Blue Mountains Gazette
Monday, 4 December 2023
Climate inaction that keeps kids like Dylan awake at night
Pictures by B C Lewis
B C Lewis
Band farewells conductor after 18 years
Blue Mountains Concert Band and Mountains Youth Band, led by Garry Clark at their 40th anniversary concert in September 2023. Picture by Greg Farmer
Blue Mountains Theatre announces dazzling line-up for 2024
Harry Manx. Picture supplied
'Forever 21': Drug-driver who killed Mackenzie Blake sentenced to nine years jail
B C Lewis
Mackenzie Blake, inset, and her mother, Tracy Blake, outside Penrith Court on December 1. Main picture by B C Lewis, Blue Mountains Gazette
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Tom Jones, Ben Lee and Peggy Gou headline Australia's massive 2024 festival season
Anna Houlahan
Festival attendees enjoying an afternoon of acts. Picture by Eve Woodhoouse
Tiny Sun Valley pony club triumphant
Sun Valley Pony Club success: Riders at the Zone 19, 2023 Jamboree. The Club won The Fred Playel Memorial Award for Highest Point Average Score at the Zone 19 Jamboree.
Katoomba High School say a resounding 'no' to violence
Students arrange themselves on Katoomba High School's oval to say 'NO' to violence. Picture supplied
Tom Walker
New life for old Lawson hardware store
Carolynne Skinner, Fiona Davies and Douglas Plummer with Ockers!, a publication of the Wayzgoose Press.
Forget Bondi, Penrith gets its own beach
Penrith gets its own beach - minus the waves - this summer. Pictures supplied
B C Lewis
Bringing the beach to Magpie Markets at Lawson
Tom Walker
The Magpie Up Style Markets might feel more like a trip to the beach this year. Pictures supplied
Bullaburra artist paints Tasmania blue, wins runner up prize in mural competition
Tom Walker
Trish Smart, Bullaburra local and Mural Fest 2023 Runner Up. Pictures supplied
Blue Mountains Gazette looms large: Hot off the press and part of the social fabric
B C Lewis
Marilyn Peters in her Springwood studio. Picture B C Lewis
Nationally significant First Nations work on loan to Blue Mountains Cultural Centre for two years
Jo Clancy and Wagana Dancers Yindyang Bila, 2022. Still photo Sue Healey. Commissioned by Blue Mountains Cultural Centre with support from Create NSW.
Mayoral Breakfast launches 16 Days of Action: Blue Mountains says no to violence
Blue Mountains mayor Mark Greenhill with students from Katoomba and Winmalee High Schools and members of EViE. Behind them is a display of flags made by community members in workshops organised DV West. Picture supplied
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Hop it: Runaway kangaroo escapes foreign zoo
Anna McGuinness • 54m ago
The kangaroo has been sighted in Oshawa, east of Toronto in Canada. Pictures by Janet Grixti, Global News and CTV News
Upgraded murder charge after death of baby boy
Ethan James • 57m ago
A baby boy has died in hospital after allegedly being assaulted by a 25-year-old man in Hobart. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

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Blue Mountains Gazette
Climate inaction that keeps kids like Dylan awake at night
B C Lewis
Pictures by B C Lewis
Band farewells conductor after 18 years
Blue Mountains Concert Band and Mountains Youth Band, led by Garry Clark at their 40th anniversary concert in September 2023. Picture by Greg Farmer
Blue Mountains Theatre announces dazzling line-up for 2024
Harry Manx. Picture supplied
'Forever 21': Drug-driver who killed Mackenzie Blake sentenced to nine years jail
B C Lewis
Mackenzie Blake, inset, and her mother, Tracy Blake, outside Penrith Court on December 1. Main picture by B C Lewis, Blue Mountains Gazette
Tiny Sun Valley pony club triumphant
Sun Valley Pony Club success: Riders at the Zone 19, 2023 Jamboree. The Club won The Fred Playel Memorial Award for Highest Point Average Score at the Zone 19 Jamboree.

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