I suppose it depends on why you want to move from where you are.

I live in the area's you mentioned and love it here. But I am born and bred so that certainly colours things for me. I class anything over the mountains as Sydney and I know I could never live there... too many people not enough bush. I know in Penrith and Napean you are in the edge of the mountains but there is just too much concrete for me

Bathurst has a great mix of schools, it has the university which is a leader in many of the degree's offered. The hospital is average but it serves the community well IMO.

Housing is starting to boom again and we weathered the GFC fairly well.

There are a reasonable amount of government departments based here and a strong industrial area.

Lithgow is similar but is at heart a mining town although it has grown a lot over the last few years.

You are looking at about 2 1/2 hr drive from Bathurst to Napean area and another hour or so to the CBD.

There are trains (about 5hrs to central) and always the airport.

I could keep going but won't but will answer any more specific questions you may have


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