The Latest Breaking News from Blue Mountains

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 · Dec 20, 2022

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 · Oct 7, 2022

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.

ABC News · Sep 15, 2022

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.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 17, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 16, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 13, 2022

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.

AAP · Jul 6, 2022

'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.

AAP · Jun 20, 2022