Govetts Leap Catchment Group

The Govetts Leap Catchment is part of the traditional lands of the Dharug and Gundungurra people. We pay respect to their elders past and present.

The Govetts Leap catchment is located within the town of Blackheath and the adjacent Blue Mountains National Park. Govetts Leap Brook, which drains the catchment, flows over the escarpment at Govetts Leap (sometimes called Bridal Veil Falls). The catchment is important not only for its natural beauty, but it also feeds into the Grose Wilderness, part of the UNESCO Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.

The Govetts Leap Catchment Group is an independent group of conservation volunteers with extensive experience in bush regeneration in the Blue Mountains who are concerned about environmental issues in the catchment. The Group considers the most serious threats to the catchment are weeds and drainage issues. By taking a whole of catchment approach we hope to improve the management of the catchment and enhance the natural values of the area.

All members of the Group are active as bushcare volunteers and in other conservation activities. The Group engages constructively with many of the landholders within the catchment, including Blue Mountains City Council and National Parks and Wildlife Service. The Group believes that it is important for the community, particularly bushcare volunteers, to be involved in, and consulted in relation to management and protection of the natural values of the area.

Photo: Keith Brister