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Discover the lower Blue Mountains, the overlooked drive-by end of the region, packed with hidden gems only locals know.

By Ellen Hill Photographs by David Hill Can you have your cake – and wine – and eat and drink them too? Indeed you can with the...

Kids can experience edge-of-the-cliff thrills in the Blue Mountains from the safety of a double decker big red bus these school holidays...

Blue Mountains businesses are adapting to the “new normal’’ by creatively embracing new business practices and digital technology. Blue...

The Blue Mountains region has prepared a jam-packed calendar of festivals and events to welcome visitors back to Australia’s first...

Plans to upgrade an historic Blue Mountains airfield vital to emergency services during bushfires and as an air “safety ramp’’ have been...

Higher flight levels, residential no-fly zones, a new enforceable Fly Neighbourly policy, “light footprint tourism’’, community charity...

The first flurries of snow have fallen over the wild Blue Mountains landscape – just in time for Yulefest in Australia’s first tourist...

Darley’s Restaurant Bon bons and plum pud among myriad teapots, belly laughs at classic humour, river cruising, and luxury digs and...

Muse, nurturer, creative force and “feminine dominant’’ Rose Lindsay circa 1919. Photo courtesy of Norman Lindsay Gallery Blue Mountains...

Tenor Brad Cooper performs at the Hydro Majestic Hotel. Photo: David Hill, Deep Hill Media The enchantment of opera at a legendary party...

By Ellen Hill       Photos: David Hill, Deep Hill Media Celebrate family unity, vitality and respect for your elders with the exotic...

By Ellen Hill for Katoomba Christian Convention Katoomba Christian Convention (KCC) management is considering its options after a Sydney...

(L-R) Urban Caves owner Guy Brown with Nova client Wayne Marmion By Ellen Hill for Urban Caves       Photo: David Hill, Deep Hill Media...

Locals are rewarded for dining at Leura Garage Free rides, discounts, two-for-one deals, birthday bubbly – just some of the perks handed...

By Ellen Hill for Blue Mountains Explorer Bus    Photos: David Hill, Deep Hill Media What’s big, red, the only one of its kind in the...

An artist’s impression of the proposed redevelopment of the KCC auditorium and bookshop space By Ellen Hill for Katoomba Christian...

By Ellen Hill            Photos: David Hill, Deep Hill Media The chirp of cicadas competing with Christmas carols, an awe-inspiring...

Greater Blue Mountains – one ginormous holiday playground By Ellen Hill for Blue Mountains Attractions Group From furry critters and...

(l-r) Echoes Boutique Hotel waiter Leo Tran with Frank Kuteesa and Venerandah Nakato of Uganda. By Ellen Hill for Escarpment Group      ...