The Latest Breaking News from Blue Mountains

‘Like sardines’: experts question the results of ventilation audits at NSW schools

Reviews weeks apart resulted in capacity of one Blue Mountains classroom increasing 500%

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2022

UNESCO slams Warragamba Dam wall plan

UNESCO has criticised the 'inappropriate' proposal to raise the Warragamba Dam wall, with fears it could jeopardise the Blue Mountains World Heritage status.

AAP · Feb 2, 2022

Raising Warragamba Dam wall flouts Australia’s world heritage obligations, scientists warn

International Union for the Conservation of Nature says NSW government’s plan would inundate Indigenous sites and could create an in-danger listing for Blue Mountains

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2022

Man charged with murder of missing 9yo Charlise Mutten after body found in barrel

Police believe 31-year-old Justin Stein acted alone in the alleged murder of nine-year-old Charlise Mutten, whose body was found in a barrel on Tuesday, five days after she was last seen in the Blue Mountains.

ABC News · Jan 18, 2022

Search for Charlise Mutten in NSW Blue Mountains enters fifth day, as weather and COVID hinder efforts

Crews scouring the Blue Mountains for missing nine-year-old Charlise Mutten battle rain and fog, while their numbers are reduced due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

ABC News · Jan 18, 2022

Emergency services continue search for Charlise Mutten in Blue Mountains

MORNING BRIEFING: Emergency personnel resume their search for Charlise Mutten, who disappeared from a property in the Blue Mountains days ago.

ABC News · Jan 17, 2022

Crews fight weather in NSW search for girl

Rain and fog have hampered crews searching for a nine-year-old in the Blue Mountains region of NSW as police returned to where she was last seen six days ago.

AAP · Jan 17, 2022