Medlow Bath Community

Medlow Bath Community Medlow Bath is a small, idyllic historic village in the upper Blue Mountains No one is sure where Medlow came from. It runs parallel to the railway line.

Medlow Bath (postcode: 2780) is an Australian small idylic village located near the highest point of the Blue Mountains, between Katoomba and Blackheath. It has an approximate altitude of 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) and is located approximately 115 kilometres (71 mi) west north west of the Sydney central business district and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north west of Katoomba. Medlow Bath is set in a semi-r

ural area which includes fire-prone eucalypt forest, and has been subject to bushfire threats many times during its history. The area around Medlow Bath has been occupied by the Gundungurra and Dhurag Aboriginal people for an estimated 40,000 years before Europeans arrived. On 26 May, 1813 Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson, while crossing the Blue Mountains, became the first Europeans to pass through Medlow Bath. In 1815 William Cox constructed the first road over the mountains and his team passed through the area. The original name of the settlement was Brown's Siding which was given to the railway siding in 1880 because the main business in the area was Brown's Sawmill. In 1883 the name was changed to Medlow because there was another Brown's Siding near Lithgow. It could be a corruption of the Gundungurra word "megalong" or it could be taken from Medlow in England (if there is such a place.) Station St, which runs off the highway at the western end of Medlow Bath, was once part of the main road. About 400 metres from the highway is the No.11 Gatekeepers Cottage, built in 1867. This was originally the residence of the man who controlled a nearby level crossing. It is now privately owned and is one of the best–preserved gatekeepers’ cottages in the Mountains. During the 1880s Edward Hargraves built a house at Medlow Bath where the Hydro Majestic now stands. In 1891 the Belgravia Hotel was opened next to Edward Hargraves' house. The Hydro Majestic Hotel was developed by Sydney businessman, Mark Foy in the early years of the twentieth century and was the main economic activity in the area, until bushfires nearly destroyed the hotel in the summer of 2003. The Hydro Majestic reopened in 2015 following a grand $30 million restoration. The hotel is a combination of three grand properties. The first being a property developed by Edward Hargraves who received a grant from the government following his discovery of gold to the west of the Blue Mountains in 1851. The second was Belgravia Hotel which was built in 1891 next door to the ‘Hargraves House’ and the third was ‘Tuckers House’. In 1904 the Sydney businessman Mark Foy had the railway siding renamed Medlow Bath. Mark Foy had a vision for Medlow Bath and his legacy can been seen throughout this historic village. The Hydro Majestic attracts many visitors, locally and from around the globe, it has stunning, uninterupted $million views overlooking the Megalong Valley. In the 2011 census, Medlow Bath had a population of 517 people. There are many walking tracks beginning at Medlow Bath.

Save the date: Saturday 12 September 2026 for a day of fun in our neighbouring historic village of Mount Victoria. Chec...
03/09/2026

Save the date: Saturday 12 September 2026 for a day of fun in our neighbouring historic village of Mount Victoria. Check out the full program of activities on this link - https://visitmountvictoria.com/mountvicfest/

Hopefully there are no track works, that weekend, catch the train to/from Mt Victoria.

Medlow Bath RFB will be holding their Get Ready Weekend event on Saturday 19th September from 10am-2.30pm. Get down to...
02/09/2026

Medlow Bath RFB will be holding their Get Ready Weekend event on Saturday 19th September from 10am-2.30pm. Get down to the shed n Railway Pde and make sure You Arre Ready!

Medlow Bath RFB will be holding our Get Ready Weekend event on Saturday 19th September from 10am-2.30pm.
Come along and chat to our members about how you and your family can prepare yourselves and your property ready for bushfire season.

01/09/2026
Happy Wattle Day and welcome Spring! A beautiful day to venture out and see some glorious wattles in bloom.
31/08/2026

Happy Wattle Day and welcome Spring! A beautiful day to venture out and see some glorious wattles in bloom.

HAPPY WATTLE DAY: On 1 September, Australians celebrate the national floral emblem and the beginning of spring. In the Blue Mountains, wattle has always been a welcome sign that winter is passing, bringing flashes of gold to bush tracks, railway cuttings, roadsides, gardens and sandstone ridges.

Wattle in the Mountains
For generations, local residents and visitors have watched for the first wattle blooms as the weather begins to warm. Flowering times vary across the ranges: lower mountain valleys may show colour earlier, while colder high-mountain areas around Blackheath and Mount Victoria often hold onto winter longer.

The Mountains are home to many varieties of Acacia, from tall silver and black wattles in moist gullies to smaller species growing in heathland and dry sclerophyll forest. Their flowers provide food for insects and birds, while wattles also help restore soils and regenerate disturbed bushland.

A national celebration
Wattle Day began as a way to promote unity and patriotism in the young Australian nation. For many years, different states and territories marked it on different dates in July, August or September, when their local wattles were at their best.

On 23 June 1992, Governor-General Bill Hayden proclaimed that 1 September each year would be observed as National Wattle Day throughout Australia and its external territories.

A seasonal memory
In the Blue Mountains, Wattle Day can bring back memories of spring bushwalks, school days, yellow branches in a kitchen jar, or train journeys through the ranges with bright gold blooms appearing between the eucalypts and sandstone cuttings.

Wattle is both a national symbol and a local reminder that spring has arrived.

What are your memories of Wattle Day, or the first wattle you notice each spring in the Blue Mountains?

PHOTO: Govetts Leap
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Contemporary European-International cuisine
1 Orient Street, Katoomba
𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡: �Lunch: Tuesday - Sunday �11:30am - 2:30pm
Dinner: Tuesday - Saturday �5:30pm - 8:30pm
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One Orient

31/08/2026

𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗧: 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥
🌏How can we create a more resilient, sustainable and healthy food future for the Blue Mountains? Find out at Plate to Planet: the second Blue Mountains Food Security Fair, Saturday 10 October 2026 at Blue Mountains Planetary Health.

🫶The Fair will bring together local growers, experts, community groups, families and curious residents for a day of inspiration, practical learning and community connection.

🌱Whether you're interested in growing your own food, reducing waste, supporting biodiversity or learning practical skills for the future, the Blue Mountains Food Security Fair offers ideas, inspiration and solutions you can take home and put into practice.

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁: 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿
📅 Saturday 10 October 2026
🕘 9am to 4pm
📍 Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre, 33-39 Acacia Street, Katoomba
🎟 Free entry to the Fair and markets. Workshops and talks require registration and some fees apply.
🔎Explore the program, book tickets and plan your day at https://events.humanitix.com/blue-mountains-2026-food-security-fair

31/08/2026

Hazard Reduction Notification - Warragamba/Silverdale

WaterNSW, supported by the NSW Rural Fire Service, will be implementing various Hazard Reduction burns from tomorrow (1 September 2026) in the Warragamba and Silverdale areas, specifically within the Warragamba Special Area and Warragamba Controlled Area, to the north Warragamba and west of Silverdale, per the below map.

These strategic hazard reduction burn are across a total area of 43 hectares and are expected to take up to 4 days to complete. The burn operations and associated smoke will be visible across the northern parts of the Wollondilly Shire Council LGA. Please only call Triple Zero (000) to report unattended fires.

More info: https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/hazard-reductions

Silverdale Rural Fire Brigade

31/08/2026

It’s time again, for Get Ready Weekend this 19th and 20th of September, 2026.

Meet your local RFS brigades around the Blue Mountains to learn how to prepare your home and family for the bush fire season. Further details and locations to follow!


Blue Mountains City Council, Fire and Rescue NSW, Blue Mountains Police Area Command, NSW SES Blue Mountains

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