Residents

Residents

Whether you’re wanting to pay your rates, look for community services, or secure a job, we have a wealth of information on living in the Blue Mountains. In this section you can also find information on animals, buying and selling property and waste and recycling.

Residents

Animals

Asbestos

Community

Jobs

Neighbourhood issues

Property: Buying and selling

Property map search

Report, Apply, Lodge, Pay

Rates & charges

Trees, plants and weeds

Waste & recycling

Waste water management

Related Downloads

Fees and Charges 2018-2019

Related Sites

Blue Mountains Library

Book a waste service online

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Neighbourhood issues
Business

Business

We value businesses that support the needs of our community. Our City’s diverse range of villages and towns offer businesses a variety of environments in which to operate. Whether you’re interested in learning about what’s driving economic development, finding the right permit, or submitting a tender or quote, you’ll find tools and resources here.

Business

Economic development

Economic profile

Permits

Public notices

Safety & compliance

Tourism

Our community profile

Related Sites

Blue Mountains Economic Enterprise

Tender portal

Permits
Community

Community

We support a range of programs and dedicated staff, to help meet the needs of all of our community. We love to celebrate our people and their strengths and work together in partnership to achieve shared goals. For more information on people and services in our City, please click on the links.

Community

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community

Arts & culture

Cemeteries

Children & families

Community development

Community profile

Community safety

Festivals & events

Grants & awards

Halls for hire

Heritage

Library

Multicultural community

Older people

Parking & transport

People living with disability

Volunteering

Useful community links

Young people

Related Downloads

Community Halls Fees & charges 2018-2019

Related Sites

Blue Mountains Cultural Centre

Blue Mountains Theatre & Community Hub

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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community
Recreation

Recreation

Council has 105 parks across the Blue Mountains. We provide 29 sportsgrounds and 66 sport courts. We manage over 135kms of walking tracks and 98 lookouts. We own and maintain 5 aquatic centres, 34kms of bike paths, 15km of the Greater Blue Mountains Trail, 7 cliff sport precincts, 6 skate parks, 6 natural campgrounds and 2 tourist parks. We also have a BMX bike track and a hang gliding launch pad.

Recreation

Leisure & aquatic centres

Parks, sportsgrounds & courts

Visitors

Walking & cycling

Blue Mountains Tourist Parks

Blue Mountains Visitor Information Centres

Related Downloads

Sporting Ovals and Parks Booking form

Parks, sportsgrounds & sport courts
Environment

Environment

The Blue Mountains is one of only two cities in the world surrounded by a World Heritage Area. It also sits within the Sydney drinking water catchment, servicing 1.7 million people. Get information here on how we manage and help protect our unique environment. We also provide an overview of how you can get involved.

Environment

Bushland management

Environmental volunteers

Connecting with nature

Trees, plants and weeds

Waterways

Related Sites

Bushcare

Weeds of the Blue Mountains

Connecting with nature
Development

Development

Explore our information and resources on things that you need to consider before building, renovating or subdividing land. Lodge and track your application online and view development applications on exhibition.

Development

Building certification

Developing land

Local Planning Panels

Lodge an application online

Planning rules

Property map search

Track & view applications

Related Sites

Search for a Development Application

Property map search
Council

Council

The Blue Mountains is home to nearly 80,000 people residing in 27 towns and villages, spread across 100 kilometres of mountainous terrain. A key challenge for us is fostering social and economic well-being, while maintaining and protecting the World Heritage environment that surrounds us.

Council

About us

Access to information

Advocacy

Asbestos

Committees

Council meetings

Councillors & elections

Contact

Current works

Documents

Jobs

Forms

Media Centre

Plans

Policies

Public notices

Rates & charges

Report, Apply, Lodge, Pay

Sustainable City

Tenders & quotes

Related Downloads

Fees and Charges 2018-2019

Related Sites

Blue Mountains Have Your Say

Access to information

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