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Australia’s oldest occupied ice age cave in Dargan in the Blue Mountains at 20,000 years old has shown that first nations people lived in ice age, gathered in a large cave that resembles a cathedral.

Inside Australia’s oldest and coldest short-stay accommodation

Researchers say this NSW cave has been continually occupied by humans for 20,000 years. The discovery upends conventional thinking.

  • Julie Power

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A group of explorers has dedicated the last four years to trying to find the elusive Blue Mountains Panther. Photo shows a file photo of a panther.

It’s one of Sydney’s favourite urban legends. But could it be real?

A group of explorers is determined to prove the Blue Mountains Panther exists. They believe they’re getting close.

  • Ellie Busby
Blue Mountains resident John Cenzato says locals are less concerned with new trains than with services running on time.

Passengers on this train line were hammered by delays. Now there’s more bad news

Amid this week’s rail delays, the rollout of new intercity trains to two regional commuter lines has been pushed back until at least the end of this year.

  • Penry Buckley
Twenty per cent of Sydney train services run late.

Public transport fiascos have become part of life for Sydneysiders

The Minns government should establish a dedicated department to examine cost and time over-runs, writes Bradley Wynne

The Paragon on Katoomba Street.

How the Paragon, the derelict grand dame of the Blue Mountains, could be saved

The owner of the Paragon Cafe in Katoomba has been ordered to secure the site, hire a heritage architect and detail what repairs need to be done.

  • Julie Power
STOP PFAS convener Jon Dee in Leura.

WaterNSW admits PFAS contamination could date from 1992

The Blue Mountains drinking water contamination with “forever chemicals” occurred between a 1992 truck crash and 2007, when a toxic fire fighting foam was banned.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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The magnificent Carrington Hotel.

Skip this ‘forlorn’ Blue Mountains town? You’ll be missing out

Poor old Katoomba has seen better days, but to suggest it be bypassed en route to other sights in the area does the town a major disservice.

  • Julie Miller
Welcome to Katoomba, the town that time forgot.

Millions of visitors drive through this town every year. Some tell them to skip it

The gateway to one of the state’s top tourist attractions has become a “blighted, deteriorating town”.

  • Julie Power
Renee said the government robbed Jack of his childhood.

Jack’s mother thought he was being looked after. He died desperate and alone

Jack died in the Blue Mountains the day after his birthday. For his mother Renee, it was the tragic end to years of pain that should never have happened.

  • Amber Schultz
The bottled water industry has defended its products, saying there is no risk from forever chemicals.

Memo to Sydney Water: It’s time to be upfront with the public about PFAS and our drinking water

Sydney Water should recognise that secrecy and a lack of transparency leads to fear and anxiety.

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