Broken Hill Times

Love at the Mulga

A CHANCE meeting and a foresightful text message began the love story of Zara Lindeman and Pawel Kuterba, who met at the Mulga Hotel earlier this year and recently became engaged. Ms Lindeman, a musician from Deniliquin who visited Broken Hill in...

08 Jun 2025

Community

What’s On in Broken Hill?

TODAYMagic Show7pm, Broken Hill Civic CentreSpellbound, created by the brilliant Anthony Street , this show features jaw-dropping vanishings and stunning visual illusionsLife Drawing6pm, Broken Hill City Art Gallery, ticketed Immerse yourself in the...

29 May 2025

News

Give a pet and new life and adopt don’t shop

WITH stronger puppy breeding laws to be introduced across the state later this year, residents in the Far West region considering a pet are being urged to think of adopting from the Broken Hill pound rather than purchasing from a breeder. Pound...

07 Jun 2025

Basketball

The Silver City’s NBL talent

OF Cornish stock, the only child of Ken and Helen Tremelling, Jay was born on the February 5, 1963, before going to Alma Public and Willyama High School. His passion was basketball and across his career he developed from a bench warmer into...

07 Jun 2025

Farming & Environment

Locals abuzz for bee hotel workshop

IMPERIAL Lakes Nature Park’s bee hotel making workshop had a huge attendance on the weekend, with co-ordinator Selen Bilal saying the success of the event will inspire more community workshops.“It was warming to see how many people turned up...

07 Jun 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Waste 2 Art Exhibition opens

THE 2025 Waste 2 Art exhibition opened this week, showcasing artworks made from recycled materials and trash at the Tip Shop and Geo Centre. The exhibition is a collaboration between Lifeline Broken Hill and the Broken Hill Art Exchange, with Art...

07 Jun 2025

Video

News

Murray Darling Basin Authority and NSW Government act on water concern

THE Murray Darling Basin Authority and New South Wales Government are working together to monitor and manage water quality in the Menindee Lakes and the lower Darling-Baaka ahead of summer. Concerns about water quality including dissolved...

19 Dec 2024

Arts & Entertainment

Bus next big dream for Barkindji dance group

THE Barkindji Baaka Dance Group is currently fundraising to buy a new bus, with big plans to take the Wilcannia-based troupe on tour. The group was founded 20 years ago by Barkandji/Malyangapa man Uncle Owen Whyman, who grew up on the banks of the...

07 Jun 2025

News

‘Dark irony’ in power outage handling, inquiry finds

THE report into the electricity outages affecting the Far West in October 2024 by The New South Wales Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Environment and Planning was tabled yesterday, with chair Clayton Barr writing in his foreword that the series...

06 Jun 2025

Nominations open for cultural centre board

WILCANNIA’s Baaka Cultural Centre is almost ready to open to the public, with the board holding their very first meeting inside the complete buildings last month. The centre on Reid Street is to house Baakantji art and culture, including...

06 Jun 2025

News

Tourism operator claims Hydrostor project is full of hot air

WHILE the recent New South Wales Parliamentary inquiry into electricity outages affecting the Far West in October 2024 is yet to release their findings, numerous letters published as part of the investigation are indicating conflict between an...

06 Jun 2025

Sport

Football

Expectations high in round seven

GAME of the round. North seem to me to be back on track, whilst the Maggies just have to keep winning to build that confidence and connection. This game will be a real contest and also maybe a battle in the coaches box as...

06 Jun 2025

Soccer

Broken Hill Soccer Association - round five results

Women’s A Grade:Celtic 1 (Chloe Green) v West 9 (Jessica Cox 3, Jasmine Bow 1, Tamsyn Grillet 2, Ataliah Stephens 3)St Joes 1 (Moa Lundqvist) v Alma 1 (Heaven Celotto)Men’s A Grade:St Joes 1 (Kingsley McIntyre) v Alma 1 (Jacob Johnson)Celtic 1 (Jake...

06 Jun 2025

Tennis

Rackets at the ready

THE Broken Hill Tennis Club is offering the opportunity to try your hand at tennis with a free community event next weekend. Hosted at the O’Neil Park Sporting Complex, the event will run between 5.30pm and 8.30pm and include live music and...

06 Jun 2025

Sport

Broken Hill Greyhounds Results

SUNDAY June 1 saw a 10 race program at the Newmarket Raceway with a big crowd in attendance to enjoy the free entertainment and watch some great canine athletes in action. Those in attendance were lucky to witness the Mark and Lisa Delbridge...

06 Jun 2025

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Opinion

Restoring power to Broken Hill and the Far West

THE outage experienced in October 2024 highlighted the energy challenges Broken Hill and the Far West face, with one transmission line supporting 13,000 customers. Frustration amplified in the community when the...

28 Apr 2025

Letters to the editor

Keep being smart

THIS Summer we reflect on a milestone in our state’s fight against skin cancer. January marks a decade since Victoria banned commercial solariums -- a landmark decision that has undoubtedly saved countless lives. Before the ban, solariums were...

02 Feb 2025

Letters to the editor

Federal election looms

G’DAY folks,Here we are nearly at the end of January, another year under way, and already things are starting to pick up pace after the festive season. I hope that everybody had a chance to get some down time, although I know that for some people...

31 Jan 2025

Letters to the editor

Speak up, just not for the Greens

AS A country person I get frustrated and dismayed at uneducated city influence which is adversely impacting not only our rural lifestyle, but also the cost of living for everyone. Greens policies are reducing the ability of our farmers to grow...

01 Feb 2025

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