HISTORICAL FACTS: Cooma - The Untold Story

Driver killed in fiery highway crash near Cooma: police

Emergency services are at the scene working to extinguish the blaze.

The Canberra Times · Sep 2

If you've travelled south, you'll recognise this road dubbed 'The Mad Mile'

This long stretch of highway is full of stories.

The Canberra Times · Jun 19

Clare Nowland’s son says decision not to imprison police officer who killed her a ‘slap on the wrist’

Kristian White was convicted of manslaughter over death of Nowland whom he shot with a Taser at a Cooma aged care home in 2023

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2025

Men risked their lives to work on the Snowy Hydro scheme. Now, 75 years on, the 2.0 project represents a different world

Rugged adventurers who toiled in dangerous conditions to create the hydroelectricity scheme would scarcely recognise today’s technological advances

The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2024

Accused Taser cop fronts grandmother's loved ones

A policeman accused of fatally tasering a woman at a nursing home in NSW has faced a tense courtroom for the first time since being charged with manslaughter.

AAP · Dec 5, 2023

Snowies heat up for national busking championships

Street performers and an ex-Australian Idol judge have descended on a sleepy Snowy Mountains town for the 2023 Australian National Busking Championships.

AAP · Nov 24, 2023

Jules' Red Dog and carved kennel is a roadside sensation

'People are pulling up all the time, taking photos,' Jules said.

The Canberra Times · Nov 12, 2023

Tasered woman's family in court case talks with state

The family of great-grandmother Clare Nowland is suing the state of NSW on her behalf after she was tasered by police at a Cooma nursing home.

AAP · Sep 28, 2023

Snowy Mountains pub changes hands after 38 years

The sellers share their favourite memories as they call time on the pub.

The Canberra Times · Jul 21, 2023

Interest rates blame game continues – as it happened

This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2023