Our Community

Providing boys and girls, young and old with lots of fun, challenging experiences, skills development and motivation to do their best and prepare for an active and rewarding life.

Do you enjoy listening to audiobooks or podcasts? Come to our Audio Discussion Group!

Meetings include a mini flower show, morning tea and a guest speaker. Joining fee is $20 the first year and $15 yearly after.

Members enjoy a variety of activities, including woodworking, small machine maintenance, assisting community organisations, but most of all a time of friendly banter over a cuppa and fresh baked bread.

Monday: 10:00am- 2:00pm
Tuesday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 10:00am- 2:00pm
Friday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Sunday: Closed

Visit http://sacredheartblackheath.org.au for a full list of mass times.

The Blackheath Community Alliance is a partnership of Blackheath-based community groups including BANC and Chamber who want to work together for the betterment of Blackheath, its residents and businesses.

The Farm is a place to connect as well as to share knowledge, stories, skills, and food in a beautiful environment. Everyone is welcome - come when you have time! Bring gloves, a drink and food to contribute to a shared lunch.

Blackheath Cricket Club was established on March 29, 1890, making it the oldest running Cricket Club in the Blue Mountains Cricket Association. We cater for ages 8 and up, male and female players.

Blackheath FC is a football club based in Blackheath NSW, Australia. We cater for age groups from Under 6 to Mens/Ladies.

Come to Blackheath Golf & Community Club and enjoy a game of golf, dinner in our restaurant or simply have a relaxing drink on our deck overlooking the course. Check website for full event program.

BAG was established in 2008 in response to the State and Federal Government announcement to upgrade the Great Western Highway between Mount Victoria and Lithgow.

While we have many experienced singers, membership is open to anyone who is willing to learn. We provide online music resources and extra workshops and rehearsals, which are particularly helpful to those who do not read music and/or are discovering and developing their singing voice.

Our professional, university-educated teachers encourage students to develop a love of learning and a desire to succeed. They maintain the highest integrity and concern for your child’s wellbeing.

A Sub-Branch that serves the local Community and our members, providing the Community with ANZAC services all year. The RSL hall just over the railway crossing is a venue for hire.

Blackheath Theatre Company aims to produce plays, encourage local playwrights, run workshops in all aspects of theatre from production to advertising, make-up, sound and lighting, acting and directing. We aim to be inclusive, providing a platform for a range of talents.

Would-be writers welcome! Cost $2 per week

We run a mixed aged program at Occasional Care for children 4mths – 6yrs. We offer long-term or short-term bookings so that parents can take a break, study or attend appointments. Older children enjoy leadership opportunities and pre-school learning with an Early Childhood Teacher and team of Educators.

The Campbell Rhododendron Gardens are unique in the world – no other garden has attempted to plant exotics underneath their existing native bush on such a large scale. The gardens have a series of nature walks leading to the valley floor and the lake, with limited disabled access – most of the paths from the Lodge are bitumen, as is the service road through the valley. The rest, including all the paths on the far side of the valley, are in a natural state and have a varying number of steps to be negotiated.

Boomerang Bags Blackheath has been set up to reduce the use of single-use plastic in Blackheath. Working bees are held at the Blackheath Community Op Shop where anyone can come to learn and help make reusable shopping bags to distribute to local businesses.

Community readers are needed to assist students in developing their literacy skills at Mt Victoria Public School.

Join our Circle of Friends who come together on the second Sunday of the Month at the Blackheath Uniting Church Hall in Govetts Leap Road, to Dance and Sing sacred phrases from various Spiritual Traditions of the Earth & experience Joy.

Community gathering to share skills and keep all textile skills alive: spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet, lace making, felt-making, patchwork. $3 per class.

In the New Ivanhoe Hotel Dining Room with your host Geoffrey. Come along, join in, bring a friend. Make a team of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more. It's free!

Kookaburra Kindergarten is a community run pre-school where parents are encouraged to become involved and participate in their child's early education. The kindergarten has been built by the hard work of volunteers over many decades and has been a place where children in Blackheath and surrounding villages have been looked after for over 60 years.

Blackheath's discussion group. Friendly supportive atmosphere. Haemochromatosis is the most common genetic disorder in Australia. About 1 in 200 people of northern European origin have the genetic risk for haemochromatosis. People with haemochromatosis absorb too much iron from their diet. The excess iron is stored in the body. Over time this leads to iron overload.

Just turn up and meet other children / parents / carers in a friendly and informal setting. This playgroup facilitated by a trained worker from Thrive Services as well as volunteers. Bring a gold coin donation and a piece of fruit to share at morning tea.

Situated at Blackheath on 16 beautiful hectares overlooking the magnificent Kanimbla Valley Mountains Christian College is a low fee school drawing students from Woodford in the east to Wallerawang in the west.

Being a part of the Community Association is rewarding. By becoming a financial member, you can vote on projects happening in Mt Victoria. Working bees, art projects, tidying up the village, connecting with Council, projects in our village and more… have a say and even initiate your own project! Being a part of the Community Association is a great way to make positive impact here in Mount Victoria.

Volunteers welcome on the 4th Saturday of each month (except December) from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Come when you can, leave when you need to.

During the Annual Rhododendron Festival the Blackheath village comes alive with entertainment and street stalls. The Grand Parade takes place on the first Saturday in November and the Annual Art Show is held at the Blackheath Community Centre with over 300 exhibits including traditional and contemporary works.
During the festival, there are varied stalls, activities and music for all the family.

Other activities during November include the Rhodo Dance or Ball, the Rhodo Festival Revue, and the Rhodo Festival Golf Classic. The Campbell Rhododendron gardens are always open for inspection.

Varied and interesting outings for active, older people. $15 per outing.

Helping the community since 1881. In association with Sacred Heart Church in Blackheath, St Vincent de Paul Blackheath Conference supports Blackheath Public School, Mountains Christian School and the Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre, particularly with regular groceries for BANC's food pantry.

The Big Fix Inc. is a local not-for-profit arts, community and media development service, linking storytellers to those in the community working to tackle the many challenges we are facing. Its goal is to change the story to grow a collaborative solutions-focused culture. As well as providing a local news service, TBF runs events, workshops, internships, a volunteer program, and co-ordinates Blackheath Community Farm and the Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute.

The Blackheath Knitwits are a knitting group that knit various items for community services and charity groups like Katoomba's Thrive Family Support services, ‘Wrapped With Love’, Junction 142 and Soul Kitchen. If you’d like to join in, head on down and meet new friends while knitting for some great causes.

No previous writing experience is required. There is lots of fun and literary satisfaction on offer. Cost: $2 per week

Learn to speak French! This course covers: Grammar, Conversation, Pronunciation and Literature.

Come and learn to play the ukulele in a friendly, supportive group.

The Vispassana Meditation Centre offers Offering residential courses in Vipassana Meditation in the tradition of
Sayagyi U Ba Khin as taught by S.N. Goenka
Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills.