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Perisher Valley Information

Perisher Blue Ski Resort was formed in March 1995 as a result of the merger of Perisher-Smiggins..

Thredbo Information

You will find Thredbo in the beautiful Kosciuszko National Park with the Thredbo River meandering..

Charlottes Pass Information

Charlotte Pass Village is located in the heart of the Snowy Mountains, eight kilometres past..

Blue Cow Information

Blue Cow Mountain is a ski resort incorporated in Perisher Blue. A day resort only with ski hire..

Crackenback Information

The Crackenback Range is located within Kosciuszko National Park and the outskirts of the Thredbo..

Kosciuszko National Park Information

Kosciuszko National Park with 690,000 hectares is an area of outstanding beauty with glacial lakes..

Mount Selwyn Information

Mount Selwyn is a ski resort specialising in families and low cost skiing. Located in the Northern..

Smiggin Holes Information

Smiggin Holes is apparently Scottish in origin, and it is here that one of Australia's best..

Mount Blue Cow Information

Blue Cow Mountain is a ski resort incorporated in Perisher Blue. A day resort only with ski hire..

Jindabyne Information

The original town of Jindabyne actually lies at the bottom of Lake Jindabyne, created when the..

Adaminaby Information

Adaminaby was first settled as the township of Seymour in the 1860's. Initially the population of..

Tumbarumba Information

Situated in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, this area is now establishing itself as a superb..

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Cooma is the major town of the Snowy Mountains region and one of the state’s many “gold rush” towns. A hundred years after the Cooma township was settled by Europeans in 1849, it became the headquarters for the huge Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme. Its historic avenue of flags represents the people of those 27 nations who came to the Snowies to help build one of Australia’s greatest feats in engineering. Cooma also became the centre of a winter tourist industry in 1889, with the opening of the railway.

Things to do and see around Cooma

• Stop at the Snowy Hydro Education and Information Centre, the Aviation Pioneers Memorial

• Mt Gladstone Lookout with views of the Monaro Plains and the Snowy Mountain Main Range

• Visit the vast Deua and Wadbilliga National Parks to see native animals in abundance

• The Lambie Town Walk is an easy ramble (or drive) through local history, including Lambie Gorge, a site of indigenous cultural significance

• The Mosaic Time Walk in Centennial Park depicts life in the Snowy Mountains from its origins through to the present time

• The region is a popular trout fishing destination, as well as offering four-wheel-drive and mountain bike adventures

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Byron Bay Information

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