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    Council has 105 parks across the Blue Mountains. We provide 29 sportsgrounds and 66 sport courts. We manage 135kms of walking tracks and 90 lookouts. We own and maintain 5 aquatic centres, 34kms of bike paths, 15km of the Great Blue Mountains Trail, 7 cliff sport precincts, 6 skate parks, 5 natural campgrounds and 2 tourist parks. We also have a BMX bike track and a hang gliding launch pad.

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    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.

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    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.

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Thanking our community this Australia Day

The seven Blue Mountains Rotary Clubs, supported by Blue Mountains City Council, are providing free sausage sizzles across the Blue Mountains this Australia Day. 

https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/thanking-our-community-australia-day

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15 Jan 2021

Council waives 2021 winter sports user fees to support local sports groups

Blue Mountains City Council will continue to support the community through the COVID-19 pandemic by waiving sports user fees for the upcoming 2021 Winter Sports season. 

https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/council-waives-2021-winter-sports-user-fees-to-support-local-sports-groups

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23 Dec 2020

Blue Mountains City Council Christmas Closures 

Council Offices will close from 12pm on Thursday, 24 December and will reopen on Monday, 4 January 2021.

https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/blue-mountains-city-council-christmas-closures%C2%A0

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18 Dec 2020

Mandatory electronic check-ins offer additional protection against COVID-19

Contact tracing is an important part of stopping community transmission of the COVID-19 virus.

https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/mandatory-electronic-check-ins-offer-additional-protection-against-covid-19

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04 Dec 2020

Blue Mountains volunteers give more than most

More than 1400 volunteers contributed nearly 13,000 hours to Council-managed activities in 2019/2020.

https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/blue-mountains-volunteers-give-more-than-most

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20 Nov 2020

Help shape the future of Katoomba

Do you live in the postcode 2780? Are you a Katoomba based business or a local property owner? Do you work for the community services sector or with youth, or in the field of education? Stage One of the Katoomba Masterplan is now underway and there are several ways to participate.

https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/help-shape-future-of-katoomba

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06 Nov 2020

Share your 2020 Blue Mountains Stories

Entries for Blue Mountains Stories: A Year Like No Other are open now. Submit your experience of life in the Blue Mountains throughout this extraordinary year in words, images or a combination of both, for a chance to be exhibited as well as to win generous prizes.

https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/share-your-2020-blue-mountains-stories

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06 Nov 2020

Council gathers valuable data through smart technology

Three people counting sensors have been installed in Katoomba to help shape the future of the town.

https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/council-gathers-valuable-data-through-smart-technology

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01 Nov 2020

New Kids Street Libraries to roll out across the City

Kids across the Blue Mountains have had their say on the location and designs of 11 children’s street libraries, which will soon be installed throughout the Blue Mountains from Blaxland to Blackheath.

https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/new-kids-street-libraries-to-roll-out-across-city

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23 Oct 2020

Council continues to support ratepayers during COVID-19

Council has committed to providing further support for ratepayers financially impacted by COVID-19, by adopting a new Rates and Charges Recovery and Hardship Relief Policy.

https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/council-continues-to-support-ratepayers-during-covid-19

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01 Oct 2020

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Katoomba

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Katoomba NSW 2780

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Lower Mountains (02) 4723 5000

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Springwood NSW 2777

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