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2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Tuesday 16 May, 6.30pm.

Our AGM is scheduled on 16.05.23 at Royal South Yarra Tennis Club beginning at 6.30pm.

The MBRA formal AGM will be held from 6.30 - 7.00pm with all reports and financials being posted on our website 48 hours prior to the meeting. We will ensure that all our statutory requirements will be met as per the MBRA Rules of Association.

We encourage all our members to arrive by 6.15pm and be represented at this meeting.

This year the meeting is being held at Royal South Yarra Tennis Club it is necessary for all who plan to attend to pre-register for free to gain access to the meeting via Try Booking.

Register in advance for this meeting:

MBRA AGM 2023 Meeting Registration

Lights off for the Bogong Moths

The RMB are hosting an online webinar along with all other Victorian Alpine Resorts next Wednesday evening titled –“Lights off for the Bogong Moths”

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We would love as many Mt Buller & Mt Stirling Community members to be a part of this activity.

The focus of the webinar is to further educate our alpine community about the importance of the Bogong Moths and their role in the conservation of the incredibly cute and endangered Mountain Pygmy Possum population. This all segues quite nicely as we also celebrate Biodiversity Month through September. https://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/biodiversity-month

The duration of the webinar should be around 20 minutes, and we have an amazing key note presenter in Marissa Parrott from Zoo’s Victoria.

We will be joined on the night with RMB and community members from our other alpine resorts of Mt Hotham, Falls Creek and Mt Baw Baw (Lake Mountain is TBC), plus there will be a short Q&A session at the end of the session where participants will be able to ask questions of our presenters and RMB Environmental Services Team.

We ask that all those who wish to participate to pre-register their interest, and they will then receive a secure link to the MS Teams platform on the night.

More information, and details as to how to register can be found on our RMB Facebook event page here:https://fb.me/e/Y1HSDCN2 please freely share this via social channels as you see fit.

You are also able to simply share the following link, taking anyone directly to the MS Teams registration portal:https://tinyurl.com/9jz7vvcw

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Following the release of the Mt Buller CovidSafe Plan MBRA noted that there  was no reference or material provided for apartment buildings. MBRA understands that Government regards Apartment buildings as commercial if one or more rent their premises, hence a Covid Safe Plan is required and the applicable attestation provided to RMB before the building is occupied.

The MBRA has developed the attached template as a guide for Apartment buildings to assist in developing a suitable plan. Apartment head lessees should consider their particular circumstances and modify the template to suit and to meet Government guidelines and requirements.

Don’t forget that RMB requires an attestation be provided as per the RMB Plan, viz-

Email to property@mtbuller.com.au

I, xxxxxxxxx , on behalf of , XYZ Apartments, confirm that we have read and understood the Mt Buller & Mt Stirling Integrated COVID Safe Plan and associated guidelines, and that has implemented its own COVID Safe plan in accordance with these guidelines.

Download Here

No warranty is provided that the template is complete, error free and those using must satisfy themselves that they have met Government/RMB requirements.

Hard Waste Changed Arrangements

When having lodge “cleanouts” please DO NOT put any hard waste items in Village rubbish huts or on the roadside as our waste contractor will not collect any hard waste items. 

This is considered illegal dumping and heavy penalties do apply if any hard rubbish is left in or near the rubbish huts. It is also very costly for Resort Management staff to continually collect, manage and dispose of these unwanted items. You are responsible for your own hard waste and you must take items to an appropriate disposal facility (see below). 

Where to take RECYCLABLE TIMBER AND STEEL ONLY: 

• Clean, sorted and recyclable timber and steel can be dropped at Boggy Corner Waste Transfer Station. 
• Open hours: 10.00am - 11.00am every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday (non-snow season only).
• Contact Waste Contractor on 0427 411 418 well in advance to arrange access to the Transfer Station. 

Where to take ALL OTHER HARD WASTE ITEMS: 
At your own cost, other hard waste items (such as those listed) can be taken to Mansfield Resource Recovery Centre at 163 Monkey Gully Road, Mansfield: 

• Mattresses 
• Furniture (including couches/ chairs/ sofas, white goods, electrical equipment, appliances) 
• Ski equipment 
• Tyres 
• Batteries 
• Paint 
• Construction waste

The below image is an example of what NOT to place in garbage sheds.

Please click here for more information about hard waste and other environmental campaigns.

If you have any questions or require further information about hard waste services within the Resorts, please feel free to contact Environmental Services staff at Resort Management on (03) 5777 6077 or email info@mtbuller.com.au

Examples of what not to leave in Rubbish bins can be found here

Buller Interschools Association (BIA)

The Buller Interschools Association (BIA) is made up of the Mt Buller Mt Stirling Resort Management Board, Buller Ski Lifts, Mt Buller Ratepayers Association (MBRA) and the Mt Buller Chamber of Commerce. This group collectively contribute financially to making this great event one of the best and most accessible events of its type in the world.

The BIA in Agreement with the events custodian Ski and Snowboard Australia (SSA) has secured the Hosting rights to the Victorian Interschools to be held exclusively at Mt Buller until 2023.  

Directors:

Mark Bennetts          CEO Mt Buller Resort Management

Laurie Blampied        General Manager Buller Ski Lifts

John Perks                Mt Buller Chamber of Commerce

Joel Dixon                 Mt Buller Ratepayers Association

David Speirs             Event Manager

For more information please visit Victorian Interschools Website : http://vicinterschools.com.au/

For more information please visit Australian Interschools Website : http://ausinterschools.com.au/

Duty of Care - Ski Club Lodges - During Bushfire Period

When last summer's bushfires were threatening our alpine resorts, the question was asked, "What is the Duty of Care obligation to occupiers (members and guests) of ski club lodges."  The Alpine Resorts Working Group (of which the MBRA is a member) sought and obtained legal advice on this issue.  This advice is available to all our members to read and we suggest that members should consider and adopt the recommendations.

The document entitled "Memorandum of Advice - The Duty of Care of Occupiers of Ski Lodges & Bushfires" can be viewed HERE.

Welcome to the Lease Renewal Area.

For members facing Lease Renewal, you will find the following helpful:

• Alpine Resorts Leasing Policy 2002, Part 1

• Alpine Resorts Leasing Policy 2002, Part 2

• Building a Business Plan, Content Headings

• Minister Approved Standard Alpine Lease, here
• Presentation by the ARMB on the Lease Renewal Process, here
• Compliance Documentation Proceedures, here
• Food Safety Documentation, here
• Liquor Licensing Documentation, here
• Property Reports Example Documentation, here