Blue Mountains City Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with University of Technology Sydney, Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) to explore opportunities to work together on initiatives that support planetary health with potential local benefits for the Blue Mountains.

Council is holding a Public Hearing on the Draft Plan of Management (POM) for The Gully Aboriginal Place in Katoomba and the proposed recategorisation of community land.

Just like the canary in the coalmine, the presence or absence of freshwater crayfish can tell us a lot about creek health in the Blue Mountains. 

Blue Mountains City Council, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has launched a new public education campaign to raise awareness of illegal dumping in our region. 

A draft Plan of Management (POM) for The Gully is now on exhibition and Council invites further feedback from the community.

Blue Mountains City Council will join the best minds in the country working on local climate solutions at the Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership National Summit on Wednesday, 26 May 2021.

The new Blaxland Community Recycling Centre (CRC) has officially opened, where householders can drop off problem wastes such as paints, oils, gas bottles, fluoro lights, smoke detectors and batteries for free.

Council has become the first government entity in Australia to integrate Rights of Nature (RON) principles into its operations and practices, boosting its commitment to becoming a Sustainable City.

An iconic Blue Mountains Swamp, home to the endangered Blue Mountains Water Skink and the Giant Dragonfly, is rapidly collapsing as a consequence of cost-cutting decisions made by the Roads and Traffic Authority in 2009.

Council reduced its 2019/20 operational carbon footprint by 25 per cent, compared to the 2015/16 base year.