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Investigation launched into Thredbo River diesel spill

August 20, 2008 12:06:00

An investigation is underway into a pollution spill in a sensitive Snowy Mountains waterway.[MORE]

Tags: water-pollution, rivers, water, act, bega-2550, thredbo-village-2625

Snowy deaths prompt safety warning

August 19, 2008 11:34:00

Three deaths in the Snowy Mountains last weekend has prompted a warning for visitors to Kosciuszko National Park.[MORE]

Tags: death, accidents, bega-2550, thredbo-village-2625, wagga-wagga-2650

Ski instructor dies in Thredbo road crash

August 4, 2008 13:05:00

It has been a busy weekend for emergency service personnel in the Snowy Mountains, with a spate of serious accidents and incidents, including one fatal road crash.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, accidents, bega-2550, jindabyne-2627, thredbo-village-2625

Thredbo ski school celebrates 50th anniversary

July 25, 2008 11:00:00

The changing face of the ski industry in the Snowy Mountains has been highlighted at functions this week to help mark the 50th anniversary of the Thredbo ski school.[MORE]

Tags: travel-and-tourism, albury-2640, thredbo-village-2625, wodonga-3690

Timely snowfall for resorts

July 3, 2008 10:46:00

Good falls of snow this week are paving the way for a big influx of skiers in the Snowy Mountains.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, travel-and-tourism, weather, bega-2550, thredbo-village-2625

No action yet on Kosciuszko brumbies plan

June 10, 2008 12:25:00

The National Parks and Wildlife Service says any action to manage wild horses in the Kosciuszko National Park may yet be a while away.[MORE]

Tags: environmental-management, animals, animal-welfare, national-parks, bega-2550, thredbo-village-2625, wagga-wagga-2650

Snow scarce at Thredbo so far

June 8, 2008 13:11:00

It has been a slow start to the official snow season with ski fields in New South Wales missing out on decent falls.[MORE]

Tags: weather, act, thredbo-village-2625

Resorts set to make snow as ski season opens

June 6, 2008 14:48:00

This weekend marks the official opening of the ski season in the Snowy Mountains and resort operators are hoping for a good turnout, despite the absence of snow.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, lifestyle-and-leisure, weather, bega-2550, thredbo-village-2625

NSW, ACT warned to brace for 'diabolical' wintry blast

May 17, 2008 10:35:00

The first real blast of wintry weather is expected to hit southern New South Wales and the ACT later today.[MORE]

Tags: weather, storm, act, nsw, thredbo-village-2625

Ski resorts warned of climate change threat

May 13, 2008 11:19:00

Another warning has been given about likely impact of climate change on Australia's ski resorts.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, climate-change, travel-and-tourism, bega-2550, thredbo-village-2625

Alpine resort managers discuss industry sustainability

May 5, 2008 11:08:00

The managers of New South Wales and Victoria's alpine resorts have met to discuss ways of making the sector more sustainable.[MORE]

Tags: environmental-management, thredbo-village-2625, mount-hotham-3741, sale-3850, wodonga-3690

Year-round visitation considered vital

April 28, 2008 10:27:00

The outgoing head of the New South Wales high country's peak tourism body says the area's long-term prosperity hinges on year-round visitation.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, travel-and-tourism, bega-2550, thredbo-village-2625, tumut-2720, wagga-wagga-2650

Mountain rescue prompts hiking safety plan

January 21, 2008 12:35:00

Police say a family rescued in deteriorating weather conditions in Kosciuszko National Park yesterday failed to leave enough details of their trip, hampering searchers.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-planning, police, national-parks, bega-2550, thredbo-village-2625

Kosciuszko fire clean-up continues

January 16, 2008 13:18:00

The clean-up operation after a fire in the Kosciuszko National Park is expected to take several days.[MORE]

Tags: bushfire, bega-2550, thredbo-village-2625

Environmentalists call for aerial brumby cull

January 16, 2008 12:06:00

A controversial plan to cull wild horses in NSW's Kosciuszko National Park has been criticised by environmentalists for not going far enough.[MORE]

Tags: pest-management, act, nsw, thredbo-village-2625

Authorities promise 'humane' brumby cull

January 15, 2008 15:02:00

The New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service says any cull of wild horse numbers in the Kosciuszko National Park will be done humanely.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, pest-management, national-parks, nsw, bega-2550, thredbo-village-2625

Group to fight Kosciuszko brumby cull

January 14, 2008 09:40:00

The fight over the future of wild horses in the Kosciuszko National Park, in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains, could become physical.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, animals, pest-management, national-parks, activism-and-lobbying, nsw, bega-2550, thredbo-village-2625

Kosciuszko snow gums, wildflowers in full bloom

January 11, 2008 14:44:00

Snow gums are flowering in the Kosciuszko National Park for the first time in about five years.[MORE]

Tags: environment, act, nsw, thredbo-village-2625

Govt restricts Kosciuszko development

December 29, 2007 11:11:00

The New South Wales Government has placed greater restrictions on development in the Kosciuszko National Park.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, environment, states-and-territories, nsw, cooma-2630, thredbo-village-2625

Ski season extended after snowfalls

October 1, 2007 14:45:00

New South Wales snow resorts will ignore the traditional end of the ski season tonight and stay open for at least another week.[MORE]

Tags: freestyle-skiing, snow-boarding, act, nsw, perisher-valley-2624, thredbo-village-2625

Police praise rescued school group's preparation

September 18, 2007 11:33:00

Police have praised a school group involved in a rescue in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains last night.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-incidents, act, nsw, thredbo-village-2625, vic, melbourne-3000

School children lost in bush, others rescued

September 18, 2007 07:40:00

Police have resumed their search for a group of high school students who are lost in rugged terrain in a national park north of Sydney, while another group has been rescued in the Snowy Mountains.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, australia, act, bega-2550, thredbo-village-2625, wisemans-ferry-2775, vic, melbourne-3000

Lost skier shelters in hut

September 12, 2007 12:09:00

The organisation working to maintain huts in the Kosciuszko National Park in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains says their need has been shown again when a skier who was missing overnight in sub-zero temperatures was able to shelter in one of the buildings.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-incidents, bega-2550, charlottes-pass-2624, thredbo-village-2625

Search continues for missing skier

September 11, 2007 13:44:00

A search is about to resume for a man who went missing while on a cross country ski trip yesterday in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-incidents, police, bega-2550, charlottes-pass-2624, thredbo-village-2625

Ski slope safety group gets funds boost

August 27, 2007 14:30:00

There is further help for a volunteer group that maintains safety on the ski slopes in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-planning, perisher-valley-2624, thredbo-village-2625