. At Blackheath’s Night of Nights in April this year, the most exciting auction item was a collection of books produced by over 40 Blackheath residents, past and present. This year alone, current Blackheath residents have already published at least three new books, including “Where Once Were Breasts: the inspirational journey of an astonishing body” by Deborah Wells. . …
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Blackheath Students First in the World to Plant Rare Endangered Species
Students from Blackheath Public School Stage two Blackheath Public School students could hardly contain their excitement today as they were the first people EVER to cultivate the endangered species Zieria Covenyi. They’ve spent the last few weeks learning about biodiversity and endangered species, and the important role they are now playing to protect this endangered plant. Only around 2000 of …
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The March Blackheath Local News. You can download this month’s news here.
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The March Blackheath Local News. You can download this month’s news here.
Read More »Blue Mountains Launches Australia’s First Pluriversity
The Blue Mountains has long told the story of how its young people are forced to leave the Mountains to study and work, primarily because there haven’t been enough opportunities for them there. But that story may now be about to change! Led by The Big Fix, a broad coalition of government, community groups, organisations and businesses are collaborating to …
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The February Blackheath Local News. You can download this month’s news here.
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The January Blackheath Local News. You can download this month’s news here.
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The Nov / Dec Blackheath Local News. You can download this month’s news here. You can download last month’s news here.
Read More »Blackheathens Provide Free Food to Those in Need
The Power of commUNITY – The Blackheath Alliance
In an era that is being defined by adversarial politics and short term thinking, the Blackheath community is demonstrating another approach –and one that’s proving to be extraordinarily effective. By working collaboratively, with the long game in mind, they’re proving that their strategy is clearly worth emulating. Ten years ago, when a Federal election led to the announcement of a $250 million upgrade of the Great Western Highway between …
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