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INSANE: The snowy mountains - The Real Truth

Australia spent 25 years turning a river inland. The result became the country's biggest engineering project

On 17 October 1949, Australia's governor-general, prime minister and the newly appointed head of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority fired the first construction blast at Adaminaby, in the New South Wales high country, launching what would become the largest engineering project ever undertaken in Australia. The Snowy Mountains Scheme set…

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‘In summer it transforms’: a local’s guide to the Snowy Mountains

The Snowies are a well-known winter destination, but during the warmer months hiking, biking and water sports are on the agenda – and there are fewer tourists

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Monique Ryan to bring private member’s bill to lower voting age – as it happened

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NSW minister Ryan Park used ministerial car for 456km trip from Sydney to Jindabyne during ski season

Exclusive: Health minister’s diaries show no formal events in the Snowy Mountains town, but trips for private purposes were allowed under the rules at the time

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We should use Australia's environment laws to protect our 'living wonders' from new coal and gas projects

From Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef in the North, to the Snowy Mountains in the Southeast, and jarrah and marri forests in the Southwest, Australia is home to incredibly diverse ecosystems. Many of our plants, animals, birds and fish are found nowhere else in the world.

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A Chairlift In The NSW Snowy Mountains Has Detached After A ‘Freak Gust Of Wind’, Injuring 3

Three people in NSW have been airlifted to hospital after a Thredbo ski lift on the Snowy Mountains malfunctioned amidst heavy winds.

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Environmentalists welcome plan to allow aerial shooting of feral horses in Kosciuszko national park

NSW minister says the number of brumbies is too high and needs to be reduced to save threatened species in the Snowy Mountains

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Jimmy Barnes, Richard Clapton and Mahalia Barnes to play in the Snowys

The Snowy Mountains are the latest destination for a luxury music promoter.

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Selwyn Snow Resort in Snowy Mountains re-opens after destruction in Black Summer bushfires

Businesses in the Snowy Mountains are celebrating the return of Selwyn Snow Resort, reopening its doors next weekend for the first time since the Black Summer bushfires.

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Watch: Officer suspended over tasering, Indian PM arrives, Stan Grant fallout

Watch: Police have confirmed the senior constable who tasered a 95-year-old great-grandmother at an aged care home in the Snowy Mountains has been

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NSW Rural Fire Service radio operator changed radio log following deadly air tanker crash, inquest hears

A NSW Rural Fire Service volunteer changed his radio log after a large air tanker crashed in the Snowy Mountains during the Black Summer bushfires, a coronial inquest has heard.

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