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Archive - March 2024
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30 Mar 2024
Applications open for the Community Assistance Program
Applications open on Wednesday 3 April for Blue Mountains City Council’s Community Assistance Program (CAP) grants.
29 Mar 2024
Blue Mountains City Council launches $6.1 million Neighbourhood Parks Program
Blue Mountains City Council will soon start the first stage of the Neighbourhood Parks Program, a transformative initiative aimed at upgrading 16 neighbourhood parks across the Blue Mountains over the next four years.
28 Mar 2024
Seniors Week Recognition Awards celebrate local volunteers
Blue Mountains City Council has celebrated the annual Blue Mountains Seniors Week Recognition Awards with community.
27 Mar 2024
Council gives chance to win a Cat Enclosure Prize Pack valued at over $500
Blue Mountains City Council has launched a competition offering local cat owners the chance to win one of 32 cat enclosure prize packs, each valued over $500.
26 Mar 2024
Stage One of Darwins Walk revealed as part of Grand Cliff Top Walk opening
A significant portion of Darwins Walk has reopened after a four-year closure brought on by the devastating impacts of successive flooding events.
25 Mar 2024
Hazard reduction burns continue across Blue Mountains National Park
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is planning an 850-hectare hazard reduction burn in the Glenbrook area of Blue Mountains National Park from tomorrow (26 March), weather permitting.
24 Mar 2024
All about orchids event in Blackheath
On Saturday, 6 April the Blue Mountains community is invited to Blackheath’s Bates Hall for a family-friendly event that will celebrate the Blue Mountains rich diversity of native orchids.
21 Mar 2024
Lithgow Frog Monitoring evening
Its World frog day and we at Lithgow Oberon Landcare love frogs!
19 Mar 2024
Have your say on essential and future design works for the Lapstone Hill Tunnel
Blue Mountains City Council is calling for community feedback ona series of essential upgrades and future design elements for the Lapstone Hill Tunnel.
18 Mar 2024
TEMPORARY CLOSURE - Katoomba area - Blue Mountains National Park - Thursday 21 March 2024
Closures due on the Tuesday 19th have been postponed.
18 Mar 2024
Lot Party celebrates Springwood car park transformation
Lot Party will turn the recently upgraded Springwood commuter car park precinct into a riot of art, music, and family-friendly fun on Sunday 24 March.
16 Mar 2024
Work starts on Wentworth Street and Govetts Leap Road inters
Construction of important safety, accessibility and streetscape upgrades at the Wentworth Street and Govetts Leap Road intersection in Blackheath Village Centre will start on Monday, 18 March 2024.
15 Mar 2024
Op Shops and Second-hand Stores – Saving Money & Boosting Sustainability in the Blue Mountains
With the cost of living being a big concern for many people, it’s always good to be on the lookout for ways to make every dollar stretch further.
15 Mar 2024
Winmalee High School students 'Connect with Nature' at Glenbrook tree planting
Blue Mountains Mayor, Cr Mark Greenhill, joined Winmalee High School students at a tree planting event in Whitton Park, Glenbrook, as part of Blue Mountains City Council’s ‘Connect with Nature’ program.
14 Mar 2024
New kit helps measure energy efficiency in your home
Blue Mountains libraries have introduced a new kit which helps you check for water leaks, high energy items, costly behaviours and other building design and insulation flaws in your home, community building or business.
13 Mar 2024
Hazard reduction burns continue across the Blue Mountains, near Katoomba
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is planning a hazard reduction burn near Katoomba in the Blue Mountains National Park, from Thursday 14 March 2024, weather permitting
13 Mar 2024
Council introduces temporary off-leash area at Planetary Health Precinct and Parklands
Blue Mountains City Council has released the designs of a temporary off-leash dog area within the Planetary Health Precinct and Parklands in Katoomba, previously the Katoomba Golf Course.
12 Mar 2024
Festival premiering new performance works announced
Festival of New Work will see five artists unleash new performance works on the Blue Mountains Theatre stage from 4pm until late on Saturday 13 April following months of creative development and rehearsals.
11 Mar 2024
Individual fined over Hazelbrook Creek crayfish kill
Blue Mountains City Council has called the recent fining of a Hazelbrook resident over the alleged death of hundreds of crayfish a timely reminder about our shared responsibility for waterway health
9 Mar 2024
International folk act brings virtuosic music to the Blue Mountains
Emily-Rose Sarkova (accordion/vocals/synthesiser) and Jaron Freeman-Fox (fiddle/vocals/viola d’amore/fretless guitar) are Shark and Fox, an irresistible Canadian-Australian duo who shape-shift between many musical traditions to create an exciting sound on the forefront of folk music. Joined by the thrum of a guest drummer, this duo becomes a trio in their inaugural tour of Australia.
6 Mar 2024
Queer Screen’s 31st Mardi Gras Film Festival travels to the Blue Mountains: 22 – 24 March 2024
Queer Screen’s 31st Mardi Gras Film Festival is making its way to the Blue Mountains with some of its most talked-about films of the festival.
5 Mar 2024
Mayor supports Blue Mountains Mardi Gras celebrations
Blue Mountains Mayor, Cr Mark Greenhill attended the Mardi Gras Family Picnic on the weekend, in support of the Blue Mountains LGBTQIA+ community
4 Mar 2024
Blue Mountains City Council Celebrates Parks Week 2024
Blue Mountains City Council is joining Councils and organisations across Australia and New Zealand in celebrating Parks Week, 2-10 March 2024.
4 Mar 2024
Lithgow Youth Summit, Save the Date
Lithgow City Council is pleased to announce the upcoming “Lithgow Youth Summit” to be held at Maldhan Ngurr Ngurra Lithgow Transformation Hub on Tuesday 26 March 2024.
3 Mar 2024
2 Mar 2024
Treeline Lurline project breaks new ground
Construction on the landmark boulevard of trees, heritage, art and story along Lurline Street in Katoomba is set to start.
1 Mar 2024
Fungus Among Us: Mushroom Season Is Here
The Blue Mountains and surrounding areas harbour a rare treat come Autumn – edible mushrooms!
1 Mar 2024
Volunteers ‘plant it up’ at Lake Pillans
Lake Pillans wetlands has seen over twenty years of council and community-based activity to improve its natural environment and this unique community open space.News Menu:
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Wilderness,Fires and Waterfalls Exhibition at NPWS
Exhibition at Blackheath open now
Exhibition at Blackheath open now
