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Blue Mountains News
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7 Mar 2021
TAFE NSW helping plug nursing skills shortage
The Federal Government’s JobTrainer initiative is helping plug the critical shortage of nurses in NSW, giving locals an opportunity to enrol in a fee-free nursing course at TAFE NSW.
6 Mar 2021
Help keep our Blue Mountains beautiful on Clean Up Australia Day
Find your local Clean Up Australia group and join in on Sunday 7 March to keep our Blue Mountains beautiful.
5 Mar 2021
Temporary Closure - Prince Henry Cliff Walk, Katoomba
National Parks & Wildlife ServiceBlue Mountains National Park – Katoomba/Leura Area
5 Mar 2021
Keep an Eye Out for a Pride of Lions Cleaning Up in the Local Community this Weekend!
It’s Lions Awareness Day this weekend and many volunteers across the country will be out in their community celebrating, including over 100 Lions Clubs who are hosting Clean Up Australia Day events.
4 Mar 2021
Lithgow Pump Track Concept Design on Exhibition
Lithgow City Council is calling for comment and suggestions from bike riders on the concept design for the bike pump track to be constructed at Endeavour Park Lithgow.
3 Mar 2021
Katoomba Falls Reserve Night-Lit Walk Open to Public
The spectacular Katoomba Falls Night-lit Walk is now complete and open to the public to view.
3 Mar 2021
New Appointment Gives Blue Mountains Creative Industries A Boost
Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of local creative professional, Nicole Law, to the newly created role of Creative Industries Project Officer.
2 Mar 2021
Sculpture at Scenic World Returns after Two-Year Hiatus
Sculpture at Scenic World is returning to the Blue Mountains after a two-year hiatus, helping to put the region back on the map in a welcome boost for the tourism economy on the back of bushfires and the pandemic.
2 Mar 2021
Blue Mountains Stories Competition Winners Announced
David King’s tale of the devastation wreaked upon Narrow Neck in the 2019/2020 bushfires, Gunai Dhaura Mulanga, has won the Blue Mountains Stories: A Year Like No Other competition and its $1000 prize.
1 Mar 2021
High School students contribute to Katoomba planning
Katoomba High School students are collaborating with Blue Mountains City Council to plan for Katoomba Town Centre and the Civic Centre redevelopment, as part of their geography studies.
1 Mar 2021
Graffiti Removal Day 2019
Graffiti vandalism costs New South Wales over $300 million per year. Since Graffiti Removal Day was established in 2012, volunteers have removed 141,000sqm of graffiti, saving our community about $10.40 million.
28 Feb 2021
Portland Art Show set to go ahead on the first weekend in March
The 45th Annual Portland Art Exhibition is going ahead, with some changes to the event programme due to COVID.
27 Feb 2021
New Youth Drop-in Space
Lithgow Council, Planet Youth Lithgow and Headspace Lithgow are excited to launch a new-drop in space for young people.
27 Feb 2021
Lithgow Aged Care Re-Accreditation
Recently, it was announced that Lithgow Aged Care (LAC) would not be re-accredited after April. This organisation has no relationship to Lithgow Council, but the Council is deeply concerned about the residents and the staff of the facility.
26 Feb 2021
People More Likely to Exercise when Focused on Joy, not Negative Side Effects of Inactivity: Lancet
People are more likely to exercise when focussed on the joy of movement, rather than the negative side effects of inactivity, according to a new paper published in the Lancet this month.
26 Feb 2021
Blue Mountains Library Awarded for Outreach Service
Blue Mountains Library was Highly Commended in the NSW Public Libraries Innovation In Outreach Services Awards for their Pop-Up Library @ Home service. These awards provide recognition for the high-quality outreach programs and services provided by public libraries across New South Wales.
25 Feb 2021
Blue Mountains Library Secures Photographic Archive to Share the Past with the Future
Blue Mountains Library recently acquired the historic Souvenir Snapshots collection of 14,000 negatives; one of the largest photographic collections any library has secured. The images were captured by Katoomba’s Souvenir Snapshots photographic studio in the 1950s and 1960s and depict people in the Blue Mountains at work, play and in celebration.
25 Feb 2021
Recognise your Cat ownership responsibilities
As with any pet ownership, if you have a cat there are great responsibilities but as long as you understand those you can enjoy your feline companionship without annoying your neighbours or endangering our native fauna.News Menu:
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