Holidayers heading to the snow for the opening weekend of the ski season are being urged to prepare properly after thousands of vehicles were forced to turn around last year. Victoria Police revealed more than 3600 vehicles were turned back at Mount Hotham for attempting the journey without the wheelContinue Reading
Clean-up is underway after a weekend of wild weather that ripped the roof off a rural pub and left millions inundated by heavy rains. Two people were hospitalised after a severe storm that ripped the roof off the Parade Hotel in Bunbury, south of Perth, on Sunday. It comes lessContinue Reading
The first drop of snow for the year has hit ski resorts in Victoria and NSW, with up to 5cm of cover at Perisher. According to Weatherzone, a cold front swept across southeast Australia which saw snowfall overnight that kept tumbling down until about 9am on Tuesday morning. “A heavyContinue Reading
The hottest Australian Holiday Homes of the Year have been revealed and includes waterfront homes, wine region stays, ski and countryside escapes. The top ten list includes accommodation at the Hamilton Island, Mount Buller, Margaret River and Kangaroo Valley. Three of the ten homes are located in NSW. In totalContinue Reading
If this nightmare ski season has proven anything, it’s that Australian skiers and snowboarders know how to make the best of a bad thing. And this season was one of the worst in decades. Not only that, but the stop-start season has proven Aussies are desperate to hit the snowContinue Reading
The urge for Aussies to escape to the slopes for a skiing getaway is as strong as ever, with hundreds of thousands of people flocking to local resorts this season despite all signs pointing to a possible nightmare year. The odds were stacked against the ski resorts even before theContinue Reading
The New Zealand government has forked out $5 million in a last-minute bid to save the country’s North Island ski season after a major skiing operator collapsed. The 11th hour loan of NZ$5 million (A$4.6 million), confirmed just days ahead of the season opening on July 1, was announced toContinue Reading
A 3000-kilometre rain band is forecast to engulf Australia next week, stretching from the Pilbara and Kimberly, across the outback and to the eastern seaboard, bringing with it soaking rains. The upcoming drenching follows a week of above-average rain and below-average temperatures in the southern states. Rain fell across theContinue Reading
Australia’s snow season was off to a slow start — and it seems some popular slopes are feeling the consequences, with delayed openings seeing a rush of traffic. Low June snowfall forced Perisher and Thredbo to postpone or majorly restrict their opening days this season. With Perisher Snow Resort finallyContinue Reading
A massive dumping of snow is forecast to fall on the nation’s alpine regions after a slow start to the snow sports season. The next ten days are expected to bring a whopping 115cm of snowfall over the NSW Snowy Mountains, according to posts from Perisher resort. The popular skiContinue Reading