| LINKS TO OTHER WEB-SITES THAT CONTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE NEWNES AREA |
| Go to the bottom of this page for links to other pages on this web site. |
Emergency Services - weather & bushfire:
| Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology | Four-day weather forecast. |
| NSW RFS - Total Fire Ban and Current Fire Danger Map |
Newnes is in area "10" (Central Ranges). This map is usually updated daily at about 5.00pm and midnight. |
| NSW RFS - Current Incidents in NSW. | Has the latest info. on any current bushfires. |
| NP & WS "Firenews" | National Park closures. |
| Roads & Traffic Authority | Road closures. Also by telephone on 132701. |
Accommodation at Newnes:
| NEWNES HOTEL HISTORIC WILDERNESS RETREAT | Very comfortable cabin accommodation is now available at Newnes. For bookings, telephone: (02) 6355-1247. |
| A selection of nearby accommodation can be found on the Camping & Accommodation page. | |
Web-sites with information on Lithgow and the Blue Mountains:
| Lithgow Visitors Centre Information | Our local Visitor Centre site, with plenty of info. on the Lithgow district. |
| LiSP (Lithgow) Tourism Information | Lithgow information provided by the local Lithgow ISP. |
| Blue Mountains Tourism Ltd. | Blue Mountains information from the local tourism authority. |
| Blue Mountains Information | More information on the Blue Mountains. |
| NP&WS Home Page. | The main entry point for information on all national parks in New South Wales |
| Wollemi National Park. | Newnes is located within south-west corner of this park. |
| Gardens of Stone National Park. | A nearby national park, made up of three areas to the west and south of Newnes. |
| Blue Mountains National Park. | Adjoins Wollemi National Park to the south. |
| The pages for Wollemi National Park and Gardens of Stone National
Park have only limited information at this stage. The Blue Mountains pages are very informative and contain information that is also relevant to Newnes. | |
| Introductory page and location map of World Heritage Areas in Australia. | These pages give more information on the Greater Blue Mountains Heritage Area and other Australian World Heritage Sites |
| Greater Blue Mountains Area | |
| Greater Blue Mountains Area - World Heritage Values | |
| World Heritage - What does it mean? | |
| Implications of World Heritage listing | |
| Australian World Heritage Properties - Legislation |
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