Paris,LA and now Jenolan Caves:Funicular railway plan revealed
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Paris,LA and now Jenolan Caves:Funicular railway plan revealed

With the roads to Jenolan Caves closed for 18 months,one option being explored is a technology dating back to the 15th century.

  • byJulie Power

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More than 7800 impacted by PNG landslide as bridge collapses on rescue route
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More than 7800 impacted by PNG landslide as bridge collapses on rescue route

Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the remote scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster.

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Australia to send aid to PNG after up to 2000 people buried alive in landslide
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Australia to send aid to PNG after up to 2000 people buried alive in landslide

The death toll in Papua New Guinea is expected to rise following a catastrophic landslide that destroyed a village in remote Enga province.

Hundreds believed killed by landslide in Enga Province,PNG
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Hundreds believed killed by landslide in Enga Province,PNG

More than 50 homes,many with people still asleep inside,were buried when the landslide hit Kaokalam village around 3am.

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Landslide in mountainous south-west China buries 47 people

Landslide in mountainous south-west China buries 47 people

A landslide in south-west China’s mountainous Yunnan province has buried at least 47 people and forced the evacuation of 200 more amid freezing temperatures and falling snow.

Falls Creek eyes ski season to recoup summer of landslide losses

Falls Creek eyes ski season to recoup summer of landslide losses

A single lane into Falls Creek is expected to reopen in time for the ski season after businesses endured a nightmarish summer of isolation,cut off by the state’s largest landslip.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
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Falls Creek misses another key holiday season as landslide continues to isolate town

Falls Creek misses another key holiday season as landslide continues to isolate town

Falls Creek is still suffering beneath the weight of Victoria’s biggest landslide in 40 years. Operators are hoping the road will reopen in time for winter.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Falls Creek landslide still moving as village counts cost of lost summer

Falls Creek landslide still moving as village counts cost of lost summer

The landslide blocking a road connecting Falls Creek to Mount Beauty is still moving,raising concerns about access during the coming ski season.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Falls Creek landslide wipes out summer trade and raises fears of bleak winter

Falls Creek landslide wipes out summer trade and raises fears of bleak winter

The main road to Falls Creek has been closed since October,wiping out summer tourism and threatening to derail winter too.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Deadly landslide hits Malaysian campsite
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Deadly landslide hits Malaysian campsite

Several people have died at the popular holiday campsite in Batang Kali,north of Kuala Lumpur.

Warning issued for Great Ocean Road beaches this summer

Warning issued for Great Ocean Road beaches this summer

The striking cliffs along the Great Ocean Road are crumbling at a faster rate due to the recent rain.

  • byBenjamin Preiss