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Women Told To Leave Town For Births

EXPECTANT women in the Blue Mountains have been told that as of today they can no longer give birth at their local hospital because of staff shortages, and will have to travel to Nepean or Lithgow hospitals.

Terrorist Suspect Moved After Escape Plot

ONE of nine men awaiting trial on charges of planning a terrorist attack has been moved from his high security cell at Lithgow Jail after an alleged escape plot was foiled.

Van Veen Brothers Getting Up To Speed

LITHGOW boys Johnathan and Brendon Van Veen are yet to convince Nelson Bay coach Robert Relf they are the real deal, but the pair are expected to feature on the representative scene this season.

Enviro 101

A sign outside the Wallerawang power station, west of Lithgow, depicts a silhouette of the plant's giant cooling tower with a wispy cloud gushing from the top. Below the image are two words: "Water Vapour".

Zig Zag Goes Straight To Heart

A WORLD of wizards or a wonder of 19th-century engineering whichever the Zig Zag Railway at Lithgow brings an opportunity for families to discover some old-fashioned fun while admiring what many consider a construction masterpiece of its time.

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Lithgow has a population of around 20,000 people and is located 140 kilometres west of Sydney and east of the Central West region.

Lithgow has maximum temperatures of around 25.5 degrees Celsius and minimum temperatures of 0.7 degrees Celsius.

The region of Lithgow also covers town Wallerwang, Portland and smaller towns such as Hartley.

Lithgow national parks

In the heart of the Blue Mountains, Lithgow is surrounded by stunning national parks.

A couple of the most popular ones include the Wollemi National Park - the largest wilderness area in New South Wales, and full of grand cliffs and rugged mountains.

Gardens of Stone National Park is another great park in the Lithgow area. Like Wollemi, it forms part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.

It is full of native flora such as the banksia and dwarf casurinas.

Lithgow outdoor activities

Other natural attractions in and around Lithgow are Lake Lyell, popular for swimming, camping and fishing, Lake Wallace and Thompsons Creek Dam.

Lithgow events and attractions

Make the most of Lithgow events such as the Delta Energy Expo. The Lithgow event held at Mount Piper Power Station educates on environmentally clean energy production.

The Glow Worm Tunnel in the Lithgow region has intriguing glow worms and padoga rock formations. Lithgow also boasts the Hassans Walls Lookout, the highest lookout in the Blue Mountains at 1130 metres.

Lithgow arts and culture

If you love art, Lithgow has the Hopfner Art Centre featuring award winning pottery by Ludwig Hopfner.

And if you want to know more about Lithgow's heritage, visit the Blast Furnace Park - the place where Australia's iron and steel industry began.

Hartley Historic Site is the place to go in Lithgow for information about pioneers and convicts and admire the Georgian-Victorian architecture and Australian cedar features of Lithgow's Eskbank House.

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