Moving In – BSL Hub

Plan Your Arrival

Option: Driving and Parking

The staff car park is located at the bottom of Mt Buller, approximately 200 meters to the right after entering through the resort entry gate at Mirimbah. Click here for direction to Mirimbah Staff Carpark. This is a free parking provided for Mt Buller staff only. Staff vehicles are not permitted to access the on-mountain car parks when winter season has commenced.

The ARV (Alpine Resorts Victoria) requires ALL STAFF to register their vehicle and display the Buller Crew parking pass in their vehicle to ensure the vehicles are recorded in the licence plate recognition database. Team members who are arriving PRIOR to the opening of the resort entry (tentatively midday Friday 7th June) or have parked their vehicle on mountain prior to opening weekend are required to visit the mountain Post Office to register their vehicle. Proof of employment is required. Please note fines are issued to cars parked unauthorised and without permits.

The Mt Buller Rock opposite carpark

IF YOU ARE DRIVING PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE RESORT

You are permitted to drive all the way up the mountain to drop off your things, just remember to register and move your car to the Mirimbah staff carpark before the opening weekend.

WHEN SEASON HAS OFFICIALLY COMMENCED

Upon arrival, stop at the Mirimbah Entry Gate, present proof of employment to collect the pass to be displayed on vehicle dashboard if you aren’t able to print it. After collecting your pass, drive to staff carpark. Click here for direction. Wait by the Buller Rock and the staff shuttle bus will take you to the mountain.

Option: By Public Transportation

IF ARRIVING PRIOR TO SEASON OPENING

Once arrived in Melbourne airport, get on the Skybus to Southern Cross Station. Book the Skybus here to the city it leaves every 15min.

From Southern Cross Station, take the VLine bus to Mansfield (the closest town to Buller). Book here.

From the 31st of May until the opening weekend, we will have one bus running from Mansfield to Mt Buller, meeting the VLine bus from Southern Cross arriving in Mansfield.

Monday – Saturday >> The bus will depart from the Masonic Hall in Mansfield at 12:15pm, the walk from the bus station to Masonic Hall will take about 5 minutes.

Sunday >> The bus will depart from the Masonic Hall in Mansfield at 4:30pm. the walk from the bus station to Masonic Hall will take about 5 minutes.

If you are catching the VLine bus arriving later than this, you will need to seek alternative arrangements with your manager or book a night stay at the backpackers in Mansfield and catch the bus the next day. You would need to arrive within the resort before 5pm to access staff accommodation.

There is no staff bus running from Mansfield to Mt Buller prior to 31st of May so you will need to arrange pick up from Mansfield with your hiring manager.

IF ARRIVING WHEN SEASON HAS OFFICIALLY COMMENCED

Free BSL staff bus start running from Mansfield from the 9th of June 2024 so all you have to do is get to Mansfield from Melbourne.

Take the Skybus from Melbourne Airport to Southern Cross Station:

Skybus leaves every 15 minutes. Book here

Melbourne Southern Cross Station to Mansfield

The V/Line bus to Mansfield leaves Southern Cross Station daily. Book here

From Mansfield, you can take the free staff shuttle to Mt Buller that departs from Mansfield Masonic Hall . The walk from the bus station to Masonic Hall will take about 5 minutes.

Alternatively, if you cannot wait for the free staff bus and want to get to Buller ASAP, you can book Mansfield to Mt Buller through the MMBL Bus here but you would need to pay for a ticket.

You would need to arrive before 5:00pm to check in at staff services office. If you arrive later, you will be required to organize your own accommodation for the evening. Please get off at Mansfield and stay at the local backpackers and plan to get to Mt Buller the next morning.

OTHER OPTIONS: The BullerBus – 50% off one way tickets from Melbourne CBD or Tullamarine airport from the start of the season to 20th June. Straight to the Village Square no changing buses anywhere. Promo code = BULLER24

This is valid on one way tickets from Melbourne to Mt Buller from this timetable page ( Tour code BBMB ) Link here

The Masonic Hall in Mansfield (across the fire station / next to Thirsty Camel bottleshop)

Book Your Arrival

Staff Accommodation is available 48 hours before your first day of commencement. All team members are requested to update their arrival date to Mt Buller via our staff online portal. Please ensure you book your arrival at least 1 week prior to your actual arrival. This link will ask for the following information:

Date of Birth
Estimated date and time of arrival (must be between 8:30am – 4:30pm)
Upload a current picture of yourself for your season pass

This is crucial to ensure your season pass is ready and for those staying in staff accommodation your bed is available upon your arrival at Mt Buller. Note: the image for your b-tag must not have any sunglasses, hats or masks in the image. To change or upload an image please log into the e-store HERE, otherwise an image can be taken at Staff Services.

When you arrive on the mountain

CHECK IN

All team members living in staff accommodation must check into accommodation at the Staff Services Office (Ski and Snowboard Building Level 3), between the hours of 8.30am and 5:00pm (Monday to Sunday) in winter. Check-in outside of designated hours will not be allowed. If you arrive outside of check-in hours, you will need to source and pay for your own accommodation for the night.

Click here for direction on how to get to Staff Services Office from the village square.

COLLECT YOUR SEASON PASS & UNIFORM

One of the best perks of working for BSL is your free season lift pass, this pass gives you access to all lifts around the resort as well as discounts at any of BSL’s hospitality and retail outlets. You are able to collect your staff season lift pass once you check in at Staff Services and provided all your pre-employment onboarding activities (including Buller Skills online training) are complete. Lift access and discounts will only be activated prior to your start date once all onboarding tasks are complete. Likewise, eligible dependent passes (for long-term serving team members will only be activated once YOU have completed all onboarding tasks).

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BSL STAFF ACCOMMODATION

BSL has a variety of staff accommodations on and off mountain where you will be housed during the season. Some team members will be housed at the base of Mt Buller. These are all shared accommodations with shared facilities. Complimentary staff transport is available for team members to get to and from work if living off mountain/valley. Allocation is based on your hours, arrival date and the position you hold with BSL throughout the winter season. Only team members committing to the full season and with unlimited availability will be offered the opportunity to live in staff accommodation.

Subsidized rent (inc. bills) is paid weekly through a payroll deduction with costs between $150– $180 per person, per week, depending on location. Rooms are in a dorm bunk bed set up style and you may be required to share with UP TO 3 other BSL team members. Lodges are fully furnished. A bond will be deducted and will be returned end of season upon completing a clearance form.

PLEASE NOTE: All Staff Accommodation is strictly non-smoking (vape and cigarettes)

You may request one other BSL employee to share with during the season; however this is not a guarantee. If you are travelling alone, roommates will be allocated to you. Please note whilst we make every attempt to house the majority of our team, in some cases we are unable to offer suitable accommodation to all team members.

ON MOUNTAIN STAFF ACCOMMODATIONS

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