The Alpine High Country was originally opened up by the mountain cattlemen bringing their cattle up for grazing every summer. To shelter many built huts which have been supplemented since by groups as diverse as the PMG (now Telstra), CRB (Now VicRoads) through to recluses just wanting to escape he world.

Many of these huts have significant historic value, and Dinner Plain makes a great base for exploring some of these huts.

More info is available from the Victorian High Country Huts Assoc

More info on the cattlemen is available from the Mountain Cattlemens Assoc of Victoria