A brighter future for Lithgow

Let's promote new industries that will help Lithgow thrive long into the future!

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Within the next 20 to 25 years, the Lithgow region’s coal industry will no longer exist. If companies and governments begin to take climate change seriously, they will close much sooner.

The coal industry has been a major contributor to the local economy in the past. Lithgow needs a clear plan for meaningful change, underpinned by new investment and jobs.

Our friends at Colong Foundation, Blue Mountains Conservation Society and Lithgow Environment Group have released the Destination Pagoda Proposal - a plan to turn the Gardens of Stone beside Lithgow into a state conservation area, generating many local jobs and boosting tourism in the region.

The proposal is currently being seriously considered by the Lithgow Council which recently released a report by the Transition Working Group titled “A Case for Economic Change”.

Help create a viable alternative for the region by writing to Lithgow Council advocating for the Destination Pagoda proposal.

A brighter future for Lithgow

Let's promote new industries that will help Lithgow thrive long into the future!

Write to Lithgow Council to make the Destination Pagoda plan a reality.

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Dear Madam/Sir,

Thank you for the opportunity to give feedback on the A Case for Economic Change report.

I strongly support the initiative to create a plan for meaningful change, underpinned by new investment and jobs.

In particular, I support the Destination Pagoda Economic Report that plans to turn the Gardens of Stone beside Lithgow into a state conservation area, generating many local jobs and boosting tourism in the region.

The proposed Gardens of Stone state conservation area refers to a 39,000 ha area of natural beauty and Aboriginal heritage on the edge of Lithgow and 140 kms from Sydney.

The region has iconic pagoda rock landscapes found nowhere else in the world, Aboriginal rock art and a unique flora of swamps and forests with 84 threatened plants and animals.

The unique attractions of the area show strong potential to draw thousands of tourists to the region every year.

The Lithgow area already delivers high-quality tourist experiences. This capacity can be developed for future sustainable nature-based tourism.  Its location on the edge of the Blue Mountains tourism region also provides a competitive advantage to engage existing visitors looking for a new and iconic nature experience.

The Destination Pagoda proposal offers an alternative to mining in the region and should be strongly considered by the council as a viable transition pathway.

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A brighter future for Lithgow

Let's promote new industries that will help Lithgow thrive long into the future!

Image: Max Phillips

A brighter future for Lithgow

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