PLANS to establish a cafe at the Mount Buffalo Chalet have hit another obstacle with no suitable submissions received since April last year.
The Alpine community was waiting with bated breath to learn the future of hospitality in the famed chalet, after the period for interested parties to lodge expressions of interest for cafe operations officially closed on April 15.
The tender, offered by Parks Victoria, was for a year–long operator to create an engaging and sustainable cafe operation in the front rooms of the chalet, which has laid dormant since the 2006/07 bushfires ravaged the region.
Parks Victoria executive director of visitor experience Lisa Patroni said they completed assessment of applications received.
"Unfortunately none of the applications met the full EOI assessment criteria and therefore no proponent has been appointed," she said.
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"Parks Victoria will continue working with Regional Development Victoria to reactivate the chalet through a future EOI process."
Specific detail regarding the submissions, including number of tenders received, will remain confidential in line with standard Victorian Government practice.
