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Kristian White, 33, made a surprise appearance at court this morning, while other charges in relation to the tasering of Clare Nowland last year were withdrawn. 

Hundreds of kilometres of some of the world's best mountain bike trails have been created within a few hours' drive of Narooma on the NSW south coast, and tourists are coming from everywhere to try them out.

A 143-metre-long tunnel boring machine working on the massive Snowy Hydro 2.0 project is moving again, a year after getting stuck and causing a large sinkhole.

A NSW Police Senior Constable has been deemed a flight risk and ordered not to leave the country after appearing in court for the first time since charges against him were upgraded to manslaughter over the death of 95-year-old Clare Nowland.

Buskers from across the country, who won their respective regional competitions, gathered in Cooma on Saturday to take part in the grand final of the Australian National Busking Championships.

Musicians from across the country hit the streets and opened their guitar cases as part of the Australian National Busking Championships in Cooma.

The emails released to state parliament reveal members of Mrs Nowland's family knew the details of how she was injured "very quickly", with the NSW opposition saying it raises doubts over why the word "taser" was omitted from a press release.

The Bombala community's success in raising $340,000 and securing a government grant will ensure an assisted living facility will reopen in early 2024 after the town lost its only aged care home.

Medical staff travelling to the Murrumbidgee, Southern NSW, and the Far West will have access to accommodation services, with the construction of 20 units near Broken Hill Hospital expected to be completed by early 2025.

A local MP whose electorate includes Kosciuszko National Park defends a recent NSW government decision to allow aerial shooting of feral horses, during a budget estimates hearing. 

Clare Nowland, 95, died in hospital a week after she was tasered at an aged care home at Cooma in the state's south on May 17.

Snowy Hydro's tunnelling machine caused a sinkhole and spent months barely moving, then the troubled project's tunnel began filling with gas.

Residents of south-east NSW were treated to a surprise mid-spring snowfall on Monday, while in the north searing heat sent temperatures to their highest October levels in more than a decade.

The NSW government is being urged to change how agencies respond to vulnerable people after recent deaths following interactions with police.

Prisoners in the Snowy Mountains are given the responsibility of caring for and training dogs that would otherwise go to the pound.

Snow enthusiasts are becoming increasingly concerned about what climate change will do to Australia's alpine regions.

A police officer charged after allegedly tasering a 95-year-old great-grandmother faces the media in his first in-person court appearance over the matter.

Prosecutors say they are awaiting results of a post-mortem examination of Clare Nowland, 95, who died after allegedly being tasered by police officer Kristian White.

Selwyn Snow Resort has had a rough few years following the 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires, with operators hoping 2024 will be kinder.

The government reveals planned expansions to the Snowy Hydro have suffered an incredible $10 billion blowout over price estimates given by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull six years ago. 

Plans to turn a disused train line in regional NSW into a 200km bike trail may be derailed, with two community groups on a collision course.

A Senate committee is being urged to take a stronger stance on reducing wild horse numbers in the Australian Alps.

More than 500 flags have been installed in Cooma in the NSW Snowy Mountains in recognition of the Australians killed in the Vietnam War.

The Snowy Mountains town of Cooma has an avenue of honour this week to pay respect to Australians killed in the Vietnam War, ahead of the 50th anniversary of troops' withdrawal.

A not-for-profit provider is in talks with the council about assuming control of Yallambee Lodge in the Snowy Mountains, but a decision is yet to be made.