Unity ticket calls to halt Blue Mountains coal destruction
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE – GARDENS OF STONE ALLIANCE
Unity ticket calls to halt Blue Mountains coal destruction
11 August 2025
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Claims of NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service bias toward resort development
“A NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) report has dismissed thousands of objections to three clusters of cabins proposed in the Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area near Lithgow by claiming the resorts are low impact and not in pagoda landscapes[i]”, Keith Muir of the Gardens of Stone Alliance* said.
Bid for Serviced Cabins in a Blue Mountains park will test the Minns Government’s green credentials
A proposal to build serviced cabins for tourism in pristine parts of the Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area near Lithgow risks damage to its internationally renowned pagoda landscapes and will set a dangerous precedent.
MEDIA RELEASE: Beaucoup Bulldust hides wilderness development plan
-Commercial accommodation could blight a park’s glorious pagoda landscapes-
Thursday May 2, 2024
Yesterday the NPWS advertised a 31 day public exhibition of an intention to lease three commercial accommodation sites to Wild Bush Luxury, a subsidiary of Experience Co. The lease proposal is for three sites with six cabins and a common lounge building at each site set in a spectacular rocky pagoda landscape in the Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area1.
Review of Gardens of Stone leases must trigger major rethink
On Friday 24 March the NPWS notified Bushwalkers NSW that the Gardens of Stone lease notices for Wild Bush Luxury Experience Pty Limited and Trees Adventure Holdings Pty Limited would be readvertised over the coming months.
Rally to optimize economic benefits for Lithgow from Gardens of Stone ecotourism without trashing the region’s scenic values
The Gardens of Stone Alliance (GOSA) is calling on the NSW Government to optimise economic benefits for Lithgow and minimize scenic and ecological impacts by amending ecotourism development plans for the Lost City, a world-class rock formation 10 minutes from Lithgow CBD.
Economic Research - Summary and Report for Destination Pagoda
New economic research by Dr Jo Mackellar has demonstrated that Lithgow will gain significant job and economic benefits if a new state conservation area were created on its doorstep. The report, commissioned by the Gardens of Stone Alliance, assessed the potential visitors to a planned Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area and the economic contribution of those visitors to the local region. The research identified the community benefits to Lithgow from the new reserve.
