The new Mount Perisher chairlift construction

The $26m gamble at the top of Australia

It’s perched thousands of metres above sea level,and when finished will be second only to a toilet block as Australia’s highest building.

  • Catherine Naylor

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The final 12-kilometre section of the 55-kilometre trail – running from Perisher Valley to Bullocks Flat – has just opened.

Epic hiking trail across ‘the roof of Australia’ finally complete

The 55-kilometre Snowies Alpine Walk has opened in Kosciuszko National Park,offering hikers the chance to immerse themselves in Australia’s highest terrain.

  • Julietta Jameson
Dave Evans feels a sense of pride in the legacy being created by the Snowy 2.0 project.

Bogged,blown out by $10 billion,but not beaten:Snowy 2.0’s rocky path to power millions

Hampered by challenging expectations from the outset,the team behind this ambitious mega-project – set to power 3 million homes – is finally feeling optimistic.

  • Mike Foley
Newly-elected councillor Andrew Thaler.

Big swagger,broad hat,fighting words:How serial pest Andrew Thaler held a council to ransom

The Snowy Monaro Region Council’s first meeting usually takes 10 minutes. With Andrew Thaler opposing almost every motion,it took more than two hours.

  • Olivia Ireland
The Tumut River Brewing Company,which lost trade during 18 months of roadworks.

The $15m roundabout that ended a popular local brewery

The craft brewer is closing down after losing almost $1 million in trade during roadworks after failing to secure compensation from the state government.

  • Catherine Naylor
Conditions near the top of Mount Kosciuszko this morning.

Man found after ‘walking through the night’ in freezing conditions near Thredbo

Police say a member of the public came upon 61-year-old Bing Wei on The Alpine Way at Thredbo just before 9am,and alerted searchers.

  • Catherine Naylor
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The Florence tunnel boring machine is jammed again.

Florence the machine to get a boring friend at Snowy 2.0

A fourth giant tunnelling machine will be added to the Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro project in a bid to keep it on track.

  • Mike Foley
The headrace tunnel that Florence has been excavating.

Light at the end of the tunnel:After seven weeks wedged in rock,Florence is finally free

The giant tunnel boring machine has been stuck for months in hard rock deep below the Kosciuszko National Park.

  • Mike Foley
An Antarctic blast has brought snow to regional NSW.

The ‘polar-powered storm’ bringing snow and bitter temperatures to NSW

The east coast of Australia is getting a dose of proper winter as a cold front moving north from Tasmania brings Antarctic winds and snow.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons andAngus Dalton
Khancoban is nestled in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains.

The job advert has been seen thousands of times. But no one has applied

A rewarding job in a stunning region is going begging despite the best efforts of the community to fill it.

  • Catherine Naylor