Spectacular sky-walk and new spa hotel proposed for Mount Buffalo

By Darren Gray
Updated February 25 2017 - 3:13pm, first published 2:33pm
The historic Mount Buffalo Chalet (pictured here in June 2010) would be revived and reopened under a new tourism plan for the mountain. Photo: Joe Armao
The historic Mount Buffalo Chalet (pictured here in June 2010) would be revived and reopened under a new tourism plan for the mountain. Photo: Joe Armao
Mount Buffalo Chalet, June 2010. The proposal to revive and reopen the chalet was presented to the chief executive and board of Parks Victoria last week. Photo: Joe Armao
Mount Buffalo Chalet, June 2010. The proposal to revive and reopen the chalet was presented to the chief executive and board of Parks Victoria last week. Photo: Joe Armao
The ballroom in Mount Buffalo Chalet. Under the plan, 90 to 95 per cent of the complex footprint would be retained and reactivated. Photo: Joe Armao
The ballroom in Mount Buffalo Chalet. Under the plan, 90 to 95 per cent of the complex footprint would be retained and reactivated. Photo: Joe Armao
Inside the Mount Buffalo Chalet. Photo: Joe Armao
Inside the Mount Buffalo Chalet. Photo: Joe Armao

A spectacular glass-bottomed "sky-walk" allowing tourists to walk above the Mount Buffalo Gorge has been proposed as part of a wide-ranging plan to reopen the Mount Buffalo Chalet and lure more visitors to the mountain in the state's north east.

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