Mount Buffalo Chalet

Mount Buffalo Chalet
Mount Buffalo Chalet in August 2018
General information
LocationMount Buffalo Road, Mount Buffalo National Park, Australia
Coordinates36°43′20″S 146°49′12″E / 36.7221°S 146.8199°E / -36.7221; 146.8199
Opened1910
OwnerParks Victoria
Technical details
MaterialTimber
Design and construction
ArchitectSamuel Charles Brittingham
DeveloperPublic Works Department

The Mount Buffalo Chalet is an accommodation resort in the Mount Buffalo National Park administered by Parks Victoria. It is the largest timber building in Australia.

History

The Mount Buffalo Chalet was built in 1910 by the Public Works Department as the first ski resort in the Victorian Alps. It was leased to private enterprise as a guest house. In October 1924 it was taken over by the Victorian Railways who offered holiday packages, with train services from Melbourne connecting with Hoys Roadlines services at Porepunkah railway station.

In December 1985 it passed to the Victorian Tourism Commission. After being leased privately in 1993, it closed in January 2007. It is the largest timber building in Australia.

In December 2024 it was announced that Belgravia Group had signed a 40-year lease to open the Chalet for experiential learning programs, such as school camps. The re-opening is expected to occur in stages, starting with the cafe in September 2026; ten apartments in October; and the regional workers' accommodation and school camp facilities in 2027.

References

  1. ↑ Mount Buffalo Chalet Mount Alexander Mail 26 February 1910 page 2
  2. ↑ Mt Buffalo Chalet Revisited Newsrail September 1983 pages 234/235
  3. 1 2 Mount Buffalo Chalet Newsrail November 2006 pages 348-355
  4. ↑ History of Mount Buffalo Chalet Victoria's High Country
  5. 1 2 Mount Buffalo Chalet Victorian Heritage Council
  6. ↑ Background Hoys Roadlines
  7. ↑ Popular chalet closes doors ABC News 5 January 2007
  8. ↑ Victorian High Country's iconic Mount Buffalo Chalet still waiting for long-overdue makeover ABC Goulburn Murray 17 June 2019
  9. ↑ https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/media-releases/2024/12/12/03/28/new-future-for-iconic-mt-buffalo-chalet
  10. ↑ Aldridge, Ashlee; Pattison, Gaye (17 September 2026). "Mount Buffalo Chalet gets new lease on life thanks to school camps for future generations". ABC News. Retrieved 17 September 2026.

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