Service recognised at national awards
Blue Mountains City Council was honoured in three categories at the 2018 National Local Government Customer Service Awards. Our customer service team received the Customer Service Team of the Year Award. Also, Senior Customer Service Officer Damien Robinson (pictured left) was awarded Customer Service Team Leader of the Year and Customer Service Officer Kerry Smith (pictured centre) was highly commended in the Customer Service Individual Award category. Annually, Council’s Customer Contact Centre receives more than 80,000 calls and processes almost 60,000 transactions. Get more information
Success for our Cultural Centre
The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre has become a significant arts and cultural entity within the Western Sydney region and is recognised nationally, an end of year report card states. The 2017-18 Annual Report of Operations showed the Cultural Centre attracted almost 120,000 visitors in the year. The Blue Mountains City Art Gallery presented 19 exhibitions in the main gallery space and began the national tour of the As Far As The Eye Can See exhibition to nine venues across five States. Get more information Find out what's on at the Cultural Centre
Connecting with nature schools program
Students from Winmalee High School have outlined what they love about our Connecting Kids, Creeks and Catchments initiative. This hands-on environmental learning program, developed by Council and run in partnership with local schools, is a learning experience unique to our City within a World Heritage Area. We offer local students the opportunity to explore their local water catchment, learn why it’s special and take action to protect it. Watch the video for student comments
Have your say on the future of land use
Council is developing a 20-year planning vision for land use in the Blue Mountains and is encouraging the community to get involved. The Local Planning Statement – a new document that all councils in NSW are required by the NSW Government to prepare – will capture community aspirations for future land use and the character of the City. It will summarise the unique values and characteristics of the Blue Mountains, which are unlike any other local government area in NSW. Let us know what you value about the Blue Mountains. Get more information and use our interactive mapping tool
Targeting homelessness with housing options
Blue Mountains City Council is partnering with Wentworth Community Housing and other supporters of the Heading Home – Ending Homelessness Here project to present a Garden Flat Expo in Springwood on 10 November. The Expo is a one-stop shop for home owners who are looking for an affordable product they can build in their backyard and rent. Exhibitors include town planners, bushfire consultants, mortgage brokers, banks, real estate agents and garden flat builders. Wentworth Community Housing is also offering a limited number of incentive packages for home owners who want to build garden flats and make them available to someone facing homelessness. Get more information
