Grose Valley at dawn  (Ian Brown)

The Society's theme for this election is "The Blue Mountains - Let It Be".

The Blue Mountains that we know and love continues to be under threat. Our aim is to highlight these threats in an endeavour to protect and conserve the Blue Mountains. The threats are -

• NSW Government proposal to raise the Warragamba Dam wall by 14 metres
• Invasive species (cats)
• Commercial activity in the national parks estate
• Climate change - gas phase out
• Stormwater impacts on drinking water and the environment.

A questionnaire was sent to declared candidates (Labor and Greens) and senior party members (Liberal and Animal Justice Party) on Friday 27 January.

A Candidates' Forum will be held at 2pm 25 February at the Lawson Community Centre where candidates will have the opportunity to address the meeting and be asked questions from the audience.

Articles are being written about the above threats - with more to be added in the months ahead.

• Warragamba Dam.  Flood risk in the Hawkesbury-Nepean floodplain
• Invasive Species.  Love Cats, Love Wildlife? You Can Do Both (February 2023 Hut News)
• Stormwater.  World Heritage values and Sydney’s drinking water quality under threat (December 2022 Hut News)
• Climate Change.  Blue Mountains City Council and the Ready for Renewables Council Challenge (November 2022 Hut News)

Following a redistribution of electoral boundaries, the Blue Mountains electorate will include all of Blaxland, Glenbrook and Lapstone for this election. It now matches the Blue Mountains Local Government Area.

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If you live in the Blue Mountains City Council then you are in the Electorate of Blue Mountains.

Shown below is a map of the Blue Mountains Electorate following the redistribution - here's a larger version (2MB)