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Built in 1910 by the Victorian Government as Australia’s first ski resort, the Mount Buffalo Chalet is a heritage-listed timber icon of the Victorian Alps. Operated for decades as a popular year-round destination, it was managed by Victorian Railways from 1924 to the 1980s. Since closing in 2007, the Chalet has been under a 40-year refurbishment lease for educational use. Known as the “island in the sky” and the “grand old dame” of the Alps, it remains one of Victoria’s most significant historic buildings.
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Victoria is Australia's second smallest State and covers only 3% of Australia's land area but has the second highest population of all States and Territories. Victoria's mainland and islands have a total length of 2,512 kilometres coastline which is about 4.2% of Australia's 59,736 kilometres of coastline. Australia is the driest inhabited continent and Victoria is no exception although the state capital Melbourne has the reputation to have 4 seasons in one day. Victoria is located in the southeast of mainland Australia and includes the most southern point on mainland Australia at Wilsons Promontory National Park.
