Further north at Stanthorpe, on the NSW-Queensland border, those hoping for a glimpse of snow were left disappointed. Joan Nash visited the region from Brisbane on Tuesday with her son and dog.

As bushfires rage out of control in Victoria and parts of Queensland count the cost of recent floods, residents in the NSW Snowy Mountains and Tasmania woke this morning to find snow on the ground.

The areas hit hardest, according to the NSW SES, are the Sutherland region, with 227 incidents. This was followed by Bankstown and Ku-ring-gai at 189 and 127 incidents respectively. Loading ...