Ski Touring Association of Victoria

The Stirling Files

Controversy Surrounding Mount Stirling

Victoria's Mount Stirling has been the site of considerable controversy in recent years. It is a popular venue for a range of outdoor and educational activities. It has arguably the best cross country skiing within day trip reach of Melbourne. Existing users of Mount Stirling voiced strong opposition to proposals to build a downhill ski resort there. This lead to a government enquiry which recommended that there be no further consideration of downhill ski development at Mount Stirling for at least fifteen years. Listed below are some contributions to the debate on Mount Stirling issue from the cross country skiing perspective.
  1. STAV's Vision for Mount Stirling (STAV, March 1996)

  2. Mount Stirling - The Case for Cross Country Skiing (STAV, July 1996)

  3. Search the Stirling Files

  4. Comments on Mount Stirling Issue in the STAV Discussion Forum.

  5. Victorian Government's Environmental Effects Statement (EES) Process

  6. Conclusion and recommendations of the Environmental Effects Statement.

  7. Government response to the Environmental Effects Statement.

  8. Press release from Sherryl Garbutt, State Opposition spokesperson on Environment, Conservation & Land Management.

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Last Updated 30 May 1997