The next Blue Mountains East Timor Sisters garage sale will be held on Saturday November 28, 2009. 66 Wentworth St, Blackheath.

We are seeking donations now -- perfect time to spring clean and give away those treasures that we can turn into cash for water tanks, scholarships, community development projects and safe houses for women experiencing violence.

Contact Gail for more information on 4787 6310

Wednesday, November 25. Gearins Hotel, Katoomba. Ph 0401 466 831 for more details. Part of the Just Transition tour.

The Lithgow leg of the Just Transition bus tour will be on November 24. There are plans for a public meeting with the Lithgow Environment Group. Details to be announced. For more information visit http://www.transitiontour.wordpress.com/.

Saturday, November 21, 11am. Grand View Hotel, Great Western Highway, Wentworth Falls.

Mark Colvin is the presenter of ABC Radio’s current affairs program PM. Mark’s credits include Four Corners, Nation Wide, The World Today, 7.30 Report, Foreign Correspondent and Lateline. His film on famine in Ethiopia won a Gold medal at the New York Film Festival.
Mark will follow our brief AGM.
Lunch in the Grand View Hotel Bistro after the meeting will enable further discussion.
For more information, contact Bob on 47541620

Friday, October 16, 7.15pm. Mt Vic Flicks, Mt Victoria. Organised by the Blue Mountains Councils' East Timor Freindeship Committee. Ph 0448 238 013 for tickets.

Dr Helen Caldicott launches her new book ``If You Love This Planet''.

Saturday, November 7, 2:30pm. Wentworth Falls School of Arts, GWH, Wentworth Falls. Entry by Donation.

Promoted by WILFP, Blue Mountains Women's Health Centre and Megalong Books (http://www.megalongbooks.com).

Protest walk begins Saturday, November 28, 2009, 8.30 am. From Blue Mountains Hospital, Great Western Highway, Katoomba. Organised by Blue Mountains Hospital Equity & Access Lobby (HEAL). Visit http://heal-saveourhospital.blogspot.com/ for more info.

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Yes, it is a bl** dy long way to Nepean Hospital, particularly when you are sick or need to visit a loved one who has been transferred off Mountain for hospital services. In fact, it’s 53.1 kms from BMDAMH to Nepean Hospital via a highway that is both busy and a permanent construction zone.

Just think – Mountains residents who require dialysis, chemotherapy or general surgery are all required to travel to Nepean Hospital for services. And because of the unstable service provision at BMDAMH, Mountains residents are often transferred to Nepean to give birth, have a fracture attended to or to have emergency surgery.

A celebration of art and the environment by the Blue Mountains arts community. World music, food, fun, eco and environmentally focused stalls, art, performances.

Wentworth Falls TAFE, Sat-Sun October 24-25. Visit http://footbeatfestival.com.au for program and details.

Greens NSW MP John Kaye speaks on climate change and energy, and the Greens' petition demanding the Rudd government do more to reduce carbon emmissions and help households make the transition to a prosperous, sustainable future.

Wednesday, September 30, 7pm,
Blackburn's Family Hotel,
15 Parke St, Katoomba
enquiries: 0431 624 404

Friday, September 25, 7.30 pm. Conservation Hut, Fletcher St (far western end), Wentworth Falls.

The environmental and economic merits of rail versus road transport will be the topic of the September Monthly Meeting at the Conservation Hut. The Blue Mountains Sustainable Transport Alliance and the groups involved in the Mt. Vic by-pass issues have been invited to participate along with a keynote speaker presenting environmental and economic data.

Road Transport has been favoured by Commonwealth and state governments for many years with taxpayers financing the roads, owner drivers paying the license fees while the transport companies reap the profits. The usual economic analysis seems to involve only a comparison between the costs to a transport company of transporting a container versus the cost of the entire rail network.