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Blue Mountains Gazette

Locality: Springwood, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4751 1955

Address: 274 Macquarie Road 2777 Springwood, NSW, Australia

Website: http://bluemountainsgazette.com.au

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25.01.2022 Concerns raised in the bushfire inquiry report about adequate equipment for volunteer firefighters.

24.01.2022 "Its very frustrating to not have a confirmed plan or timelines and its frustrating that there seems to be no urgency for students to have access to comfortable and safe classrooms."

23.01.2022 With heavy rainfall predicted today, Transport for NSW is advising motorists to take extra care around Jenolan Caves Road.

23.01.2022 A Woodford man has praised our "true local spirit" after people came to his aid when his car ended up through the window of a real estate agency recently.

23.01.2022 Glenbrook and Lapstone residents could be part of the Blue Mountains electorate, not Penrith, at the next NSW election. What do you think?

22.01.2022 Traffic delays at Katoomba.

22.01.2022 Facebook is threatening to block Australians from sharing news content on Facebook and Instagram if the ACCCs News Media Bargaining Code goes ahead. The aim of the code is to give publishers fair payment for their work and would help local media to survive. How will your news reading habits change?

22.01.2022 UPDATE: Katoomba aquatic centre will reopen tomorrow following a positive COVID-19 case.

21.01.2022 Gordons Wattle is making a comeback near Bilpin following the bushfires.

21.01.2022 Springwood businesses will be open for the first of four late night Christmas shopping events tonight. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?

20.01.2022 Hazard reduction planned for Katoomba today has been postponed until Monday.

20.01.2022 "It has been a tumultuous year... and we want to make Scenic World as accessible as it can be for our valued community so we can continue to thrive together."

20.01.2022 Looks like a big overhaul of the Blackheath Pool office/storage shed with asbestos removal going on at the moment. Everything being cleared out - including the kitchen sink!

20.01.2022 National Parks is hoping to have a helicopter working in the Hat Hill Rd and Perrys Lookdown areas of Blackheath tomorrow (September 11). The chopped will be delivering walking track materials to areas that are currently closed. Hat Hill Road will be closed to all traffic, walkers and cyclists at the park boundary. No access to Perrys Lookdown and Anvil Rock. For further information, call the Heritage Centre in Blackheath on 4787 8877.

20.01.2022 "It's a crying shame the state government wants to take these two vehicles, we need them to stay here."

19.01.2022 "It's a fantastic incentive to get people back into theatres and entertainment venues."

19.01.2022 The final designs for a new playground at Glenbrook Park have been released. What do you think?

19.01.2022 "All our friends, family and community have rallied by our side. I am blown away by everyones generosity and support..."

19.01.2022 Mount Vic Flicks recently honored Diane Bayley, former Mt Vic Flicks founder.

17.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Were going back to 1983 with this pic of the Katoomba Ampol service station on the corner of Albion Street and the highway. What are your memories of the old servo - and the highway - back then? Pic courtesy Blue Mountains Librarys Local Studies collection.

17.01.2022 No need to watch the TV tonight, Blue Mountains Musical Society is presenting a live online concert from 7.30pm.

16.01.2022 "Some of you will be disappointed by this news and others will understandably be relieved to have some certainty. Please know that our team are gutted."

15.01.2022 "Some days it is so putrid you have to close the windows. It's not green waste or rain, it's just a putrid smell of garbage."

14.01.2022 "Ive learned to take what comes at you and convert it into something productive."

14.01.2022 "These awards are a crucial reminder of the incredible people we have in our community who work tirelessly to keep us safe..."

14.01.2022 Okay, lets get serious: Who has the best schnitty in the Blue Mountains?

13.01.2022 Blue Mountains Musical Society presents BMMS Online 2.0! Bigger, bolder, and more exciting! Join BMMS in our second livestream - direct to wherever you are - in... BMMS Online 2.0! This is a FREE performance, but as always, BMMS relies on the support of our community, and any donations to assist us in continuing to stage engaging, high quality performances are greatly appreciated. https://bmms.org.au/donate/#!form/Donations

13.01.2022 What do you think of these new proposals for Blaxland?

12.01.2022 Fancy a bevvy after your trip to Bunnings? Youll soon be able to enjoy one at Valley Heights.

12.01.2022 A construction contractor is expected to be engaged next month for this upgrade at Lapstone Public School.

11.01.2022 The Blue Mountains features on a new version of the boardgame Monopoly which raises money for the Red Cross. We're in the classic Monopoly spot held by bargain basement Euston Road. Should we have claimed a more upmarket location?

10.01.2022 "These pieces of work not only showcase the students writing ability, but what the students know, how they perceive the world and what is important to them."

10.01.2022 Changed highway conditions at Medlow Bath from September 7.

09.01.2022 "This waratah shone like a beacon while I was on a night hike through a Blue Mountains gully last spring."

09.01.2022 "The Blaxland agency follows on the heels of the opening of the Blackheath agency in 2019 which also filled in the gap after loss of banking services in Blackheath..."

09.01.2022 "William Murphys life was simple, including walking into Blackheath daily to collect his necessities, a 16-kilometre round trip." What do we think about William Murphys uncomplicated life today?

08.01.2022 Did you catch the online concert by Blue Mountains Musical Society in August? They're doing it again on November 28!

08.01.2022 Mountain High Pies at Wentworth Falls has taken out awards at the recent Australias Best Pie and Pastie Competition.

08.01.2022 Katoomba's ALDI supermarket will close temporarily from tomorrow for an upgrade, reopening on December 5.

08.01.2022 With temperatures predicted to soar this weekend (hitting 41 degrees in Blaxland and Glenbrook), what are your plans to stay cool?

07.01.2022 This story sparked lots of interest back in September so here's some good news - the brewery is open to the public from today (near Bunnings at Valley Heights).

06.01.2022 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the streets of Katoomba, with travelling artist Max Da Roza, 27, starting to decorate some of the stores. The Mudgee-based artist has a stencil kit full of stars and snowflakes and Christmas messages. The first Blue Mountains store to sign up was Circus boutique on Katoomba Street with a classic but unique silver star and snowflake design and Merry Christmas message. Max has previously been in the Northern Rivers region and works with every store owner to collaborate on a design.

06.01.2022 Eco-friendly, compostable plant-based dog poo bags. You'd be happy too, right?

06.01.2022 "This government actually looked at suspending our council twice over all this. Now their government agency is being called upon to apologise and pay the council an amount of money."

05.01.2022 Sick of staring at the same four walls at home? There's some great jazz being performed at Lawson on Saturday night.

05.01.2022 Artists have until October 11 to make submissions for the 2021 Blue Mountains Portraits exhibition.

05.01.2022 Tomorrow is National Threatened Species Day. In the Blue Mountains we have more than 160 rare or threatened plants and animals - including the Blue Mountains Dwarf Mountain Pine.

04.01.2022 The Springwood and Katoomba branches of the Sydney Mutual Bank will close in February. Are you customer? How do you feel about the decision?

04.01.2022 The first eight months of this year have produced 1218mm of rain, compared with 2019s meagre 578mm at the same time. Have you enjoyed the wetter 2020?

03.01.2022 "We honour all seven of the city's new Freecitizens. They are all extraordinary people, whose selflessness has benefited the Blue Mountains."

02.01.2022 The local community fought back today against plans that would see Katoomba and Springwood Fire Stations lose water tankers.

02.01.2022 THROWBACK THURSDAY: Does anyone have memories of Springwood in 1964? What were your favourite shops? Was it hard to get a park?! Photo from Springwood Historical Society.

01.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: The top of Katoomba Street in 1930, five years after the James Building (on the right) was finished. The cart in the foreground is delivering fish. Photo from Blue Mountains Librarys Local Studies Collection.