Blue Mountains {city} Council seems focused on pedestrian safety of late, finally. This is a positive development for the benefit of improving the safety of locals and visitors alike. So, we note new speed humps in Katoomba town centre area. However, none of which are actual speed humps that require vehicles to slow down without experiencing the most minor of […]
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At Nature Trail, we happened to be holidaying in New Zealand’s South Island at the time of this latest terrible Blue Mountains tragedy. Photo of our Milford Sound cruise above (Click image to enlarge plasma screen view) We chose and recommend Mitre Peak Cruises for safety first, quality in every way, being local and very personable. Visit: ^https://www.mitrepeak.com/) So, we only […]
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The disconnect between government and local small business is stark, perhaps most tangibly in the Blue Mountains between Council and tourist reliant retailers of the upper Blue Mountains. Retailers need to beware of visits from smiling council PR staff, but don’t mention the word ‘COMPENSATION’. Blue Mountains business retailers endure inflated rents due to the ever increasing Council rates […]
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Katoomba now Australia’s Booze Capital
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Here we go again… Bushfires lockdown the entire Blue Mountains The widespread bushfire ‘mega-blaze‘ disaster of Christmas 2019 that was mishandled and allowed to rage and spread over two months, ended up destroying 80 percent of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area as well as many other natural regions of New South Wales. Dubbed by our sister conservation entity […]
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