Blue Mountains
Power outages as earthquake shakes the Hunter and Sydney
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake has rumbled across the NSW Hunter region at a depth of about 5km early on Saturday morning, with more than 800 people across Sydney and NSW reporting the quake to Geoscience Australia.
- by Nigel Gladstone
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Minns won’t ask for please explain from Sydney Water on ‘forever chemicals’
The NSW government wants federal authorities to expedite a review of PFAS levels in our water.
- by Carrie Fellner
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Sydney Water threatened with lawsuit over cancer-linked chemicals in drinking water
Blue Mountains residents have expressed shock and outrage after the closure of a dam which feeds into the water supply of 50,000 people.
- by Carrie Fellner
Blue Mountains dam shut after discovery of cancer-linked forever chemicals
Forever chemicals had been found at high levels in the dam which feeds into the drinking water supply to around 41,000 residents. Now authorities have stepped in.
- by Carrie Fellner
‘Extremely wicked’: Charlise Mutten’s killer jailed for life without parole
The judge said Justin Stein “did not shed a tear” and used tissues as a prop during his trial for the callous murder of his partner’s nine-year-old daughter.
- by Sarah McPhee
Nine bushwalkers rescued in the Blue Mountains
The bushwalkers were rescued in two separate operations as NSW Police launched a new platform to link the community directly to police dispatchers and first responders in emergencies.
- by Nigel Gladstone
‘I hate myself for being so wrong’: Mother’s tears over Charlise Mutten’s murder
Kallista Mutten told a court she mistakenly trusted partner Justin Stein with her nine-year-old daughter, as prosecutors push for him to be jailed for life.
- by Sarah McPhee and Amber Schultz
A white canvas shoe holds key to Cecilia Devine’s mysterious death
The family of Devine, however, claim early mistakes by NSW Police have hampered the investigation into a possible murder in the Blue Mountains.
- by Carrie Fellner
These are the best new houses in NSW. Which would you choose?
See a gallery of the top new houses in the state as judged by the Australian Institute of Architects and vote for your favourite.
- by Julie Power
‘A lovely little girl’: Nine-year-old Charlise Mutten’s fateful Christmas holiday
Charlise Mutten’s grandparents put her on a plane to visit her mother Kallista Mutten and her mother’s fiance Justin Stein for Christmas. She never came home.
- by Sarah McPhee and The Visual Stories Team
The Coalition is gambling on nuclear. Towns such as Lithgow are ground zero
Lithgow once had a brewery, picture palace and six pubs. Now it has dozens of empty shopfronts.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Max Maddison
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