Janet Mays

Welcome

The 2008 Blue Mountains City Council elections are vitally important to Mountains residents. This is not an election that people can afford to sit out or ignore because the challenges facing us are more complex and more important than ever before. We face a time of great change in the Mountains and it is vital that [...]

Response to the North West Draft Subregional Strategy

Introduction This submission addresses concerns surrounding the inclusion of the Blue Mountains in the NSW State Government North West draft Subregional Strategy. This submission does not support 7,000 additional dwellings in an environmentally sensitive area such as the Blue Mountains, nor does it accept the ensuing population growth and the transport pressure which will be placed on [...]

Losing Our Identity

Have you noticed that the Blue Mountains are often referred to as Sydney surrounds in many tourism brochures and websites? If you are a local, like me, you probably don’t read many tourism brochures or review tourism websites such as www.visitnsw.com or www.sydney.visitorsbureau.com.au, but the trend is there. From a tourism perspective, the Blue Mountains [...]

Sustainable Village Life

I love our Mountains villages. Each village has its unique character and special charms. We need to protect our village lifestyle. It is what has drawn many people to live in the Mountains, it is a major attraction for tourists and it complements our wonderful World Heritage Listed National Park. Our village lifestyle is [...]

Hospital Care in the Blue Mountains

An Open Letter to: The Hon. Philip Koperberg Member for Blue Mountains Shop 3, 107-109 Macquarie Road SPRINGWOOD NSW 277 The Hon. Reba Meagher NSW Minister for Health Governor Macquarie Tower 1 Farrer Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 Dear Mr Koperberg and Ms Meagher Re: Hospital Care in the Blue Mountains I am writing to you publicly because the issue I write about concerns every Blue [...]