Category Archives: Blue Mountains Australia

Being Alive! An Intimate Evening With Brad Cooper

By | October 28, 2022

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear the magnificent Brad Cooper, Tenor, up close and personal in an intimate venue. With a limit of under 40 people per night you will be part of a private audience with Brad Cooper as he performs an inspirational set of his favourite songs (both old and NEW!) that… Read More »

Blue Mountains EXPERIENCES eMag, out now

By | October 24, 2022

We have now released our new interactive “EXPERIENCES eMag” which will be launched each Friday Each issue will contain a range of activities relevant to what’s on, track closures and the weather. It will be a great asset for Blue Mountains residents and visitors alike looking for relevant and topical information. ACCESS: You can view… Read More »

Plan ahead before visiting Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area

By | September 27, 2022

Visitors keen to take in the new Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area near Lithgow during the school holidays are being reminded to play it safe and check on access before heading out. The majority of the 28,000 hectare reserve, which is home to over 80 rare and threatened species and important cultural heritage, is… Read More »

The Blue Mountains FISH and CHIPS trains

By | September 22, 2022

The Blue Mountains had 2 trains, one called FISH and the other CHIPS. The FISH name continued to be used in timetables until it was removed in the 24th July 2004 timetable, but was reinstated with the 4 September 2005 timetable. Sadly, the name disappeared from timetables again in 2014. Running for around 150 years… Read More »

Ask Roz Blue Mountains range of eMags

By | September 12, 2022

Ask Roz Blue Mountains produces a wide range of environmentally friendly and sustainable visitor information eMags. Our eMags are viewed by more people than any other visitor information service in the greater Blue Mountains. 


Why are the Blue Mountains Blue

By | September 12, 2022

The blue look associated with the Blue Mountains is caused by “Rayleigh Scattering“. Rayleigh scattering refers to the scattering of light off of the molecules of the air, and can be extended to scattering from particles up to about a tenth of the wavelength of the light. It is Rayleigh scattering off the molecules of… Read More »

Eddy Lookout, Mount Victoria

By | June 12, 2024

Eddy Lookout, Mount Victoria was named after Mr E. M. G. Eddy, Chief Commissioner of Railways, in recognition of his management of Mountain railway traffic. Here: https://w3w.co/reacting.tenant.figures Edward Miller Gard Eddy (1851-1897), railway commissioner, was born on 24 July 1851 in England, son of Edward Miller Eddy, marine engineer. In November 1895, a ceremony was… Read More »

REVIEW: Mumma Jo’s Diner, Wallerawang

By | July 25, 2022

We’d been hearing great things about Mumma Jo’s Diner Wallerawang, so we dropped in today for morning tea. The cafe/diner has the look and feel of a retro US diner look.  Here: https://w3w.co/greeted.mistaking.negotiable We enjoyed a “Deep Fried Apple Pie” and a slice of “Bourbon Pecan Pie” with green tea and coffee. Both pies were… Read More »

Glowworms: How These Luminous Creatures Create Their Enchanting Glow

By | July 28, 2022

Glowworms are luminous worm-like creatures that emit blue-green light, which can glow continuously for more than 24 hours. The source of this light is called bioluminescence and it comes from an organ near the creatures’ tails that is similar to a human kidney. The bioluminescence is created through a reaction of an enzyme called luciferase… Read More »

Raising Baby Moos, the kids will love it

By | July 12, 2022

THE KIDS WILL LOVE THIS ~ Raising baby moos is a small farm in the glorious valley, a sanctuary for farm animals… the place to be to get up close to cows and take in the peace and serenity of the setting. You can learn about raising calves from bottle feed to the introduction of… Read More »