Blaxland

Postcode: 2774

Blaxland is a town in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 70 kilometres west of Sydney, Australia. It is at an altitude of 234 metres and named for Gregory Blaxland who along with William Lawson and William Charles Wentworth, led the exploration that discovered a route over the Mountains in 1813. Prior to 1915 the area was known as Wascoe.

Blaxland is served by a disablity-accessible station on the CityRail network and is home to the only McDonalds Restaurant in the Blue Mountains. It is also home to the Blaxland Redbacks Soccer and Netball teams, a small industrial estate and what will soon become the largest waste disposal facility in the Blue Mountains.

The village of Blaxland received a major overhaul in 2001 with the widening of the Great Western Highway. This led to the introduction of the infamous palm trees along the highway, but also created space for more shops and led to many refurbishments. These changes, combined with the upgrade of Blaxland Station, have improved business in Blaxland.

Blaxland borders the townships/suburbs of Glenbrook, Mount Riverview and Warrimoo.

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