Location .....

Lithgow TAFE College is located in the city of Lithgow in the State of New South Wales in the country of Australia. The Lithgow region is located on the traditional lands of the indigenous aboriginal population the Dharruk, Gundungurra and Wiradjuri Nations. Lithgow is situated 140 km west of Sydney, on the western edge of the Blue Mountains.

Statistics: Total Population (LGA): 19,756 Latitude: 33.4901 S Longitude: 150.1498 E Elevation: 950.0 m Temperature Averages: Summer: Max 25.5° Min 11.8° Winter: Max 10.4° Min 0.7° Postcode: 2790

It is the perfect location for outdoor education training based on the cusp of three national parks.

Two of these parks include:
The world heritage listed Blue Mountains National Park (Wikipedia link to Blue Mountains National Park) and
The Wollemi National Park (Wikipedia link to Wollemi National Park)

Wollemi pine information
One of the worlds oldest and rarest trees (http://www.wollemipine.com/index.php)

Outdoor activities enjoyed in this area are:

• Downhill and cross country mountain biking
• Canyoning
• Bushwalking
• Rock climbing and
• Abseiling

Places to stay: http://www.lithgow-tourism.com/accomm.htm
Rental options: http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?id=2790&a=qfp&cu=fn-rea&t=ren

Come to Lithgow to study and you will understand why people from all around the world come here to enjoy adventure based and nature based recreation.

Useful Links:
Lithgow Tourist Information - http://www.lithgow-tourism.com/index.html
Blue Mountains Tourism - http://www.visitbluemountains.com.au/

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leadership and technical skills training ......
to meet the needs of employers in the outdoor profession.'