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The group were gripping onto a metal railing on the Three Sisters trail when they were hit

Two people have been taken to hospital after being struck by lightning in the Blue Mountains after a severe storm lashed the area.

Blue Mountains among the regions examining advice from state’s Independent Planning Commission

Blue Mountains koala numbers are believed to be on the rise despite the challenges the species is facing nationally. Scientists now believe the region will be crucial for the endangered marsupials' survival.

Emergency crews have found the body of a Sydney man who went missing in a NSW Blue Mountains river while canyoning with friends. The 39-year-old St Ives Emergency crews have found the body of a Sydney man who went missing in a NSW Blue Mountains river while canyoning with friends.

Two experienced hikers rescued after failing to return from the Blue Mountains say they were not lost but unable to negotiate overgrown walking tracks.

Two "missing" men explain how their three-day hike turned into six days after a multi-agency search team locates them in the Megalong Valley.

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