[6] The Great Alpine Road[7] links Wangaratta with Bairnsdale, winding through mountains, valleys and forests, and past rivers, vineyards and farms.

At a length of 304 kilometres (189 mi), it is Australia's highest year-round accessible sealed road.

The section over Mount Hotham rises to an altitude of 1,840 metres (6,040 ft) AMSL.

[1] In 1923, the CRB took responsibility for the Alpine Road between Harrietville and Omeo, and appointed William Benjamin (Bill) Spargo (1888–1959) as supervisor.

[12] He lived in a stone cottage at Hotham Heights, which the CRB expanded, at his request, to accommodate up to twenty visiting skiers.

[14] The highway was eventually extended from Bright further along Alpine Road to Harrietville in September 1993.

"Great Alpine Road – Visit Victoria (official tourism website)".