12K views · 241 reactions | Meanwhile in Lithgow small Hail lighting and thunder this afternoon Sent into storm watch by Joanne Ryan Via NSW Storm Watch Weather Spotter"s | New South Wales STORM WATCH | Facebook

Soak in the magnificent 180 degree view of the Blue Mountains escarpment and rolling valleys below. Hassan’s Walls Lookout - Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia WikiCamps site link: wikicamps.com.au/site/42059/33513970 | WikiCamps

17K views · 387 reactions | The New South Wales bushfire crisis is tonight centred on Lithgow, two hours west of Sydney. Homes are being destroyed as flames spread through suburban streets. www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS | 7NEWS Melbourne | Facebook

As we move away from coal fired power, we need to think about what the economic future of towns like Lithgow look like. Why is the State Government buying trains from South Korea and buses from Malaysia instead of designing and building them here in New South Wales? Communities in the Upper Blue Mountains and Central West need an economic future beyond digging up and then burning coal but the Liberal and National Parties are doing nothing to help secure that for them. | Trish Doyle MP