Blue Mountains City Council will consider permanently closing the resource recycling platform at the Katoomba Resource Recovery & Waste Management Facility, following the discovery of suspected Asbestos Containing Material (ACM).

For the second time the Council has been vindicated by an independent Public Inquiry.

Blue Mountains Mayor Mark Greenhill has joined with Council CEO, Dr Rosemary Dillon, in calling for urgent action on a pile of fill that contains Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) that is sitting in the open on the Springwood golf course.

A summary of Blue Mountains City Council’s current actions and strategic direction for economic growth in Blue Mountains City was endorsed at the Ordinary Council Meeting on 28 May, 2019.  

On Thursday 16 May 2019, Mr Ray Hadley of Radio 2GB made two broadcasts (commencing at 10.51 AM and at 11.08 AM) in which Mr Hadley reacted to the First Interim Report of the Public Inquiry into the Blue Mountains City Council.

Council is seeking two new community members to join a Quality of Life Mayoral Reference Group to facilitate ongoing discussion relating to the proposed Western Sydney Airport at Badgery’s Creek and the raising of the Warragamba Dam wall. 

Council is adapting how it manages public lands, following recent legislation changes.

Council has welcomed the Interim Report released today by Commissioner Richard Beasley SC, relating to Term of Reference 4 of the Public Inquiry into the Council.

Council will spend more than $140 million during 2019-2020 on a wide range of services and facilities to support our community and the environment. Have your say on our proposed Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan for 2019-2020.

Blue Mountains City Council has established an online Condolence Book to enable residents and the broader Blue Mountains community to express their sentiments following the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.