Lithgow Physi began in 2000, when Instructress Melinda Mills decided to open a brand new club affiliated with the Edith Parsons School of Physical Culture. Although Melinda had competed in Physical Culture since the age of three at various clubs throughout the Blue Mountains, she had never taught physi, and had no idea how it would be received in Lithgow. "I worried that there might just be my daughters and myself that first year, but we started with 20 members, and just grew and grew. There was a real need for a pastime for girls and ladies within the Lithgow area, and we have had members from as far away as Blackheath, Bathurst, Orange and Mudgee!"