Since you mention the Grose Valley, you might be interested to know that it got a bit burnt recently, resulting in a bunfight over bushfire management. The two people whose opinions I trust in such things (Nic Gellie, who used to be the Blue Mountains Fire Management Officer in NPWS, and Wayne Brennan, who has been an archaeologist and RAFT firefighter for NPWS in the area) crossed swords on camera with the Rural Fire Service's Commissioner Phil Koperberg. Phil pulled out the political flannel and has now been elected the local State MP for the area. So the Grose Valley will be a bit different from now on.

Cheers, Rowan