The new Snowies Alpine Walk takes hiking to even greater heights,and there’s one peak that everyone wants on their hiking resumé.
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.
The 55-kilometre Snowies Alpine Walk has opened in Kosciuszko National Park,offering hikers the chance to immerse themselves in Australia’s highest terrain.
Hampered by challenging expectations from the outset,the team behind this ambitious mega-project – set to power 3 million homes – is finally feeling optimistic.
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.
The craft brewer is closing down after losing almost $1 million in trade during roadworks after failing to secure compensation from the state government.
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.
A fourth giant tunnelling machine will be added to the Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro project in a bid to keep it on track.
The giant tunnel boring machine has been stuck for months in hard rock deep below the Kosciuszko National Park.
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.