Lithgow, Bathurst, Blue Mountains area

[MissM]

Hi All,

We currently live in the Nepean district and are thinking of relocating to Lithgow, Bathurst or Blue mountains area. Not quite sure where yet, just something we are thinking about.

Could anyone provide feedback on these areas? What you like/don't like?

[Sibbie]

I've been in the lower blue mountains for about 10 years now. I'm all for lower mountains, still super close to penrith and close to katoomba too. I think if you go further out to lithgow/bathurst it's just too far from everything...

[kelebek]

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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[MissM]

Tbh - its all about what we can offer our children. Serenity, peace, a backyard not a courtyard. Here in Syd both of us need to work, whereAs in the areas we're thinking I wouldn't have to go back to work until our youngest is in school (we're talking #3 lol)

By then my eldest will be in high school and I've already had a browse at the private schools up there. Obviously I would see them in person before enrolling her.