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Lithgow Council complicit in ignoring the late onset of its retail ghost towns
Government Disconnect from Blue Mountains Tourism
By Tour Director / January 24, 2023

Lithgow Council complicit in ignoring the late onset of its retail ghost towns

Our drive through of Lithgow's Main Street today reveals that Lithgow's local small business retail has become a ghost town....

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QUBE derailment despair disrupts Blue Mountains Christmas tourist season
Derailments and Rail Track Work killing tourism
By Flex / December 28, 2022

QUBE derailment despair disrupts Blue Mountains Christmas tourist season

Blue Mountains tourism has suffered yet another despairing setback following the pandemic et al.  This time, our only rail service...

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New South Wales under Chinavirus pandemic official lockdown – businesses, society, all citizens!
Pandemic Lockdowns Killing Tourism
By Flex / December 23, 2022

New South Wales under Chinavirus pandemic official lockdown – businesses, society, all citizens!

On 31st March 2020, NSW Government's then Health Minister Brad Hazzard MP was New South Wales government's 'responsible' Minister for...

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Monthly freak Outdoor Recreation accident (Richard Mills) …”a report will be prepared for the coroner”…again
Deaths in the Mountains, Mountains Rescues
By Flex / November 29, 2022

Monthly freak Outdoor Recreation accident (Richard Mills) …”a report will be prepared for the coroner”…again

On a very windy Sunday morning New Zealand rock climber Richard Mills (36) with his climbing buddy tackled one of...

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Blue Mountains Tourism Exchange 2022 questioned
Government Disconnect from Blue Mountains Tourism, Mountains Tourism Oligopoly
By Flex / November 25, 2022

Blue Mountains Tourism Exchange 2022 questioned

One reads with encouragement in the local Blue Mountains Gazette on 26th October 2022 that Blue Mountains Tourism is staging...

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Blue Mountains track closures are chronic
Track Closures, Track Conditions
By Flex / November 17, 2022

Blue Mountains track closures are chronic

Perennial Question to the Parks Service: "Why pay for an Eco-Pass when most Blue Mountains tracks are closed for years?"...

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Malaita Wall abseiling death of Outdoor Rec student Oliver Carrick (20) on October 7 at the hands of TAFE
Deaths in the Mountains
By Flex / October 29, 2022

Malaita Wall abseiling death of Outdoor Rec student Oliver Carrick (20) on October 7 at the hands of TAFE

At Nature Trail, we happened to be holidaying in New Zealand's South Island at the time of this latest terrible...

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Lockdowns killing Mount Vic retail
Bushfires Killing Tourism, Government Disconnect from Blue Mountains Tourism, Pandemic Lockdowns Killing Tourism
By Flex / June 3, 2022

Lockdowns killing Mount Vic retail

The village of Mt Victoria is struggling to survive post bushfires, floods and coronavirus pandemic and desperately needs new highway...

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