COVID Status

Last Update: 20 September 2021 
(Updated daily if required. Today's changes highlighted)

The lodge is open to people from regional Victoria, other than City of Ballarat, Geelong, Surf Coast and Mitchell. While some interstate visitors from "green" areas are technically allowed, their travel is probably restricted by their own states. 
Mountain operations are limited. Please check the websites of the resort (fallscreek.com.au) and lift company (skifalls.com.au) and their socials to keep up to date with what is operating. 

Streamlined Sunday conditions mean that people can arrive on Sundays but

• No admittance to lodge before 4pm Sunday
• Must depart lodge by 10am on Sunday
• Continental breakfast only on Sunday.
  
  

The lodge is open but constrained by government restrictions regarding who can stay. 

We can only accept bookings for a single household or intimate partners or single bubbles. The booking officer may request written confirmation of this.

No one aged 12 or over may enter the resort unless they have had a COVID test within 72 hours prior to entering the resort and received a negative result. If the only reason you are having this test is to come to the resort, you do not have to isolate while you wait for a result. (Be aware that some workplaces may have their own rules in place which do require isolation.) 

See the table below for interstate restrictions.

The number of people we can have in the combined dining room, kitchen & mezzanine lounge is limited. The committee has decided to roster meal times rather than severely limit the number of people who can stay.

When there are more people booked into the lodge than are permitted in the combined dining room, kitchen & mezzanine lounge, you will be allocated a time slot for breakfast and dinner. Other times of the day are less likely to be crowded so we ask that you just avoid interacting with another booking, and observe capacity limits in common rooms. For more implications of not interacting, please read the summary of our COVID Safe Plan. 

Meal	Session 1	Session 2
Breakfast	7:15-8:15	8:15-9:15
Dinner	5:30-7:00	7:00-8:30

 

You must not use the kitchen, dining room or mezzanine lounge during a session that you are not allocated. If you don't want to stay in your room, remember that the games room & TV room will be open, and the spa in the evening.

You can express a preference to the booking officer but if too many people want the same session, he will have the final say. Getting to morning lessons and feeding children will be considerations. We understand that this constraint may be very inconvenient but it is the best way to allow as many members as possible to enjoy the lodge while the current restrictions are in place. 

If you are coming at a time when rostering is in place, please keep to meals that can be easily and quickly prepared. If you are in the 2nd session for dinner, you will not have access to the kitchen during the early session.

Resort Management requires you to purchase resort entry permits and oversnow tickets online. Keep any eye on the Falls Creek resort website for up to date information. Resort entry season pass holders must still register their visits but need not print out the permit.

The most important Covid Safe rules in the lodge are: Don't leave your bedroom without a mask. Wear a mask unless eating, drinking or otherwise exempt. Stick to rostered times in the dining room, kitchen & mezzanine lounge and observe capacity limits in all common areas. Sit down to eat and drink. Keep physically distanced from other bookings and clean/disinfect everything you use. Sign in with the QR code system every day.

 
The most up-to-date information will be published here. Be sure to check for the latest information. Our full COVID Safe Plan is a rather bulky document that includes much material of little interest to most members and guests. A summary of our COVID Safe Plan has been published to more succinctly inform members and guests about how the lodge will operate. These documents have been revised to reflect latest clarifications and new advice. The table below summarises factors that may override the summary.   

Key settings from 20 September

Hotspots	We try to keep this up to date but please double-check current declarations at https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/victorian-travel-permit-system and https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/travel-updates. Melbourne metropolitan, City of Ballarat, Geelong, Surf Coast and Mitchell are still subject to a lockdown. People from those LGAs are not permitted to travel to regional areas, including Falls Creek. Red and Extreme Risk zones: NSW. People who have been there recently may not enter Victoria. NSW border bubble people are not currently allowed to travel to alpine resorts. Orange zones: City of Darwin, City of Palmerston, Litchfield Council, Wagait Shire, Belyuen Shire, Dundee, Bynoe, Charlotte, Cox Peninsula, Municipality of Katherine including Tindal. . People from these areas will not bepermitted to enter the resort until they have had a COVID test in Victoria and isolated until they receive a negative test.
Lodge Capacity	46
Rostering of meal times	Yes, if more than 10 in the lodge
Visitors	Not until restrictions ease
Bedrooms shared between bookings	Not until restrictions ease
Masks	Must be worn unless eating, drinking or otherwise exempt
COVID cleaning surcharge	$5 per person per night
Sunday conditions	No admittance to lodge before 4pm. Must depart lodge by 10am. Continental breakfast only
Physical distancing	At least 1.5m from other bookings
Density	1 person per 4sqm in all common areas

 

Travelling from interstate?

1. QR code check-in is mandatory at the lodge and nearly everywhere on the mountain. This will be easiest if you install the Service Victoria app on your smart phone.
2. You will need an entry permit for Victoria. Unless you are coming from a hotspot, it is a formaility akin to checking-in in case they need to find you later. While a negative test is mandatory to enter the resort, people from Green zones can have that test in their own state providing that it is within 72 hours of arrival at the resort.
   However, some areas outside Victoria have been declared as Red Zones or Extreme Risk Zones. People who have been there are not permitted to enter Victoria. Some other areas have been declared Orange Zones. People from these areas will not be permited to enter the resort until they have had a COVID test in Victoria and isolated until they receive a negative test. Check the entry permit conditions carefully
3. Check the border and quarantine rules for your state (and any states you will transit)

Bike Base at AAC Falls Creek

 

AAC Falls Creek and bikes What a great combination!

 

When the snow melts, this fantastic ski lodge becomes the perfect base for your bike holiday. 

• secure indoor bike storage for MTB and road bikes
• all bedrooms with ensuites - doubles, twins, family or bunk rooms
• huge communal kitchen with commercial fridge and dishwasher
• balcony with barbecue
• large lounge/dining room with spectacular view of the summit
• games room with big screen, pool table, foozball
• located next to the village bowl
• easy roll down to Flowtown, Falls Creek's most popular MTB trail
• close to the family friendly aqueduct access trail that leads to green beginner MTB trails and the undulating Bogong High Plains road
• special package for Peaks Challenge weekend

 More about summer at AAC Falls Creek

Contact our booking officer to plan your bike holiday at AAC Falls Creek

AAC Falls Creek in Summer

When the mountains are carpeted with wild flowers instead of snow, the alps offer new means of adventure, relaxation and fun. It's typically 10°C cooler at Falls Creek than the valleys and plains below, and much greener.

AAC Falls Creek is your base for summer in the mountains

The lodge is available for members and summer associates to enjoy in summer. Bring a crowd and stay very affordably in this beautiful lodge. It's only $43* per person per night but a minimum charge does apply.

If you are not a member, it's easy to join as a summer associate and bring your family, friends or sporting group for a great stay in the mountains.

Bushwalkers, mountain bikers, photographers, rowers, road cyclists, motorcyclists, artists, runners, tri-athletes - what ever your obsession, AAC Falls Creek can provide a comfortable base for a fantastic alpine experience

email the booking officer to find out more

*2019 summer price for guests, members $31.

Memberships

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...in an ideal location

...with great facilities

Your Winter Home in the Mountains

Australian Alpine Club Falls Creek is for families, couples and singles who love snowsports and enjoy the companionship of other snow lovers.

If you love Falls Creek and dream of having a place to stay in the village, then this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for. Memberships are sometimes available for this vibrant club.