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The Blue Mountains is Sydney's greatest recreation area for people who prefer the bush to the sea. They are part of the Great Dividing Range, which stretches from Gippsland region of Victoria in the south to the tropical rainforests of north Queensland.It also has a beautiful mountain hotel and a resort in Katoomba and Leura. Browse our stunning selection of four to five star properties, all of which are close to the Blue Mountains, The 3 Sisters, Wentworth Falls, The Katoomba Scenic Railway, Jenolan Caves and much more. Book accommodation and tours now.

The Sydney Basin is a major structural basin containing a thick Permian-Triassic sedimentary sequence that is part of the much larger Sydney-Gunnedah-Bowen Basin. This extends all the way from Durras Lake (near Batemans Bay), in the south of New South Wales, north to Bowen (just south of Townsville) in Queensland, a distance of several thousand kilometres. The Sydney Basin is vary important as it contains all the known large coal-fields in New South Wales and Queensland.

Sydney features a subtropical climate with a long summer season, which tends to fall between November to March. Located in the southern hemisphere, the summer months in Sydney are a particularly popular time to visit the city, when its beaches and coastline are amongst the highlights.Winters in Sydney, between June to August, are extremely mild and warm, although this time of the year can be a little damp. Springtime in the city, around September and October, is an appealing time of the year, when many of the area's plants begin to flower. Sydney differs to much of Australia, with a fairly stable climate with few extremes. Many people choose to visit the city during December, to enjoy the fine Sydney weather and celebrate Christmas on the city's beaches. The average annual daytime temperatures in Sydney are around 23°C / 74°F.