References

Local and State Government

Blue Mountains City Council

PO Box 189, Katoomba, 2780

Main Office 4780 5000

Bushcare Officer 4780 5623

Emergency Service Centre 4782 2159

Health Department 4780 5000

Local Studies Library 4723 5044

Noxious Weeds 4780 5343

Tree Management 4780 5593

Waste Management Officer 4780 5709

Environmental Management 4780 5504

council@bmcc.nsw.gov.au

www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au (available Feb 1999)

City Rail Business Office

02-4751-5444

www.cityrail.nsw.gov.au/

Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust

General Enquiries - 02 4577 4243

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Heritage Centre, Govetts Leap Road, Blackheath, 2785

02-4787-8877

www.npws.nsw.gov.au

Sydney Water

Emergencies - 132-090

Warragamba Dam, Recreation Enquiries - 02-4720-0300

www.sydneywater.com.au

National Parks Association

PO Box A96 Sydney South 1235

02-9233-4660

www.npansw.cjb.net

npansw@npansw.org.au

Other Useful References

Cultural Sites and Relics

Blue Mountains Dreaming - E.Stockton (ed); Three Sisters Productions, 1993

Blue Mountains Heritage Study: Final Report - Croft and Assoc. in assoc. with Meredith Walker; 1984

Blue Mountains History Plaza - www.mountains.net.au/plaza/history/

Layers of Time: The Blue Mountains and Their Geology - J.Pickett and J.Alder; NSW Dept of Mineral Resources, 1997

Blue Mountains for World Heritage - G.Mosley; Colong Foundation for Wilderness, 1989

The Blue Mountains: Grand Adventure for All - P.Stainbury (ed); The Macleay Museum, 1981

Exploring the Blue Mountains - M.Hungerford and J.Donald; Kangaroo Press, 1984

The Riches of Ancient Australia - J.Flood; University of Queensland Press, 1990

Bushland Plants and Gardens

Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden - R.Elliot; Lothian Publishing, 1994

Australian Native Gardening -Made Easy - D.Chadwick; Little Hills Press, 1985

Bush Regeneration: Recovering Australia’s Landscapes - R.Buchanan; TAFE Student Learning Publications, 1989

Bush Regenerator’s Handbook - National Trust of Australia; 1991

Gardening Downunder - K.Handreck; CSIRO Australia, 1993

Mountain Devil to Mangrove - D.Benson, J.Howell and L.Mc Dougall; Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, 1996

Native Plants of the Blue Mountains - M.Baker and R.Corringham; Three Sisters Productions, 1995

Native Plants of the Sydney Bushland - A.Fairley and P.Moore; Kangaroo Press/SGAP, 2nd Ed.1995

Animals and Birds

CD-ROMs published by Webster Publishing on birds, mammals, frogs and reptiles

Australian Frogs: A Natural History - M.Tyler; Reed, 1994

Attracting Frogs to Your Garden - K.Casey; Kimberley Prod., 1996

Australian Reptiles - S.Wilson and D.Knowles; Cornstalk Publishing, 1992

Birds of the Blue Mountains - M.Baker and R.Corringham; Three Sisters Publications, 1988

Birdscaping Your Garden - G.Adams; Lansdowne Press, reprinted, 1996

Burnum Burnum’s Wild Things Around Sydney - G.Sainty, P.Abell and S.Jacobs; Sainty & Assoc, 1996

Fauna of the Blue Mountains - J. and P.Smith; Kangaroo Press, 1990

A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia - K.Simpson and N.Day; Penguin Books, 1996

The Mammals of Australia - R.Strahan (ed); New Holland Publishers and the Australian Museum, 1998

Worms to Wasps - Illustrated Guide to Australia’s Terrestrial Invertebrates - M.Harvey and A.Yen; Oxford University Press, 1989

Threatened Species and Ecological Communities - Environment Australia Biodiversity Group www.anca.gov.au/plants/threaten/index.htm

Recreational and Education

Cycling in the Bush: 100 Rides in NSW - S.Klinge; Hill of Content Publishing, 1997

How to See the Blue Mountains - J.Smith; Second Back Row Press, 2nd edition, 1986

Map Reading Guide - Land Information Centre; 1984

Paddy Pallin's Bushwalking and Camping - Paddy Pallin Ltd; 1995)

Emergencies and Vandalism

The Survival First Aid Emergency Handbook - S.Johnson and P.Necherauer; Survival Emergency Products, 3rd Ed. 1997

Fire

Bushfires in Australia - R.Luke and A.McArthur; Australian Govt. Publishing Service, 1986

Using Fire-retardant Plants for Fire Protection - Qld. Dept. of Natural Resources;

www.dnr.qld.gov.au/fact_sheets/treefacts.shtml

Buildings and Other Structures

Building Materials; Energy and the Environment - W.Lawson; Royal Australian Institute of Architects, 1996

Warm House - Cool House: Inspirational Designs for Low Energy Housing - N.Hollo; Choice Books, 1996

Recycling and Non-green Waste

Reclaim-Recycle-Reuse (and Natural products to help save the earth) - A.Hayes; Sally Milner Publishing, 1992

Chemicals and Pest Control

Safer Pest Control for Australian Homes and Gardens - P.Rogers; Kangaroo Press, 1986

How to Clean Nearly Everything - B.Lord; Australian Conservation Foundation, 1989

Companion Planting in Australia - B.Little; Reed Books, 1985

General References

Act Locally - K.Fook and A.Roberts; Nature Conservation Council of NSW, 1996

Blue Mountains National Park: Draft Plan of Management - NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service; 1998