The newly elected Councillors of Blue Mountains City Council took an Oath (or Affirmation) on 23 December 2021, following the 2021 Local Government Election.

Blue Mountains City Council has been recognised by an internationally renowned Rights of Nature law firm and advocacy group for innovation in Rights of Nature policies.

Wentworth Falls Lake Play Space was officially opened on Friday, 12 November 2021.

The Corridor of Oaks and Jackson Park in Faulconbridge will receive a significant upgrade, thanks to a $2 million funding boost from the NSW Government’s NSW Public Spaces Legacy Program.

A person, who has now been diagnosed with COVID-19, attended Springwood Aquatic and Fitness Centre on Tuesday, 9 November. 

More than 250 delegates attended the 7th annual Australian Bushfire Building Conference in the Blue Mountains from 1-3 November.

Council recognises its stewardship responsibility in managing the Blue Mountains sustainably within a landscape of globally significant biodiversity. With this and the recent bushfires, floods and COVID in mind, and within a philosophy of “think globally, act locally”, the Council has initiated the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative. 

Blue Mountains Mayor Mark Greenhill has criticised the State Government for its ‘Reopening NSW roadmap’ that continues to change without notice, creating angst and confusion in the community – particularly in relation to pools.

Blue Mountains City Council will reopen some services and facilities from 11 October 2021, in line with the NSW Government’s ‘Reopening NSW roadmap’.

The Council has established the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Advisory Committee to advise and guide the Council on the establishment and implementation of the Planetary Health Initiative...