The City of Blue Mountains is a

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, Australia, governed by the Blue Mountains City Council. The city is located in the Blue Mountains range west of Sydney. The Mayor of Blue Mountains City Council is councillor Mark Greenhill, a member of the Labor Party.

Towns and villages in the local government area

The urban part of the city consists of a ribbon of close or contiguous towns which lie on the

Main Western railway line The Main Western Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Blue Mountains, Central West, North West Slopes and the Far West regions. It is with operational & under construction & repairs. Description o ...

, served by

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's Blue Mountains Line, and

Great Western Highway Great Western Highway (also known as Broadway from to , Parramatta Road from Chippendale to , and Church Street through Parramatta) is a state highway in New South Wales, Australia. From east to west, the highway links Sydney with Bathurs ...

between

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and Lithgow. About 70% of the city's area is within the

Blue Mountains National Park The Blue Mountains National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately west of Sydney, and the park boundary is quit ...

which lies north and south of the ribbon of towns. The National Park is part of the much larger Greater Blue Mountains Area

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and the city brands itself as "The City Within a World Heritage National Park". The towns and villages are generally grouped into lower, mid, and upper mountains. The economy of the upper mountains is dependent almost entirely on tourism . The road to Sydney, the Great Western Highway, is mostly

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but is relatively slow due to the urban development and hilly terrain. An electric train service integrates into Sydney Trains, Sydney's suburban rail network. The main towns and villages in the City of Blue Mountains are: *

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* Blackheath * Blaxland *

Bullaburra Bullaburra is a small town in the state of New South Wales, Australia, in the City of Blue Mountains. It is one of the towns that stretch along the route of the Main Western railway line and Great Western Highway which pass over the Blue Mount ...

Faulconbridge Faulconbridge is a village located in the Blue Mountains 77 km west of Sydney, New South Wales and is 450 metres above sea level. At the 2016 census, Faulconbridge had a population of 4,025 people. History and description The Faulconbridg ...

* Glenbrook * Hawkesbury Heights * Hazelbrook * Katoomba * Lapstone *

Lawson Lawson may refer to: Places Australia * Lawson, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Lawson, New South Wales, a town in the Blue Mountains Canada * Lawson, Saskatchewan * Lawson Island, Nunavut United States * Lawson, Arkansas * ...

* Leura * Linden * Medlow Bath * Mount Irvine * Mount Riverview * Mount Victoria * Mount Wilson * Springwood * Sun Valley * Valley Heights *

Warrimoo Warrimoo (formerly Karabah) is a medium-sized village in the lower Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, 273 metres above sea level. The state government's electorate is Blue Mountains and the state member is Labor's Trisha Lee Doyle ...

Wentworth Falls Wentworth Falls (postcode: 2782) is a town in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, situated approximately west of the Sydney central business district, and about east of Katoomba, Australia on the Great Western Highway, with a Went ...

Winmalee Winmalee is a town in New South Wales, Australia. Winmalee is located 77 kilometres west of Sydney, in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains. At the , Winmalee had a population of 6,593. Originally known as North Springwood, ...

* Woodford * Yellow Rock

Demographics

Council

Current composition and election method

Blue Mountains City Council is composed of twelve

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s elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three Councillors. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent general election was held on 4 December 2021.

Mayors

Council services

Cemeteries

The City of Blue Mountains Council maintains

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at Blackheath, Faulconbridge, Katoomba, Lawson, Megalong Valley, Mount Irvine, Mount Victoria, Mount Wilson, Springwood, and Wentworth Falls.

Libraries

Blue Mountains Library The Blue Mountains Library is a network of six branch libraries located within the City of Blue Mountains Council administrative area. History In 1963 following community pressure, the Blue Mountains City Council commissioned a report from t ...

operates three full-time branches, three part-time branches and a service for train commuters at Springwood and Katoomba stations two days a week.

Leisure centres

Blue Mountains Leisure Centres operate from five locations. All five locations have pools and the Katoomba and Springwood locations have gyms and offer various fitness classes.

Heritage listings

The City of Blue Mountains has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the following sites listed on the

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: *

: Blue Mountains walking tracks * Blackheath, Main Western railway:

Blackheath railway station Blackheath railway station is Grade II-listed and is in the south-centre of Blackheath, a village in southeast London. In traditional terms the area immediately south-west of the station around Lee Terrace and Lee Park is part of Lee; a sta ...

* Faulconbridge, 14-20 Norman Lindsay Crescent: Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum * Glenbrook, Great Western Highway: Glenbrook railway residence * Glenbrook, Great Western Highway: Glenbrook Tunnel * Glenbrook, Mitchells Pass: Lennox Bridge, Glenbrook * Katoomba, 10-14 Civic Place: Mount St Marys College and Convent * Katoomba, Katoomba Street: Carrington Hotel * Katoomba, 59-61 Katoomba Street: Katoomba Post Office * Katoomba, 63-69 Katoomba Street: Paragon Cafe, Katoomba * Katoomba, Main Western railway: Katoomba railway station * Katoomba, 10-16 Panorama Drive: Lilianfels, Katoomba * Lawson, Main Western railway: Lawson railway station * Leura, 37 - 49 Everglades Avenue: Everglades, Leura * Linden, 91 - 111 Glossop Road: Linden Observatory Complex * Linden, off Railway Parade: Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Linden, Linden Precinct * Medlow Bath, Beauchamp Road:

Medlow Dam Medlow Dam is a heritage-listed major gated concrete-walled arch dam across the Adams Creek in the Blue Mountains region, located at Beauchamp Road, Medlow Bath in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. ...

* Medlow Bath, Great Western Highway:

Medlow Bath railway station Medlow Bath railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in Medlow Bath in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by NSW Government Railways and ...

* Mount Victoria, Main Western railway: Mount Victoria railway station * Mount Victoria, Mount York Road (off): Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Mount York, Cox's Pass Precinct * Mount Wilson, 68-78 The Avenue:

Wynstay Estate ''Wynstay Estate'' is a heritage-listed farm located at 68-78 The Avenue, Mount Wilson in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Richard Wynne and built from 1875 to 1893 by Joseland ...

* Springwood, 345-347 Great Western Highway: Christ Church Anglican Church, Springwood * Springwood, 39 Hawkesbury Road: Buckland Convalescent Home * Springwood, Main Western railway:

Springwood railway station Springwood railway station is a heritage-listed former railway bridge and now railway station located on the Main Western line in Springwood, City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by NSW Government Railways and b ...

* Valley Heights, 110 and 112 Green Parade: Valley Heights railway gatehouse * Valley Heights, Main Western railway: Valley Heights railway station * Warragamba, Coxs River Arms:

Coxs River track The Coxs River track is a heritage-listed former walking track and road and now walking track at Cox's River Arms, Lake Burragorang/Warragamba Dam, City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. The track is also known as the Warragamba ...

* Wentworth Falls, 63-67 Falls Road: Davisville, Wentworth Falls * Wentworth Falls, 1-15 Matcham Avenue: Weatherboard Inn archaelological site * Woodford, 90-92 Great Western Highway:

Woodford Academy Woodford Academy is a heritage-listed former academy school, inn, private residence and boarding house and now a museum, tourist attraction, art gallery and coffeehouse at 90-92 Great Western Highway, Woodford in the City of Blue Mountains loc ...

* Woodford, Old Bathurst Road: Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Woodford, Old Bathurst Road Precinct * Woodford, The Appian Way (off):

Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Woodford, Appian Way Precinct The Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Woodford, Appian Way Precinct is a heritage-listed former colonial road and now access road off The Appian Way, near Woodford, in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Austral ...

Sister cities

The City of Blue Mountains has sister city relationships with the following cities: * Sanda, Hyōgo, Japan *

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References

External links

Blue Mountains City Council Website

Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains Library
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