Leura Community Alliance

12/10/2026

Not found your fill of Leura's spring gardens yet ... be sure to join the National Trust NSW at Everglades House & Gardens this Sunday, 18 October at 11:30am, for an inspiring talk by heritage landscape specialist, Stuart Read, on the life, vision, and legacy of Danish-born landscape gardener, Paul Sorensen.

Sorensen’s masterly design at Everglades seamlessly blends European garden elegance with the rugged natural beauty of the Blue Mountains. In this insightful presentation, you will discover Sorensen’s distinctive approach to landscaping, offering a deeper understanding of how one of Australia's grandest gardens came to be.
RSVP essential via email to [email protected] as spaces are limited. Talk included with general entry ticket - National Trust members free.
Image of Paul Sorensen at Everglades, courtesy National Trust of Australia (NSW) archives

28/09/2026

Our advocacy requesting maintenance of the Leura toilet block appears to be bearing some fruit ... Council advised in an email dated 25sept2026 that "A review of the facility has been completed. We are looking to schedule painting and pressure washing over the coming months. Once we have the date confirmed we will advise as this work will require the facility to be closed for a period of up to 2 weeks. We will ensure that signage and communications are put in place ahead of this closure."
Alison Randall, Manager Strategic Property & Commercial Activities, [email protected]
Blue Mountains City Council [email protected] www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au"

21/09/2026

As its all about Gardens this time of year, Our Man in Marrakech recently visited the majestic Majorelle Gardens and posted these fabulous photos of his visit! https://www.jardinmajorelle.com/en/

18/09/2026

It's not too late to be updated by the Leura-Katoomba NSW Fire Brigade's Get Ready Weekend. Information sessions are tomorrow Saturday 19sept ... LEURA noon-3pm at Leura Woolworths and KATOOMBA 8-11am at the Little Village Cafe (North Katoomba).

13/09/2026

You too can Think Spring Think Leura - this year's gardens festival is the 02-05oct26 long weekend. Tickets for the 10 gardens can be purchased at https://www.leuragardensfestival.com.au/

09/09/2026

Have Your Say - take the survey or forward a written submission before Monday 02nov26 to [email protected] . Download Council's colourful 54page Strategic Plan at https://yoursay.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/dogs-public-spaces

01/09/2026

Spring has Sprung! Blue Mountains branch of the National Trust (NSW), a founding member of the Leura Community Alliance, recommends visiting Everglades to view their current exhibiton (until 20sept) plus their sensational springtime gardens!

31/08/2026

Are you concerned about Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) flight paths and aircraft operations? Airservices Australia will be hosting a Q&A webinar on Monday 07 Sept from 6pm to 7pm.
To help them address the topics of greatest interest, participants are encouraged to submit questions ahead of the webinar. Frequently asked and common questions will be addressed during the session, with opportunities for additional questions to be answered during the session where time permits.
Registration for the webinar

Join us for a community Q&A session on Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) operations.

09/08/2026

Have Your Say before 02sept26 - BMCC has released its Draft Heritage Strategy for public consultation. This high level document outlines the Council’s heritage objectives for the next four years.

BMCC's weblink https://yoursay.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/draft-heritage-strategy-2026-2030 provides access to the Strategy document. Responders have the option of completing a survey on the Heritage Strategy or lodging comments/submissions.

29/07/2026

The Alliance is asking Council about the maintenance of some of Leura’s most used public infrastructure. The deteriorating state of the exterior of the public toilets adjacent to Woolies car park is not a good look for residents or visitors.
We will let you know what we hear back from Council.