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April 2018 issue A monthly publication showing the visitor what to do, where to eat and where to stay. Enjoy exploring from the Mountains and down to the sea, along our waterways and our spectacular gardens. Explore above and below ground...by car, cycle, on foot, on horseback or by public transport...we have it covered!
April 2018 issue
A monthly publication showing the visitor what to do, where to eat and where to stay. Enjoy exploring from the Mountains and down to the sea, along our waterways and our spectacular gardens. Explore above and below ground...by car, cycle, on foot, on horseback or by public transport...we have it covered!
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Mid <strong>Mountains</strong><br />
© Nyla Thomas<br />
www.bluemountainsimag.com.au<br />
Autumn has arrived with cooler<br />
temperatures <strong>and</strong> the lovely colours<br />
will soon be turning the town red.<br />
The Mid <strong>Mountains</strong> has many<br />
incentives, so swing off the highway<br />
on your way up <strong>and</strong> enjoy one or more<br />
of the various activities available. Stop<br />
in to check out the new restaurants.<br />
ANZAC Day, commemorated on 25<br />
April each year, is the solemn day of<br />
remembrance of those Australian <strong>and</strong><br />
New Zeal<strong>and</strong> Army Corps soldiers<br />
who fought <strong>and</strong> died at Gallipoli in<br />
1915. It is also a day of remembrance<br />
Lower <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Mountains</strong><br />
Arts Trail<br />
Saturday 7th April<br />
Sunday 8th April<br />
10.00am - 4.00pm<br />
www.artstrail.org.au<br />
Artist credit -‐ Ingrid Russell<br />
for all soldiers who have fought <strong>and</strong><br />
died for their country. Botanical Art is<br />
again being commissioned to provide<br />
floral tributes. At 6.00am don’t miss the<br />
Dawn Service at The Cenotaph, Honour<br />
Ave, Lawson. Families are welcome<br />
at the 11.00am Morning Service, The<br />
Cenotaph, Honour Ave.<br />
Meet up with fellow walkers for a 45-<br />
60 minute stroll around local Lawson<br />
streets, starting at the Mid <strong>Mountains</strong><br />
Community Centre New Street,<br />
Lawson. 9.15am for a 9.30 start. Lawson<br />
Parkrun, is a free weekly timed 5km<br />
DESIGN your own Art Trail<br />
There are 13 artists in the lower <strong>Blue</strong><br />
<strong>Mountains</strong> opening their studios for you<br />
to visit on the weekend of Saturday 7 April<br />
<strong>and</strong> Sunday 8 April between 10.00am <strong>and</strong><br />
4.00pm.<br />
You can visit all 13 over the weekend <strong>and</strong><br />
stay overnight in any one of the hundreds of<br />
places to stay, or you can design your own<br />
arts trail <strong>and</strong> only visit the media you are<br />
interested in.<br />
With many different media to choose from<br />
you are bound to find an artist with the style<br />
that you love <strong>and</strong> you’ll want to spend the<br />
whole day with them. On this trail the artists<br />
include encaustic, painting, photography,<br />
mixed media, glass art, writer, mosaic <strong>and</strong><br />
visual artists.<br />
The <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Mountains</strong> Artist Network fosters<br />
emerging artists <strong>and</strong> also supports existing<br />
<strong>and</strong> successful artists. These trails are<br />
designed not only to help you discover<br />
yourself, but to help others discover you as<br />
well.<br />
Whether you are a budding artists <strong>and</strong> not<br />
sure of your style, you want some inspiration<br />
or just wish to spend some time with others<br />
on the same journey, this trail is sure to<br />
deliver that <strong>and</strong> more.<br />
The photograph credit is Ingrid Russell.<br />
event for runners of all st<strong>and</strong>ards, takes<br />
place every Saturday at 8am at the end<br />
of St Bernard’s Drive Lawson, just past<br />
the swimming pool.<br />
The <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Mountains</strong> Hotel, Great<br />
<strong>West</strong>ern Highway, Lawson provides<br />
free live music from 8.00pm on the<br />
second <strong>and</strong> third Thursdays of the<br />
month. On Monday nights their Trivia<br />
contests generates a lot of interest.<br />
What to See & Do<br />
Woodford Academy<br />
Walk the North Lawson Waterfall<br />
Circuit<br />
Ride the Oaks Fire Trail<br />
Lawson Swim Centre<br />
Rust <strong>and</strong> Timber Chocolate Bar.<br />
Take a picnic to North Lawson Park<br />
<strong>and</strong> let the kids loose on the<br />
enclosed playground equipment<br />
Take the children <strong>and</strong> their skate<br />
boards to the Lawson Skate Park just<br />
south of the town on the Great<br />
<strong>West</strong>ern Highway<br />
© Kirsty Bremner KLB Images<br />
12 www.monthlyimag.com.au
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