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The ski season is due to kick off on Saturday, but there are still more than 100 unfilled jobs at Victoria’s Mount Buller resort.

"I can hear you". Those are the first words firefighter Stephen Hirst heard as Stuart Diver called for help among the rubble of the Thredbo landslide. Eighteen people lost their lives after a landslip carrying about 1000 tonnes of liquefied earth and debris swept away two ski lodges in NSW's Kosciuszko National Park on July 30, 1997. Mr Diver, a 27-year-old ski instructor, was the lone survivor. READ MORE: Rescuers carry Stuart Diver from the site of the Thredbo landslide.(Nine/ Rick Stevens) More than 20 years later the disaster still haunts Mr Hirst, who is now Acting Assistant Commissioner...

Update your browser or Flash plugin Listen: Dr Fiona Reynolds' explaining why the media create celebrities out of news subjects and how trauma factors into how a story unfolds For the everyday punter the idea of fame is something we get for 15 minutes and then it passes as quickly as it came – it’s onto the next news story or viral video. For others though, their story becomes legend in the media landscape, and they find themselves unable to escape the celebrity profile thrust upon them by news outlets the world over… those accidental celebrities. Think figures like Lindy Chambe...

High demand for staff in Australia's high country We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Wendy John Save Normal text size Advertisement When international flight attendant Tim Hunt was stood down last winter he asked himself "where do I want to be?" “So, I sent a cheeky email to the Thredbo [ski resort] snow grooming boss saying, ‘I’m a rookie but train me’,” he said. “It’s something I’ve always secretly wanted to do – drive a three-quarter of a million-dollar snow grooming machine around the hil...