Blue Mountains Gazette
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Blue Mountains Gazette's complete view of property
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
This budget's winners and losers
Budget winners and losers.
Lanie Tindale
Jury hears police call by slain schoolgirl's crying mum
Duncan Murray
A jury has heard a sobbing Kallista Mutten's call to police reporting her daughter missing. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
Truck breakdown at Glenbrook
Truck breakdown at Glenbrook
Property
Housing is at the centre of the budget, but what does it really deliver?
Jen Melocco
Addressing the shortage of residential construction workers is crucial. Pic: Shutterstock
'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
Landslip damage on Megalong Road. Council is repairing roads and slopes throughout the Mountains as a result of flooding damage. File picture
Staff Reporters
Our People
Allie Pepper makes history: Trailblazing climber summits without bottled oxygen
B C Lewis
Allie Pepper on Mt Annapurna. She has since successfully summitted Mount Makalu. completing four of the 14 summits. Picture by Nima Sherpa
Mount Vic Flicks continues its story with another three-to-six year lease renewal
Adam Cousins and Kirsten Mulholland, owners of Mount Vic Flicks. File picture
Tom Walker
Council tenders $240,000 for seating upgrade at Wentworth Falls School of Arts
Tom Walker
Blue Mountains Artfest at Wentworth Falls School of Arts last year. File picture
Opinion
'Wild': I was a 'wife' on Farmer Wants a Wife. Here's what really happened.
Ellen Dunger
Ellen Dunger meets Farmer Todd. Picture supplied.
Unstoppable Change: Documentary on Blue Mountains East Timor Sisters in the making
Mary Waterford gives Bendigo Bank's Peter Carroll a Tais, a traditional woven cloth in Timor-Leste, as thanks for the bank's sponsorship of a new documentary. Picture supplied
'I knew I'd found my calling': International Nurses Day puts spotlight on health investment
TAFE NSW Nepean nursing graduate Abigail Booth. Picture supplied
ANZ lops branch, exits Mountains
Jennie Curtin
Kim Grace outside the ANZ Katoomba branch, which will close in October. Picture supplied
Budget leaves helpless renters to 'rot in housing hell'
Jacob Shteyman • 22m ago
Advocates are calling for direct government intervention to prop up housing construction. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)
Bush users go to court to halt mass brumby cull
Belad Al-Karkhey • 30m ago
The NSW government is being sued in a bid to stop mass culling of brumbies. (HANDOUT/BRUMBY WEEK)

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Blue Mountains Gazette
Blue Mountains author's debut novel, Ordinary Human Love, set in Lithgow
Tom Walker
Leura resident Melissa Goode, author of new book Ordinary Human Love. Picture supplied
This budget's winners and losers
Lanie Tindale
Budget winners and losers.
Jury hears police call by slain schoolgirl's crying mum
Duncan Murray
A jury has heard a sobbing Kallista Mutten's call to police reporting her daughter missing. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
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

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National
Three deaths at mental health unit spark review
Shannon Fentiman says there has been growing demand for mental health services across Queensland. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)
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Victim MP demands apology for 'inflammatory' comments
Callum Godde • 37m ago
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Budget funds stop Aust film history going up in flames
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New NT curfew laws in a bid to improve community safety
Aaron Bunch • 58m ago
A three-week overnight curfew was imposed in Alice Springs after a series of violent brawls. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)
Sport
Wet weather will not dampen Ultra-Trail Australia
Runners enjoying Ironpot Ridge in the Blue Mountains in Ultra Trail. Picture by Tim Bardsley-Smith
Nadal ponders French Open participation after Rome loss
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Unity Cup postponed for one week due to wet weather
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Mardi Borg
Sam Appleton celebrates his Ironman Australia victory with his mum, who resides in Port Macquarie. Picture by Ruby Pascoe
Appleby denied as weather washes out final round
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PropertyView
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
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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
Jade Lazarevic
The renovated former church hall at 126 Mayne Street in Murrurundi is listed with a guide of $650,000. Picture supplied
If you bought at the peak of the market, have you lost out?
Property
Since 2020 home prices in Australia have risen in some capital cities but fallen back in others. Pic: Shutterstock
Jemimah Clegg
Signs of life, but apartment owners pay the price in two-speed property economy
Martin Kelly
Median capital city house prices are now 45 per cent greater than apartments. Pic: Shutterstock
Property
Rates on hold: here's what you need to know about it if you have a mortgage
Jen Melocco
The RBA governor Michele Bullock announced that the cash rate has been held in May.. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)
What's On
Sage the poodle wins US Westminster Dog Show top prize
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Jennifer Peltz • 2hrs ago
Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author Munro dies at 92
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French court clears director Polanski of defaming actor
A French court has ruled Roman Polanski did not defame an actor that the filmmaker called a liar. (AP PHOTO)
'Downton Abbey' to return with a third movie
Marie-Louise Gumuchian
A third Downton Abbey movie is in the works. (AP PHOTO)
George Clooney to make his Broadway debut
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Community
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One year on Zig Zag Railway welcomes 50,000th passenger
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Onlookers marvelled at the wonder of the steam engine. Picture by Salty Dingo
Pirates of Penzance performances raise $8000 for Barnardos Australia
Damien Madigan
Singers and orchestra members from Blue Mountains Musical Society's concert production of the Pirates of Penzance. Picture supplied
Health
What is happening to address the shortage of paediatric services?
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
Photos and Video
Sun's largest solar flare sparks wait for next aurora
The aurora australis over Bendigo's Sacred Heart Cathedral, sun's solar flares (inset). Pictures by Kelis Charles/NASA/X
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Aussie surfer roughed up at world championships
Jessica Belzycki • 2hrs ago
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Analysis
One's trash is another's treasure in the AFL footy fixture debate
Rohan Connolly • 2hrs ago
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Property
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Addressing the shortage of residential construction workers is crucial. Pic: Shutterstock
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Farmers walk out of ag minister's budget breakfast speech
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Agriculture leaders walked out during a speech being delivered by Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister Murray Watt. Picture supplied.
Comment
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Rowan Cowley
Rita Gounder is Western Sydney Region Veteran Golf Association's ladies player of the year. Picture supplied
The Land
Clean sweep for Mawarra at Hereford National Show and Sale
Grand champion bull Mawarra Whiteout T290 with Michael Crowley, Herefords Australia, Shane Bedwell, Kansas City, USA, Logan, Brittany, Carter, Brandon, Deanne and Peter Sykes and Kacey and Taylah Brunt, Mawarra Genetics. Picture by Helen De Costa.
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Funding for regional roads to include "betterment"
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Intermediate champion bull, Mawarra Whip Cracker T229, with judge Shane Bedwell, Kansas City, USA, Logan Sykes, Mawarra Genetics, Longford, Ambrose Kennedy, Herefords Australia, and Ross Milne, Elders. Picture by Helen De Costa.
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