Radiata Plateau Rally - 30th July 2017 (Nathan)
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At any point in time, the Blue Mountains Conservation Society has several campaigns on the go. Some are short term - like an Election Campaign; others span many years - like Protect the Gardens of Stone.
The submissions and letters that we've made to governments - local, state and federal - are shown on our Submissions webpage. Our past campaigns are shown on our Past Campaigns webpages.
Details about members of the BMCS management committee are on our Society Office Holders webpage.
Aerial view over Katoomba, BMCC
The Blue Mountains is a place of outstanding natural beauty. Our National Park is World Heritage-listed, our townships have a unique character, and our communities have worked tirelessly for decades to protect the environment, through careful local planning.
Now, an unprecedented planning shortcut threatens to override critical environmental protections and permanently change the Blue Mountains as we know it.
See full details here.
The proposed Blue Mountains Wildlife Park is located at the foot of Bodington Hill, Wentworth Falls on the Great Western Highway. In July 2023 time expired on the previous proposal for a hotel and zoo development on the site and everyone thought it was over.
However, in mid-January 2025, Society members were notified that a new application for Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) had been lodged with the Department of Planning. The documentation can be found on the Department’s major projects website: https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/blue-mountains-wildlife-park
See full details here.
The Society continues to campaign to reduce the impact of the impending Western Sydney International airport (WSI) operations on the GBMWHA and the natural environment generally. The Society was substantively involved during the airport's development stage, in commenting on the environmental impact statements. Recent activity has included commenting on the 2024 revised night time flight paths and providing a submission to, and appearing before, the Senate's Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee's Inquiry into the impact and mitigation of aircraft noise.
The Society's continuing position is that there should be: 1) a night-time curfew, 2) a cap on flight movements and 3) no flights under 30,000 ft over the World Heritage Area.
Act now: Write to your local member and to the Department of Infrastructure.
Lost City (Henry Gold)
Huge plant diversity, including more than 1,000 species and 33 different vegetation communities (15 of which are threatened or poorly conserved), ancient montane heathlands; nationally endangered upland swamps and a unique species of snow gum.
Learn about the amazing Gardens of Stone, why it needs protecting and how you can help our campaign.
Visit our Gardens of Stone webpages.
Position Available: Campaigner
As part of the Gardens of Stone Alliance we are urgently seeking a passionate and skilled individual with strong communication and advocacy skills to
help us address the environmental impacts of local coal mines and a power station. If you think you'd be qualified you can find the job description and application process here.
Katoomba Creek (Lyndal Sullivan)
The Society is proposing additions to the Blue Mountains National Park. This would require an assessment by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to determine whether to acquire them and add them to the Blue Mountains National Park.
It is important to note that acquisition by the NPWS of privately held land to add to the national park system is via negotiation. Privately held land is not compulsorily acquired for addition to the national park system.
The inclusion of these areas into the Blue Mountains National Park will protect areas of conservation significance which have threatened species, geological features and/or aboriginal heritage.
Visit our Proposed Strategic Additions webpage.
Planning and development in the Blue Mountains is determined by its Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and its Development Control Plan (DCP).
The LEP is a statutory instrument to which all new development must comply. While the DCP is a policy document that the Council uses when considering whether to grant development consent. The Society has been heavily involved for decades in reviews and discussions on new and amended LEPs.
We make submissions on development applications which are large and complex and which we believe will have a significant negative environmental impact.
The Society has developed a Planning and Development Resource Kit to help residents take appropriate action on environment-related matters.
Visit our Planning and Development webpage.
– the Darug and Gundungurra people –
and pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.