The Mountains Community Resource Network began in 1984 as the Blue Mountains Community Services Advisory Council.
Some Achievements of the Mountains Community Resource Network
- Initiating and convening BM Community Interagency - well known as one of the best networking processes in the state.
- Initiating the BM social planning process -> BMCC Community Plan.
- Initiating research into the needs of people with disabilities and people of non-English speaking backgrounds in the Mountains 1990-1991, gaining funding for the Migrant Project 1992 to 2005 and resourcing the Blue Mountains Migrant Residents Association.
- Initiating research into the needs of people with disabilities and gaining WSAAS funding for the 1998-2003 Disability Community Development Project.
- Developing and supporting the Coalition Against Poverty which led to the BM Low Interest Loans Scheme (NILS) and Foodshare project development.
- Supporting and resourcing four new neighbourhood centres and numerous other new services to the Mountains.
- Auspicing Blue Mountains Community Transport in its initial development.
- Initiating innovations such as 'The Everyman Project' 2000, 'Access the Best BM' 2000, 'Connecting and Celebrating Communities' 2001, the first national 'Women and Earth Conference', held in the BM in 2002.
- Developing the BM 'Raising Awareness of Mental Illness' RAMI project and the Mental Health Community Cultural development Project 2003-2007.
- Establishing groups such as Blue Mountains People for Peace, Movement for Change.
- Resourcing the Blue Mountains East Timor Sisters Project and the BMCC East Timor Friendship Relationship Committee.
- Developing regional structures such as the annual Teamwest Conferences, Voice for SONG (Small organisations non-government) and playing a key role in the on-going governance and develoment of Western Sydney Community Forum and TRI Community Exchange.