Industrial action will not impact resorts, says ARV

$MAKING MORE SNOW: Natural and man-made snowfalls this week have both Mt Hotham and Falls Creek alpine resorts looking a treat for today and the weekend. Mt Hotham\\u2019s (pictured) mountain operations team have been busy making the most of back-to-back sub-zero temperatures, running on-going snowmaking across the mountain. They\\u2019ve been making so much snow, in fact, that Hothamhs been able to unlock even more ski and snowboard terrain for school holiday visitors, with the Heavenly Valley chairlift running for the first time from Friday morning. \\u201CHeavenly joins the Village Chair, Road Runner, Summit, Summit Trainer, Big D, Bunderool Carpet and Cobungra Platter in Dinner Plain,\\u201D said Luke Rickards, senior mountain operations manager. \\u201CWith these lifts running, we\\u2019ve got terrain on offer for all abilities, from first timers looking for their first snow experience, through to advanced skiers keen to make some turns on Imagine.\\u201D PHOTO: Mt Hotham Ski Lifts$

MAKING MORE SNOW: Natural and man-made snowfalls this week have both Mt Hotham and Falls Creek alpine resorts looking a treat for today and the weekend. Mt Hotham’s (pictured) mountain operations team have been busy making the most of back-to-back sub-zero temperatures, running on-going snowmaking across the mountain. They’ve been making so much snow, in fact, that Hothamhs been able to unlock even more ski and snowboard terrain for school holiday visitors, with the Heavenly Valley chairlift running for the first time from Friday morning. “Heavenly joins the Village Chair, Road Runner, Summit, Summit Trainer, Big D, Bunderool Carpet and Cobungra Platter in Dinner Plain,” said Luke Rickards, senior mountain operations manager. “With these lifts running, we’ve got terrain on offer for all abilities, from first timers looking for their first snow experience, through to advanced skiers keen to make some turns on Imagine.” PHOTO: Mt Hotham Ski Lifts

Alpine resorts will be "business as usual", despite limited industrial action

Wangaratta Chronicle

July 3, 2024 • 02:00

Updated, October 28, 2025 • 12:29

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ALPINE Resorts Victoria says it will be “business as usual” at all six alpine resorts on Saturday, despite protected industrial action by a small number of its overall workforce.

“To be clear, all six resorts will remain open and fully operational, and this action will not impact holiday makers heading to the resorts this weekend,” an ARV spokesperson said.

“Falls Creek, Mt Hotham, Lake Mountain and Mt Stirling staff are not taking industrial action so it’s business as usual in those resorts.

“The stop work action will be for two hours on Saturday at Mt Buller, and one at Mt Baw Baw.

“Ski lifts, restaurants, accommodation, and retail outlets offered at Mt Buller are run by commercial operators independently from ARV and will not be affected by this action.

“At Mt Baw Baw where ARV delivers these services, we will cover the one hour industrial action with other staff to avoid any impact on visitors or operations.”

Saturday’s protected industrial action by some of ARV’s workforce follows months of negotiations between the ARV and Australian Workers’ Union regarding creating a single enterprise agreement.

The AWU is unhappy with progress to date, particularly weekend penalty rates and “fair compensation for non-daylight hours” by ARV staff.

It has called on the State Government to intervene to “ensure that ARV employees receive the same treatment and compensation as other public servants.”

ARV says it is generally lifting the conditions of “all workers to the highest provisions from the four enterprise agreements that were in place before the creation of ARV in October 2022.

“We remain confident of achieving an outcome that delivers increased benefits for all staff as well as delivering a sustainable future for the resorts,” ARV said in a statement.