The Latest Breaking News from Snowy Mountains

Hikers rescued from NSW Snowy Mountains, prompting warnings from police and BOM

Hikers have been plucked from NSW high country after being caught out by severe weather that forced them to take shelter until they could be reached.

ABC News · Aug 17, 2022

Helicopter sighted by NSW police about an hour before Snowy Mountains crash, report reveals

A preliminary report reveals an initial search to find a helicopter during April that later crashed in the NSW Snowy Mountains, killing its pilot and passenger, was called off following communication with the pilot.

ABC News · Aug 8, 2022

Long plunge in fatal Snowies chopper crash

A helicopter crash in the Snowy Mountains which killed two people was preceded by a rapid descent, an air safety report has found.

AAP · Aug 5, 2022

New nesting boxes help Snowy Mountains' turquoise parrots recover from Black Summer bushfires

Turquoise parrots were fighting back from the brink of extinction when the Black Summer bushfires wiped out much of their nesting habitat. Small populations in the Snowy Mountains survived by populating unburnt sections of bushland and now the local community is doing everything it can to help them.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2022

People headed to snow urged to be careful after pair rescued in Snowy Mountains

Police have reminded people headed to the snow to be careful on the slopes following two men being rescued in the Snowy Mountains.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2022

Thousands left without power across New South Wales as rainy and windy conditions pound much of the state

Thousands of homes are without power across New South Wales as trees and powerlines come down due to the rain and damaging winds.

ABC News · May 30, 2022

Critically endangered spotted tree frogs hop back into Kosciuszko National Park

The fight is not over for the spotted tree frog, one of the country's most threatened frog species, as it tries to bounce back from the brink of extinction within the NSW Snowy Mountains.

ABC News · Apr 18, 2022

Barbeques Galore director Peter Woodland dead in Snowy Mountains helicopter crash

The high-profile businessman's body was found among the wreckage in Kosciuszko National Park, along with a 64-year-old woman believed to have been his partner.

ABC News · Apr 7, 2022

Chopper pilot, passenger dead in NSW crash

An investigation will be conducted into how a helicopter came to crash near the Snowy Mountains in NSW, killing the pilot and a passenger on board.

AAP · Apr 4, 2022

Man and woman from northern Sydney dead in NSW Snowy Mountains helicopter crash, investigators on scene

A 75-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman from northern Sydney died in the helicopter crash on Monday night, which investigators say is the "ninth fatal aircraft [incident] that we've investigated in half as many months".

ABC News · Apr 4, 2022