vic high country opening

Disco TD5..,kevin do you have any knowledge of the volunteer group that maintains the alpine huts,i appreciate the area and thought that joining this group would be a small way of giving something back
Also thankyou to all for their replies above.

Brian - go to http://www.kosciuskohuts.org.au/

We actually have one on our place. The KHA is a great organisation. Some people dismiss the value of the huts and say that they are irrelevant. I totally disagree. Ours was built around 1850 by Chinese miners (most likely) who were building a great wall diving two major Cooma-Monaro "runs". They used this little hut for shelter during the building process, which would have taken months. We've called it "Narelle's Hut" - after our next door neighbour who discovered it on our place recently after she went chasing a horse coat that one of her horses lost. It's a great little piece of history. We love getting involved too, and would definitely volunteer to help rebuild some other huts up there that need repair.

Brian ,
There are two main organisations that care for and restore the
High Country Huts .
One is the 'KHA' and the other is 'Vic. Huts Assoc.'
It depends on which side of the border you reside as to which organisation would best suit your needs .
Or - you could join both organisations - if the entire High Country Region and the Huts are your main reason for visiting the area in general .
The High Country 4x4 Club is based in Sydney - so we are individual members of the KHA - this is just a time / travel / distance decision for our club for volunteer work on the huts that are closer to our main members residential situation - so you would have to decide for yourself in joining either or both groups .
They do a fantastic job in regards to restoration and with negotiations between all that are involved with the huts in the area - and in particular - the negotiations with the NPWS for access and funding issues .
However - This is a 'long term' approach to more information of the area - and neither of these organisations actually lead 4wd vehicles through the region - and in fact - rely heavily on experienced 4wd clubs and drivers for support in transferring materials to the huts for their restoration projects .
You should consider joining a local 4wd club that knows the High Country region - and who is willing to take a novice 4wdriver on a club trip to the area .
Hope this helps ,
Kind regards ,
Disco Td5 .