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YMCA Howmans Gap Alpine Discovery Camp

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YMCA Howmans Gap Alpine Discovery Camp is happily situated on the Bogong High Plains, about four kilometres below Falls Creek resort, surrounded by tall ash bushland.

Howmans Gap offers a diverse range of accessible accommodation including self contained cottages and bunk style rooms. Bunk room accommodation prices include full catering with an in house chef.

Howmans Gap offers a wide range of fully accessible facilities and activities including cycle knowledgeable staff, bike storage, bike tools, pumps and workshop. They offer the opportunity for walking, wildflowers, mountain biking, camping, high ropes, archery, and much more to help you explore Australia’s Alpine National Park in summer and is a great place for schools and groups to discover the Alpine region in any season.

In Winter, YMCA Howmans Gap Alpine Discovery Camp is the only YMCA Camp to offer snow and ski programs. They also operate Falls Creek Cross Country for all of your Cross Country, Skating, Classic, Telemark, Snow shoeing, or tobogganing needs.

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Howmans Gap Alpine Centre YMCA
  • Location:

Falls Creek,

Victorian High Country,

Victoria

  • Facilities:
  • Camp/Adventure Activity Accreditation Program
  • Quality Tourism Accreditation
  • Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
  • Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
  • Victoria Tourism Industry Council
  • Baggage Holding Room
  • Barbeque
  • Business Facilities
  • Carpark
  • Communal Lounge
  • Communal Refrigerator
  • Communal Shower
  • Conference/Function Facilities
  • Family Friendly
  • Games or recreation room
  • Laundry
  • Non Smoking
  • Open Fireplace
  • Outdoor Dining Area
  • Outdoor Furniture
  • Restaurant
  • Free Wifi
  • Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
  • Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
  • Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
  • Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
  • Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
  • An access and inclusion statement is available (make this available on your website).
  • Sports
  • Amenities
  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.
  • Offer multiple options for booking – web, email, phone
  • Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
  • Employ people with disability
  • Train your staff in disability awareness
  • Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
  • Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met
  • Website meets WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards
  • Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
  • Provide assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
  • Train your staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges
  • Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
  • A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
  • Provide information in large print
  • Provide digital communication materials (hard copy information is also available on line)
  • Use easy read fonts in your signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial)
  • Train your staff in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss)
  • Have an appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog
  • Have handrails on all your stairways
  • Have Exit signs which are visible at a ground level (high level signs are difficult to see in a fire)
  • Train your staff in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss
  • Have TVs with captioning option
  • Have volume controlled phones
  • Have visual alerts for emergencies (Include flashing light)
  • Have a low noise reception areas with hearing loss friendly acoustics and adequate lighting for viewing facial expressions (includes common areas which are free of background noise, background music)
  • Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
  • Have a doorbell or intercom at an accessible height and display a contact number (accessible height is 900mm-1100 mm)
  • Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
  • Have step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
  • Have step free access to the conference or function room
  • Have accessible seating areas in theatrette
  • Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)
  • Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
  • Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room
  • Have wheelchair accessible picnic tables (picnic tables require 720mm knee clearance and 800mm maximum height)
  • Have wheelchair access to amusements and activities including boats and bush trails (includes tour rides, skyways, trolley cars, flying fox, amusement rides and boating)
  • Have a wheelchair/scooter charging station (power point) in an accessible location
  • Provide beach matting and beach wheelchairs for people to access the water
  • Provide portable hoist
  • Provide portable commode chairs
  • Provide portable ramps
  • Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high)
  • Provide a choice of wheelchair accessible accommodation rooms (Guest may wish to know if you have a choice of wheelchair accessible rooms, such as single room / studio apartment / apartment / cottage / quality / views, etc. Wheelchairs require a 1600mm x 2200mm width area to turn around and require step free access.)
  • Have step free access to room (Entrance to the room wheelchair accessible with step free greater than 5mm or has a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm length)
  • Have a lever handle on the door (easier to use)
  • Have enough space for a wheelchair to move around three sides of a double king sized bed (A pathway of 1200mm minimum width is required for wheelchair access)
  • Provide a bed with adjustable height
  • Have a kitchen area and desk which is accessible for a person at seated height or is height adjustable
  • Have a wheelchair accessible bathroom (Entrance to bathroom must have step free greater than 5mm or a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm. Bathrooms dimensions must be no less than 2000mm X 2500mm. Have a hobless (step free) shower recess. Shower recess must have at least 1100 x 1100mm clear area for wheelchair access (no door). Have a slip resistant fold down seat or fixed seat in shower .Seat must be at least 900mm long.)
  • Have a lever handle on bathroom door
  • Have a shower curtain (no door)
  • Have grabrails in shower recess (can be removable and height adjustable)
  • Have a handheld shower hose (should be at least 1500mm long)
  • Allow space around toilet for a wheelchair (A space of at least 900mm width beside the toilet pan and 1200mm clearance in front of the toilet pan is required)
  • Provide grabrails provided adjacent to the toilet
  • Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
  • Use non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
  • Have grab rails in the bathroom
  • Provide seating in common areas including reception area
  • Have a bathroom which is fully accessible and equipped with ceiling hoist and adult change table
  • Have twin beds available on request
  • Have rooms which are interconnecting
  • Have a Changing Places or Lift & Change toilet with a hoist and adult change table
  • Provide room for hoist under the bed (minimum 100mm required to store a hoist)
  • Have a place to store medical equipment (eg oxygen)
  • Modify your cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc)
  • Train your staff to respond to allergic reactions
  • Adhere to The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation
  • Have equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator
  • Provide linen that is chemical and fragrance free (if requested)
  • Use organic (chemical and fragrance free) cleaning products
  • Use organic (chemical and fragrance free) deodorisers in public areas and rooms
  • https://victoria.ymca.org.au/about-us
  • Runs until
01/05/2026

Falls Creek

Howmans Gap Alpine Centre YMCA
RMB 2587 Bogong High Plains Road
Howmans Gap
Falls Creek, Victoria
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Geelong to Devonport ( GEX to DPO )

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Est. Departure Time

Est. Arrival Time

August 6th
06:45 pm

On-time

04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

06:45 pm
07 Aug, 06:00 am
August 7th
10:00 pm

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07:30 pm – 09:15 pm

10:00 pm
08 Aug, 08:30 am
August 8th
06:45 pm

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04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

06:45 pm
09 Aug, 06:00 am

Devonport to Geelong ( DPO to GEX )

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August 5th
06:45 pm

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04:15 pm – 06:00 pm

07:01 pm
06 Aug, 06:00 am
August 7th
08:30 am

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06:00 am – 07:45 am

08:30 am
07 Aug, 07:00 pm