Katoomba, N.S.W.
Katoomba is the economic centre of the Blue Mountains, and was first developed as a tourist destination near the end of the 1800’s. The area is littered with lookouts, waterfalls, and hiking trails, the main attraction being the Three Sisters rock formation. The town's name comes from a Gundungurra Aboriginal word, variously written as “godoomba” or “kedumba”, meaning “water tumbling over a hill” or “shiny, falling water”. Indigenous Australians have been living in this area for approximately 40,000 years.
