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Blue Mountains City Council has extended the free green waste drop off and will waive Council development application fees for people whose homes have been destroyed by the current bush fires.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to continuing bush fire activity and severe weather conditions predicted for the coming days, Council is CLOSING RESERVES, CAMPGROUNDS, LOOKOUTS and WALKING TRACKS. This is in addition to all sportsground closures, announced yesterday.

A Blue Mountains Bush Fire Mayoral Relief Fund has been created, to help Blue Mountains’ communities affected by recent bush fires to recover and rebuild.

Due to the current circumstances with the bush fires, and severe heat and smoke predictions over the coming days, Council will be closing all sportsgrounds throughout the Blue Mountains from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 December (inclusive).

Our Emergency Services have been working hard for weeks preparing...

All Council bushland reserves east of Scenic World, at Katoomba, are now OPEN to the public. Access to the valley remains CLOSED.

Blue Mountains Mayor Mark Greenhill has signed a statement with other Mayors from NSW and QLD that calls for urgent action on climate change to address the country’s catastrophic fire threat.

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