Koomerang Ski Club

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Koomerang Ski Club was founded in 1957 by a group of Scotch College Melbourne affiliates, including students, parents, teachers and Old Boys.

Address

1 Morrison Street
Hawthorn

Telephone

+61419558911

Website

http://www.koomerang.com.au/

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Our history

In 1956 a few Scotch College school boys and a teacher developed the idea for the Scotch College Ski Club to build its own lodge at Falls Creek. The Principal, Mr Selby-Smith, supported the idea but the school council did not consider this was the type of project in which the school should have an involvement.

The idea was then taken up with some old boys who were enthused by the idea but preferred the proximity of Mt Buller to Melbourne rather than Falls Creek.

Plans were prepared for a lodge at Mt Buller and, in 1957, the group convened a meeting at which the decisions were made to expand the membership of the Scotch College Ski Club to include parents and Old Boys and to proceed with building a lodge at Mt Buller.

The club relied heavily on a foundation member and Old Boy, Michael Wood, who was a professional builder. Michael co-ordinated many volunteers in prefabricating the lodge in Melbourne. The prefabricated sections were then transported to Mt Buller in an old Army Surplus truck acquired by the Club. More volunteers cleared the site and assembled the lodge on the mountain.

A basic building was ready for the 1957 ski season. It consisted of an unlined shell and the only heating was a central fire place.

Funds were very tight and an active social committee organised many fund raising activities to finish off the lodge and to build a kitty for further expansion.

In 1957 Thredbo Village had opened. By 1964 the club was prepared to look further afield and decided to build a lodge at Thredbo. A professional builder constructed the lodge with the considerable assistance of many volunteers from within our membership.

In 1964 the club became an incorporated legal entity to enable it to enter formal site leases at Mt Buller and Thredbo. The Thredbo lodge opened in time for the 1965 season.

By 1972 the club was ready to take on another project and acquired two adjoining flats which were about to be constructed at Falls Creek. This was followed ten years later with the acquisition of our old lodge at Mt Hotham.

In 2017 we can look back with pride and celebrate the vision of the small group of enthusiastic skiers and volunteers who created the club in 1956 and the significant and ongoing contribution of many volunteers who have helped grow Koomerang into the strong club it is today with excellent facilities across four mountains.

If you are interested in learning more about the club's history you will find some interesting resource material on the history section of our club website.

Membership is open to all members of the Scotch family.