Reducing Council’s carbon emissions to zero by 2025 makes great environmental and financial sense and two of Council’s latest carbon reduction projects are helping to achieve that goal.

With Christmas just around the corner, and 2020 – a year like no other – soon to enter its final month, Blue Mountains City Council is delighted to launch its Love Local this Festive Season campaign.

Council has secured three grants for upgrades to Katoomba Town Centre. All will improve the overall look and functionality of the town, while boosting business and the arts.

Blue Mountains City Council is delighted to announce the launch of Love Local Lessons – Series 2, the latest instalment of free, online tutorials for both adults and children.

Council’s Bushfire Recovery Action Plan outlines recovery efforts since the summer’s unprecedented bush fires in the Blue Mountains, and details continuing strategies for the rest of 2020.

Love Local Live is Council’s first ever series of local events that will be brought to the community via live streaming. Each week we’ll be showcasing local talent and supporting local businesses and our creative community.

Working in close partnership with key tourism and local business stakeholders, Blue Mountains City Council will play a stronger role in leading and facilitating economic and tourism development within the City.

Blue Mountains City Council has launched a new Business Directory, to assist small businesses who have had to change the way they operate due to COVID-19.

It has been estimated that almost 2,600 jobs were lost in the Blue Mountains following recent bush fires, resulting in a gross turnover loss of nearly $560 million.

In order to help local supermarkets dealing with changes in shopping patterns due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Blue Mountains City Council has relaxed restriction and movement caps for deliveries.