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HISTORICAL FACTS: Katoomba - The Untold Story

‘Ignorant’: former Labor MP condemns Minns government for threatening Blue Mountains protesters over historic site

Former home affairs minister Bob Debus, who served in the Rudd government, throws his support behind Clairvaux in Katoomba

The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2025

Wildflowers, saunas and antiques: a local’s guide to the Blue Mountains

The World Heritage-listed area has award-winning beer, steamy bathhouses and a thriving arts community, as well as incredible views and swimming holes.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2025

Cecilia's dam death remains a mystery as coroner unable to rule out homicide

Police took over the investigation and announced a $500K reward for information.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 22, 2024

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Battle of Kim and Goliath as bank closes amid loophole

A NSW town will lose its ANZ branch because it isn't considered regional, just months after the bank committed to keep country locations open for three years.

AAP · Sep 13, 2024

‘Snakes on bush paths, pool dinners and storms – summers in the mountains are glorious’

In the mountains, when it’s too hot to cook and too hot to be in the house, we’d loll on the grass and feel the cool of the evening start to steal in

The Guardian - AU · Jan 12, 2024

NSW Coronial Inquiry into Gospers Mountain bushfire begins in Katoomba

Mother Nature is believed to have started Australia's largest recorded bushfire but there was a delay to a firefighting technique that could have stopped it, a coroner has heard.

ABC News · Jun 15, 2022

Sole support service for Blue Mountains Indigenous community facing closure after NSW government warns of eviction

The Aboriginal support service is being evicted from a community centre in Katoomba, with the government saying it's not willing to spend millions on upgrades.

ABC News · May 15, 2022

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Blue Mountains to get Australia's longest road tunnel, promises of reduced travel times

NSW Deputy Premier Paul Toole says the 11-kilometre tunnel between Blackheath and Little Hartley is part of a broader upgrade that will knock 30 minutes off the commute between Katoomba and Lithgow.

ABC News · May 15, 2022

Witchcraft and fascism collide in Jane Rawson's imaginative new novel

In an age of polarisation, it’s instructive to return to the late 1930s, in the lead up to World War II, when the far left and far right were energised and prominent. In Australia, we tend to think that Nazi sympathisers didn’t exist, or were never significant, but in fact…

The Conversation · Apr 6, 2022

NSW principal’s Harvard scholarship paused due to school investigation

Education department probes complaints about Katoomba high school’s response to claims of harassment among students

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2022

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