Blue Mountains Gazette
Friday, 17 May 2024
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Delays on Hawkesbury Road expected to allow for 'complex' repair work from flooding damage
Delays on Hawkesbury Road expected to allow for 'complex' repair work from flooding damage
2hrs ago
'It's awesome, it's unreal': First champions crowned in Ultra-Trail Australia
David Byrne on course at the UTA11 in the Blue Mountains on May 16. Picture by Tim Bardsley-Smith
'This is good news': Mitchells Pass reopens
The landslip at Mitchells Pass, Glenbrook. Picture supplied
Moment suspect confronted over schoolgirl's death
Duncan Murray
Kallista Mutten bought drugs with Justin Stein after he'd killed her daughter, a jury has heard. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
Property
Olympic swimmer Ariarne Titmus family home up for sale, complete with pool
Melissa Kehagias
Ariarne, her younger sister Mia and parents Steve and Robyn at the family home they are now selling. Pic: Peter Brew-Bevan/Australian Women's Weekly
Dream come true: Markets now run every month in Blue Mountains
Tom Walker
The inaugural Leura Produce and Artisan Markets at Fairmont Resort, held in the car park to avoid rain, picture by Tom Walker. Inset, Nicole Riley with Mayor Mark Greenhill when the markets were affected by COVID, file picture.
Police news: Cliffside rescue with drone, child grabbed in Katoomba
Police news: Cliffside rescue with drone, child grabbed in Katoomba
'I can't wait to discover this beautiful region of Australia': Elite runners set for Ultra-Trail event
Charlie Hamilton finished second in the UTA50 last year and is gunning for the title in 2024. Picture Kurt Matthews
Blue Mountains author's debut novel, Ordinary Human Love, set in Lithgow
Leura resident Melissa Goode, author of new book Ordinary Human Love. Picture supplied
Tom Walker
Truck breakdown at Glenbrook
Truck breakdown at Glenbrook
'Risks ruining a spectacular environment': Open letter to Premier about housing reforms
'Risks ruining a spectacular environment': Open letter to Premier about housing reforms
Council tenders $1.2m for consultancy on landslip recovery
Staff Reporters
Landslip damage on Megalong Road. Council is repairing roads and slopes throughout the Mountains as a result of flooding damage. File picture
Our People
Allie Pepper makes history: Trailblazing climber summits without bottled oxygen
Allie Pepper on Mt Annapurna. She has since successfully summitted Mount Makalu. completing four of the 14 summits. Picture by Nima Sherpa
B C Lewis
Mount Vic Flicks continues its story with another three-to-six year lease renewal
Tom Walker
Adam Cousins and Kirsten Mulholland, owners of Mount Vic Flicks. File picture
Mother and baby abducted from shopping centre
Emily Woods • 14m ago
Victorian police are searching for a man who abducted a woman and her baby at knifepoint. (HANDOUT/VICTORIA POLICE)
Firefighter union loses case against Victorian minister
Tara Cosoleto • 16m ago
The United Firefighters Union has lost its Federal Court case against Victoria's attorney-general. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

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Blue Mountains Gazette
Delays on Hawkesbury Road expected to allow for 'complex' repair work from flooding damage
2hrs ago
Delays on Hawkesbury Road expected to allow for 'complex' repair work from flooding damage
'It's awesome, it's unreal': First champions crowned in Ultra-Trail Australia
David Byrne on course at the UTA11 in the Blue Mountains on May 16. Picture by Tim Bardsley-Smith
'This is good news': Mitchells Pass reopens
The landslip at Mitchells Pass, Glenbrook. Picture supplied
Moment suspect confronted over schoolgirl's death
Duncan Murray
Kallista Mutten bought drugs with Justin Stein after he'd killed her daughter, a jury has heard. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
Dream come true: Markets now run every month in Blue Mountains
Tom Walker
The inaugural Leura Produce and Artisan Markets at Fairmont Resort, held in the car park to avoid rain, picture by Tom Walker. Inset, Nicole Riley with Mayor Mark Greenhill when the markets were affected by COVID, file picture.

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'I can't wait to discover this beautiful region of Australia': Elite runners set for Ultra-Trail event
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Runners enjoying Ironpot Ridge in the Blue Mountains in Ultra Trail. Picture by Tim Bardsley-Smith
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Renovator's dream: historic tourist town pub up for sale again at $1.2 million
Property
32 Ford Street in Beechworth is for $1.2 million. Picture supplied
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Property
Olympic swimmer Ariarne Titmus family home up for sale, complete with pool
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Ariarne, her younger sister Mia and parents Steve and Robyn at the family home they are now selling. Pic: Peter Brew-Bevan/Australian Women's Weekly
Property
Art deco Wodonga home up for sale for more than $1.6 million
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22 Batt Avenue, Wodonga has a price guide of $1.65 million to $1.75 million. Picture supplied
Housing is at the centre of the budget, but what does it really deliver?
Property
Addressing the shortage of residential construction workers is crucial. Pic: Shutterstock
Jen Melocco
Property
I bought at the top of the property market - but I'm not worried
Jemimah Clegg
"We sold up because it was the right time for us, but it was the wrong time in the market," says writer Jemimah Clegg. Pic: Models for Shutterstock
Historic Church and renovated Sunday School hall listed for $650k
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The renovated former church hall at 126 Mayne Street in Murrurundi is listed with a guide of $650,000. Picture supplied
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Onlookers marvelled at the wonder of the steam engine. Picture by Salty Dingo
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Singers and orchestra members from Blue Mountains Musical Society's concert production of the Pirates of Penzance. Picture supplied
Health
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Jonathan Hawes
Tamworth hospital's paediatric ward is getting additional resources to tackle the region's six-year long wait times for care. Will they be enough? Picture by Peter Hardin
Myths about electric cars
The electric vehicle show and tell event at RoseyRavelston Books in Lawson. Picture supplied
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The problem with 'I'm not that guy' and when dating feels dangerous
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A woman holds an iPhone. Picture Canva
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The rubbish in your bin may not belong to you. Picture by Jonathan Carroll
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NSW Premier Chris Minns. Picture by Gary Ramage
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