Recently, the Destination Pagoda plan for the Gardens of Stone area has been attracting some debate.
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You can now have the chance to see a documentary created about the area's potential at an event on Wednesday, August 21 at 5.30pm.
The plan has been prepared by the Gardens of Stone Alliance, a cooperative group including members of the Blue Mountains Conservation Society, The Colong Foundation and Lithgow Environment Group.
The Destination Pagoda proposal suggests that 32,000 hectares, encompassing Ben Bullen, Newnes and Wolgan State Forests adjoining the Gardens of Stone, should become a tourism icon for its natural wonders.
It proposes investment to upgrade access so that visitors could spend time enjoying the wonderful and unique rock formations of which there are approximately 3000.
The proposal's authors estimate it would bring an estimated 200,000 visitors per year and define Lithgow as a major must-see destination.
"On short walks, families could discover pagodas, dramatic gorges, escarpments, wildflowers, sweeping upland swamps and montane heathlands, grassy woodlands and forest glades. There are unique plants, animals and significant Aboriginal sites," the group said in a statement.
"The benefits to Lithgow will be that a range of services from accommodation, transport, guided tours, food, drink, supplies, outdoor equipment, fuel, entertainment and restaurants will be required thus expanding and diversifying local employment."
To find out more see Destination Pagodas documentary (20 minutes) at Lithgow Library on Wednesday, August 21 at 5.30pm.
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