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Blue Mountains koala colony may avoid the worst of climate change, researchers say

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.

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Body of missing canyoner found in Blue Mountains

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.

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National Parks and Wildlife Service defends state of Blue Mountains trails after bushwalkers rescued

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

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Two 'missing' Blue Mountains bushwalkers located after six-day hike in Megalong Valley

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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Missing bushwalkers found in Blue Mountains, dozens killed in Brazil floods and a cheesy MasterChef controversy — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

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Blue Mountains review – brilliant Georgian shaggy-dog satire on the Soviet mindset

A welcome revival of a 1980s comedy prophesying the collapse of the Soviet Union

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Blue Mountains City Council to introduce parking fees at Bondi rates for towns, natural attractions

Echo Point is the only place in the region with paid parking but the council plans to roll out parking meters in several towns and at 10 natural attractions.

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Koalas could be extinct within 30 years. Could the Blue Mountains hold the key to their survival?

Conservationist Dr Kellie Leigh says that unexpected discoveries within the World Heritage area offer clues for saving koalas from extinction.

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A 33YO Man Has Been Arrested Over The Alleged Murder Of Sydney Teacher Dannielle Finlay-Jones

The man was arrested after a 12-hour stand-off on a cliff face in the Blue Mountains.

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Watch: Police memorial service, Manhunt ends, Lifetime A-League bans

Watch: A Queensland Police memorial service is underway today to honour Constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold. A man wanted over the death of a

The New Daily

Man charged with murdering Sydney teacher

A Sydney man has been charged with the murder of 31-year-old teacher Dannielle Finlay-Jones, who is being remembered as a "beautiful person".

AAP

Man dies abseiling cliff in Blue Mountains

Police are trying to retrieve the body of a man who died while abseiling with a group on a 45-metre cliff in the Blue Mountains.

AAP

NSW Rural Fire Service addressed a 'wounded' community seeking an apology after ill-fated back-burn

Residents are left with questions about a back-burn in the Blue Mountains during the Black Summer bushfires, as NSW Rural Fire Service commissioners address a community meeting of people devastated by the blaze.

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Teenage boy sentenced for raping fellow student from Blue Mountains high school

A teenage boy is sentenced to at least two months in youth detention for raping a fellow student from a Blue Mountains high school during a house party in 2019.

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Snow blankets Blue Mountains as cold weather moves across NSW

Icy conditions brought thunderstorms, rain and snow in higher parts of the NSW tablelands and northeast

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Snow and freezing temperatures hit NSW's Blue Mountains, Lithgow, Orange and Bathurst, as winter nears its end

Parts of New South Wales have received a dumping of snow, just days before winter is officially over.

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The Loop: Zelenskyy warns of 'brutal attack' in Ukraine, snow in Blue Mountains, and Meghan's first podcast reveals scary Archie incident — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Koala sighting near Lithgow raises hopes of unmapped colony after Blue Mountains bushfire destruction

Unexpected sightings of koalas near the Blue Mountains give hope that a disease-free colony is recovering after the Black Summer bushfires.

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Mother of alleged murder victim Charlise Mutten charged over home invasion

The mother of slain schoolgirl Charlise Mutten has been charged over her alleged role in a home invasion in the NSW Blue Mountains where two firearms were stolen.

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Help Wildlife Near Me app designed to save koalas, other animals during bushfires

After koalas were unexpectedly found in the Blue Mountains, an app has been made to help save the animals and other wildlife during emergencies such as bushfires.

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Anger over 'culture of secrecy' as NSW keeps Blue Mountains highway plan under wraps

The NSW has revealed it is keeping the business case for the multi-billion dollar Great Western Highway upgrade confidential.

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Freight disruptions over Blue Mountains as landslide likely to take weeks to fix

The repair work is expected to take weeks with up to 100 workers onsite each day bringing in 40,000 tonnes of rock, and removing 30,000 tonnes of soil.

AAP

Pub underwater, villages cut off by floods

Floods have wreaked havoc across the NSW Hunter region, the Blue Mountains and the central west, where residents are cut off and buildings submerged.

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‘Creepy’ Dawson said wife alive in commune

A murder trial witness has described the Dawson twins as “creepy” when saying Lynette was living in a Blue Mountains commune 25 years after her disappearance.

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'Creepy' Dawson said wife alive in commune

A murder trial witness has described the Dawson twins as "creepy" when saying Lynette was living in a Blue Mountains commune 25 years after her disappearance.

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