE: Wednesday, 17 May, 2023VENUE: via Zoom videoconference and at Royal Brighton Yacht Club (253 St. Kilda Street, Brighton)TIME: 7:30 pm – Annual General Meeting to commence RSVP by 14 May 2023 is essential

Notice of 2024 Annual General Meeting

Notice is given that the 2024 Annual General Meeting of AAC Falls Creek Inc will be held: DATE: Tuesday, 21 May, 2024VENUE: via Zoom videoconference and at Royal Brighton Yacht Club (253 Esplanade, Brighton)TIME: 7:30 pm – Annual General Meeting to commence This will also be a Special General Meeting to

Opening of Bookings 2023

It’s almost time to book your winter stays.  Despite some catastrophising in the media and socials, the landslide works are on schedule to have at least one lane open by March. We expect that there could be a traffic light control for a single lane over winter. This happens from

Opening of Bookings 2024

It’s almost time to book your winter stays, so this article highlights changes in booking procedures and at the lodge. There are no major changes in the booking system this year, but there are a few minor tweaks: Room 7 will no longer be included in the rooms available for

Registering Family Members in the booking system

Family Members (Updated 30 January 2026) Immediate family of members can be booked in from 8 March instead of waiting for 15 Match when guest bookings open. Until now you have needed to communicate with the booking officer, through phone or email or notes in your online booking. You can now

End of special COVID provisions

Victoria’s pandemic regulations have ended and the committee has also ended special Covid provisions at the Lodge. There are no mandatory requirements for members or guests who contract Covid or become close contacts. Special Covid cancellation provisions have also ended. If you become ill while at the Lodge, please consider the

2022 Club Race

With no races in 2020 or 2021 due to COVID, it was such a relief to hold our Club Race on Saturday 6th August. Pity the weather didn’t play its part, but at least the race went ahead! Our Race Captain, John Cameron, worked hard with the Mountain staff to

AAC Falls Creek Committee Members – 2022

Following the 2022 AGM, your Club’s Committee members for 2022 were elected as follows: Chairperson – Justin Checcucci Treasurer – Will Zacharin Secretary & IT Support – Jenny Hughes Assistant Secretary – Kim Walker (New Committee Member) Lodge Supervisor – Tom Harrington Assistant Lodge Supervisor – Hugh James (New Committee

AAC Falls Creek 2022 AGM

On Tuesday May 17th, The 2022 Annual General Meeting was held both in person at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club and virtually via a secure Zoom online meeting. Thank you to those who were able to attend in person, it was great to see people face to face again, and

Gone But Not Forgotten

The Club would like to recognise the passing of several members who were integral to AAC’s establishment. Bryan Linacre1928 – 2022 Bryan was the founding board member and long serving chairman of the Australian Alpine Club Dinner Plain. Devoted husband of Peg (dec). Dearly loved father of Jan, Sandy and Andrea,

Amazing Opening Weekend!

It certainly was the greatest Season Opening ever. With almost a metre of snow on the ground and so much terrain open, you could have been excused for thinking it was late July or early August! The Mountain did a great job with grooming and opening up as much terrain