Only road to famous gardens used for The Great Gatsby shut for a year
Only road to Blue Mountains villages closed to visitors for another yearBy Lani OatawayABC Central WestTopic:Regional CommunitiesPosted Mon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:01amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:01amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:01amSeveral scenes in Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby were filmed at…
- ▪Only road to Blue Mountains villages closed to visitors for another yearBy Lani OatawayABC Central WestTopic:Regional CommunitiesPosted Mon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:01amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:01amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:01amSeveral scenes in Baz Luhrman
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Only road to Blue Mountains villages closed to visitors for another yearBy Lani OatawayABC Central WestTopic:Regional CommunitiesPosted Mon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:01amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:01amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 6:01amSeveral scenes in Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby were filmed at Breenhold Gardens, which has been forced to cancel weddings and other events due to the road closure. (Supplied: M A Golam Mawla)In short:The only road into Mount Wilson and Mount Irvine in the Blue Mountains was shut to visitors in early April due to significant instability and will not be fixed until July 2027.
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