Illabunda Ski Lodge

General

• Illabunda is a Club lodge. Only full members and their nominated guests can make bookings.
• No-one can stay at Illabunda unless they have made a booking through the Booking Officer using the current booking form, and have paid in full and in advance, and have received a receipt from the Booking Officer confirming the booking.

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Lodge Facilities

• Accommodation for 22 people in 9 bedrooms (2 x 4 bedrooms, 6 x 2 bedrooms, Managers' Room, 2 beds)
• Pillows, doonas and blankets. Linen is not provided. Guests must bring their own. Sleeping bags must not be used on the beds. Note that all beds are now king size single wich are convertible to king size doubles, so make sure your linen fits these sizes.
• Ladies' and Gents' bathrooms, with a total of 8 showers and 6 toilets
• Well equipped kitchen (including refrigerator/freezer, cook top and ovens, microwave, toaster and utensils). There is also a bar fridge in the dining room. The dishwasher is not available for use outside Winter.
• Zippy heaters for instantaneous boiling water for tea and coffee
• Gas BBQ on sundeck, chairs for sundeck
• Rumpus room with ping pong table, TV, VCR, and DVD
• Living room with radio, CD, tapedeck, also games, books and magazines
• Underfloor heating, only in the living room outside the ski season.
• Fireplace in living room. Do not use the fireplace in the dining room. Firewood is stored in the woodstore and immediately outside it. Use the splitter with care - for safety only one person to operate it, turn it on with the push button, and use both hands, one on each lever, to make it go.
• Drying room, ski room, workshop
• Laundry with washing machine, clothes dryer
• Sauna. The spa is not available outside the ski season.
• First aid kit (on fireplace shelf in living room)
• Fire extiguishers, for use in emergencies only!
• Bush walking guides and maps are in folders in the lounge room. These are for reference - please do not remove these materials from the lodge.
• Vacuum cleaner, and various cleaning utensils.
• Phone (02) 6457 5322. Local calls are free. For long distance use Telecard or use reverse charge. Mobile 'phone reception in Perisher Valley is good for Telstra and some other providers.

NOTE: Only full members can access the Void to attend to their gear stored there. Please remove anything you no longer use!

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You Need to Bring...

• Towels, teatowels and bathmats
• Linen (sheets & pillowslips for king size single beds or king size doubles), not sleeping bags
• All food and drink (There is a cafe in the Skitube Station, but it's not always open. For supermarkets you have to go to Jindabyne or Thredbo).
• Electric blankets or hot water bottles.
• Warm clothes - Weather may be cold at any time, particularly in autumn and spring. Only limited central heating for the common areas is available outside Winter, so take plenty of warm clothing, warm pyjamas too. The fire will keep you warm in the lounge room. The bedrooms can be very cold, and you may wish to take electric blankets, hot water bottles and fan heaters.
• Hat and sunscreen.

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Accommodation Rates

• Summer rates and periods are reviewed by the Committee each year.
• Self catering by guests in Summer.
• The total amount due to be paid for accomodation is due within two weeks of confirmation of booking.
• The Child Rate applies to children from newborn up to the end of secondary-school age. Children attending tertiary education are charged the Adult rate.

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Lodge Rules & Guest Responsibilities

No smoking anywhere inside the lodge. Smokers can use sheltered area just outside the Winter entrance.

There are no Lodge Managers. Guests do their own food preparation and are fully responsible for the condition of the Lodge. The organiser of each group must sign the Guest Guarantee on the booking form indicating acceptance of their responsibility for the guests and the Lodge condition.
We would ask that Guests:

• Empty all bins (kitchen, bathrooms, on the deck and in the workshop) regularly and before they leave. Full garbage bags must be removed from the lodge and site. They can be deposited in dumpster bins located in the Perisher Valley carpark.
• Clean all utensils, crockery, cutlery immediately after use - keep benches, etc clean.
• Maintain bedrooms, bathrooms, living areas in a clean and tidy state during your stay, ie vacuum, mop, wipe, etc as necessary.
• Clean fireplace daily if used.
• Clean BBQ if used.
• Use Telecard or reverse charge for phone calls.

Do not use Club linen.

NOTE: Domestic animals are not permitted within the Kosciuszko National Park where Illabunda is situated, so make sure you leave your pets at home.

All persons must enter their names, addresses and the dates of their stay in the Guest Register. This is a requirement of the Kosciuszko National Park.

Do not take anything from the lodge which is not yours.

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How To Get To Illabunda

Drive to Perisher Valley from Jindabyne. Turn right into and cross the carpark. Take the dirt road up the hill, then take first road to right, "Telemark Place", to go down to Illabunda Lodge. Park in the driveway beside the lodge - watch out for snow poles, fire hydrants and electrical boxes.

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On Arrival at Illabunda

Combination locks are used to secure certain doors of the Lodge. They require the input of a 4 digit code each time for entry. Press C (Clear) button before entering the code. Current codes for the entry doors, the void and the managers room are provided by the Booking Officer. The same combination opens the foyer door as well as the downstairs door.

• Using the correct door code, open the front door.
• To turn lodge electric power on, the illuminated switch is located in the entry foywr on the wall opposite the entry door. The red light is on when the lodge electricity is turned off. Turn this switch on an lodge power is then available. The light is not on, when power is on.
• The lodge is set up with one hot water system on (enough for 6 people). For more hot water, follow instructions in plant room (end of corridor lower level opposite Roome 2). Remember that, from a cold start, water will not be hot for up to 8 hours after power is turned on, so plan accordingly.
• The centre fridge/freezer unit in the kitchen will come on with the power. (If it doesn't, check the power-point above the left-hand fridge unit.) The fridge is on the left in this unit, the freezer on the right. Close the doors on these. The other two units are for Winter use only and should be left turned off with their doors ajar.
• Turn gas on at the bottles (outside south of the Winter entrance, downstairs). One bottle is sufficient.
• Check that the underfloor heating in the living room is turned on. Set the switch on the living room controller to Heat but do not attempt to adjust the temperature. The living room floor takes a day or so to heat up.

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Room Allocation

• Rooms are not allocated by the Booking Officer during the Summer period. Choose your own room/s.
• The Booking Officer will advise you of the number of guests in other groups who may be sharing the lodge. Please be mindful of this when occupying rooms.

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Drying Rooms

Drying rooms are located downstairs, second room in from the downstairs winter entrance. Drying room heaters are not normally switched on out of winter season, but can be made available by switching them on at the wall switch in each drying room.

If used, ensure that they are turned off after use and before departure from the lodge.

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Cleaning and Provisions

• Cleaning provisions are located under the benches in the bathrooms, and in the kitchen.
• The vacuum cleaner and sweeper are in the hall cupboard near Room 3.
• Paper towels and toilet paper are stored in the hall cupboards near Room 2.

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Before Leaving Illabunda...

• Empty all bins (take garbage to dumpster bins in the Perisher Valley carpark).
• Vacuum living areas and bedrooms used.
• Clean bathrooms and kitchen.
• Clean fridges, and leave doors propped open (incl. bar fridge)
• Put away balcony chairs, etc
• Clean up the fireplace
• Leave the wood store clean and tidy
• Revert to one hot water service, if changed during stay.
• Check all doors and windows are locked. Close all curtains.
• Turn gas off at bottles.
• Turn off the drying room heaters, if you used them.
• Make sure the back door is push closed and locked.
• Turn power off in foyer (Note: Leave fire alarm power on)

NOTE: Above all, please maintain and leave the Lodge as you would like to find it when you arrive.

Report any problems to the Booking Officer as soon as possible.

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Summer Activities

Click here to download the SLOPES leaflet (800kB) on Summer activities in and around KNP. SLOPES is the association Ski Lodges Organisation of Perisher, Smiggins and Guthega of which the Port Kembla Ski Club is a member.

The pay station at Sawpit Creek on the Kosciuszko Road will be able to give you the latest information on summer activities, walking maps, etc.

IMPORTANT: Observe and obey all warning signs and National Park instructions. When walking, carry water, and be prepared with insect repellant. Wear sunscreen and a hat. All flora and fauna are protected within the Kosciuszko National Park (KNP). Be aware that weather can change rapidly, so be prepared with appropriate clothing. Unless you are very experienced and well prepared, stay on marked trails. If you go off marked trails, tread carefully and protect whatever is under your feet.

Note: Entry fees are payable to the National Park. You can be fined if your car is found in the Park without a current entry permit on the windscreen.

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Contact Booking Officer

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Working Bee Blackouts

Lodge maintenance is conducted during the off-season to maintain the Lodge in the condition expected by members and guests. During working bees, guest accommodation is not available. Working bee dates can change without notice, and any bookings previously accepted cancelled by a working bee will be fully refunded.

Current Working Bee dates for 2024-2025

These dates are not available for accommodation bookings.

Attendance at working bees improves your priority for Winter booking applications. If you are interested in participating in a working bee, please contact...

Michael Livermore

Email: michael@rjlivermore.com.au

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Key Documents

If you require more information than is on this page, the 2024 update of the Operations Manual for Illabunda Lodge is available as a PDF file. Click on the Lodge Operations Manual link.

Click on the Fire Safety Management and Evacuation Plan link for Illabunda Lodge's 2024 Fire Management Plan.

Note that because of the COVID pandemic, additional conditions apply to your use of Illabunda Lodge. In particular, refer to the Lodge COVID-Safe Management Plan .

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