Residents

Residents

Whether you’re wanting to find a job, look for community services, or pay your rates we have a wealth of information on living in the Blue Mountains. In this section you can also find information on animals, buying and selling property and waste and recycling.

Residents

Animals

Asbestos

Community

Jobs

Neighbourhood issues

Property: Buying and selling

Report, Apply, Lodge, Pay

Rates & charges

Trees, plants and weeds

Waste & recycling

Waste water management

Water restrictions

Related Sites

Blue Mountains Library

Book a waste service online

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Waste & recycling
Business

Business

We value businesses that support the needs of our community. Our City’s diverse range of villages and towns offer businesses a variety of environments in which to operate. Whether you’re interested in learning about what’s driving economic development, finding the right permit, or submitting a tender or quote, you’ll find tools and resources here.

Business

Love Local

Recovery for business

Prepare your business for disasters

Training opportunities for small business

Economic development

Economic profile

Permits

Business News Snapshot

Public notices

Safety & compliance

Tenders & Quotes

Tourism

Our community profile

Educator Profiles

Related Downloads

Economic Development & Tourism Strategy

Related Sites

Service NSW - Cost of living rebates

Blue Mountains Economic Enterprise

Business Directory
Community

Community

Community

Good Neighbour

Step by Step Recovery Support Service

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community

Arts & culture

Cemeteries

Children & families

Community profile

Community safety

Festivals & events

Gender Equity

Grants & awards

Halls for hire

Heritage

Homelessness

Library

Mid Mountains Mingle

Multicultural community

Older people

Parking & transport

People living with disability

Volunteering

Useful community links

Young people

Emergencies

Flooding 2021

Educator profile: Kathryn Tang

Related Sites

Blue Mountains Cultural Centre

Blue Mountains Theatre & Community Hub

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Children & families
Recreation

Recreation

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.

Recreation

Playgrounds

Visitor information

Parks, sportsgrounds & courts

Blue Mountains Leisure Centres

Walking & cycling

Blue Mountains Tourist Parks

Related Downloads

Sporting Ovals and Parks Booking form

Blue Mountains Leisure Centres
Environment

Environment

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.

Environment

Action on Climate Change

Bushland management

Environmental volunteers

Bushcare

Swampcare

Bush Backyards

Streamwatch

Trackcare

Connecting with nature

Trees, plants and weeds

Waterways

Rights of Nature

Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative

Related Sites

Bushcare Blue Mountains

Weeds of the Blue Mountains

Bushcare
Development

Development

Explore our information and resources on things that you need to consider before building, renovating or subdividing land. Lodge and track your application online and view development applications on exhibition.

Development

Local Planning Panels

Property map search

Planning rules

The Development Process

Building certification

Do I need approval?

Development resources and guides

Development advice

Lodge and track

Construction

Heritage

Related Sites

Search for a Development Application

Do I need approval?
Council

Council

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.

Council

Contact Council

About us

Sustainable Blue Mountains

Access to information

Advocacy

Asbestos

Committees

Community Newsletters

Community Satisfaction Survey

Council meetings

Councillors & elections

Enforceable Undertaking

Documents

Jobs

Weekly report on roadworks

Major Projects

Projects

Media Centre

Planning and reporting

Policies

Public notices

Rates & charges

Report, Apply, Lodge, Pay

Tenders & quotes

Blue Mountains Possum Print

Related Downloads

Serving our community: Year in Review 2019 to 2020

Land Register

Related Sites

Have Your Say

Planning and reporting

Business

Tourism

Our World Heritage Area bushland backdrop underpins our quality of life and attracts many visitors each year. Discover resources to help your business thrive and meet our community’s vision for a sustainable tourism industry.

Ecotourism

Visitor Infrastructure Investment Strategic Plan

Visitor information

Visitor Information Centres

Advanced search

Connect with us

Media centre

Have your say

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