Jennie Curtin

Correspondent at Blue Mountains Gazette

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Articles

Hydro Majestic goes solar with $200k eco upgrade

5 days ago | bluemountainsgazette.com.au | Jennie Curtin

The Hydro Majestic at Medlow Bath is going green. Create a free account to read this article or signup to continue readingThe Hydro Majestic. There will be no panels on the significant domed roof of the casino section. File pictureThe hotel has applied to council to put solar panels on its extensive roof, including the pavilion and the flat roof of the hotel but not on the distinctive domed casino.
Martha Morgan's rise: from Q Theatre to Home and Away

1 week ago | bluemountainsgazette.com.au | Jennie Curtin

Mid-Mountains 17-year-old Martha Kate Morgan began to learn acting before she started kindergarten but, as she said, she never actually made the decision to get into the field, rather it just happened. Create a free account to read this article or signup to continue reading"I was so young that I didn't decide to get into acting. My older brother Ned (who is the youngest of my three older brothers), was the one with that dream.
Spike Milligan's surprising legacy in the Blue Mountains

1 week ago | bluemountainsgazette.com.au | Jennie Curtin

How did Woy Woy's most famous product, the late Spike Milligan, end up helping older Mountains women find homes? Create a free account to read this article or signup to continue readingIt's an association that goes back to 1984, when two men worked together on Spike Milligan, The Return of a Legend second farewell tour of Australia. Jazz musician David Paquette and, inset, with old Spike Milligan tour mate and Katoomba local, Vent Thomas.
This Little Piggy expands to a serene new home

1 week ago | bluemountainsgazette.com.au | Jennie Curtin

Quadruple the size and quiet as a church mouse - that's the verdict of This Little Piggy's owners about their new home. Create a free account to read this article or signup to continue readingNo longer on the highway and with thicker windows, Maria Skazlic and Dan Pardey have said goodbye to truck noise. Maria Skazlic and Dan Pardey can't even touch both walls in This Little Piggy's new home on Govetts Leap Road. And moving from 25 square metres to about 96, there's room to spare.
New church planned on old Katoomba pool site

1 week ago | bluemountainsgazette.com.au | Jennie Curtin

The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is hoping to build a new place of worship on the site of an old indoor swimming pool behind the Alpine Motor Inn in Katoomba. Create a free account to read this article or signup to continue readingThe site at 5-7 Camp St, Katoomba, planned for a new church for the Plymouth Brethren.
Experience Nocturnal Magic at Scenic World

2 weeks ago | bluemountainsgazette.com.au | Jennie Curtin

Scenic Railway, Three Sisters and the night's starry sky. Picture Gary P HayesNocturnal at Scenic World has only a few more days to tantalise with holographic native creatures, projection mapping across ancient rock formations and an illuminated interpretation of the secret language of the rainforest after dark.
Heritage NSW demands Paragon Cafe restoration

2 weeks ago | bluemountainsgazette.com.au | Jennie Curtin

The Paragon Cafe's Sydney owner has been put on notice over his failure to maintain the historic Katoomba building. Create a free account to read this article or signup to continue readingHeritage NSW has served a notice of intention to issue an order against solicitor John Landerer. Graffiti and vandalism at the Paragon. Picture suppliedThe notice sets out the Heritage Council's intention to order Mr Landerer to restore the cafe and maintain it to the "minimum standards" under the Heritage Act.
'Horrific': Anger as Paragon Cafe trashed by vandals

2 weeks ago | bluemountainsgazette.com.au | Jennie Curtin

The old soda fountain bar at the Paragon Cafe in Katoomba. It was once the jewel in the Katoomba Street crown. Now the Paragon Cafe has become a filthy, graffitied, vandalised, rubbish-strewn mess. Create a free account to read this article or signup to continue readingHistoric fittings have been ripped out, superb leadlight mirrors and carved oak walls spray-painted and empty booze bottles scattered across the floor. And the grand old soda fountain marble bar has been painted with the letters RIP.
Cataract surgery to move from Blue Mountains hospital

2 weeks ago | bluemountainsgazette.com.au | Jennie Curtin

Cataract surgery will no longer be performed in the Blue Mountains from later in 2025, with planned changes forcing patients to travel to Nepean, Lithgow or Hawkesbury hospitals for operations. Create a free account to read this article or signup to continue readingThe local health district has stopped taking bookings for the procedure at Katoomba hospital and it is expected that all surgeries will be moved by October.
Wentworth Falls estate with award-winning gardens for sale

3 weeks ago | bluemountainsgazette.com.au | Jennie Curtin

One of the most significant properties in Wentworth Falls, the former home of cabaret performer Reg Livermore, is on the market. Create a free account to read this article or signup to continue readingPictures pirramimma.info. The property, which Livermore sold in 2006, was later re-imagined by brothers Matt and John Dillon who acquired neighbouring properties and commissioned a home from renowned architect Peter Stutchbury. The house was later torched and burnt to the ground in 2019.