Georgina Boardman - Head of Resort Assets and Operations, ARV Mt Hotham

This International Women’s Day, we celebrate some of ARV’s women who are thriving in areas that have traditionally been considered ‘men’s’ roles.

Georgina Boardman (‘George’) is responsible for all of Mt Hotham resort’s assets and resort operations, charged with keeping the resort ticking. It’s a challenging role, particularly in recent years with a lot of new infrastructure planning and construction.

One of the biggest pieces of work has been the completion of the Alpine Gateway, a new all-season visitor facility at Mt Loch that is due to be open by winter 2024, but George and her team are also working on planning for the Hotham Hub at the Wire Plain snowplay precinct.

On top of all of this, George is responsible for ensuring all the essential services of the resort continue running smoothly, which includes drinking water supply, waste water treatment, gas supply and waste management (garbage and recycling). Unlike most areas, these services have to flex in winter to account for a sharp spike in the number of visitors in the resort and any interruption to the services has the potential to impact a lot of people on holiday!

George started at Mt Hotham in 2003 as an administration staffer on the front desk, and since then has done many roles across resort operations including property and planning, and also environmental management after completing an Environmental Science degree by distance with Charles Sturt University. She took over leading the technical services and resort operations team in 2022 and she encourages other women to try their hand at a range of roles in the resorts.

“The Hotham Assets and Ops team has always supported me even though I am one of a small number of women in the team!  I would love to encourage women to try out and take up opportunities in different operational roles in the resorts, it’s challenging and so rewarding to see a project come to fruition.”