News
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Voluntary administration for South preschool
IN January, Playtime Preschool ownership expressed a desire to expand the business, however during last week the centre abruptly shut its doors. It was announced…
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Are ewe OK?
THE shearer’s life is a rewarding one, but it can be tough, something Carol Mudford knows only too well. An Agrifutures Rural Women’s 2025 award…
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Works begin to remedy Sturt Park
A TIMELINE for getting Sturt Park reopened has been put in place. After the arson attack that saw a large part of the playground and…
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Environment group backs beefed up NSW water rules
A KEY environmental group has backed the passing of strengthened water theft laws in New South Wales. Passed by the NSW upper house last Thursday,…
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Tennis champs crowned
THE Annual Broken Hill Tennis Championships once again delivered multiple nights of fierce rallies, surprise results and title-defining moments across both singles and doubles fixtures.…
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Long live the Crabb King
In a rivalry reminiscent of Formula One’s greats Ayrton Senna and Allain Prost, Nathan Crabb has reclaimed the Annual Broken Hill Tennis Open Singles Championship,…
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Hearing adjourned in alleged kill threat case
A MAN accused of threatening to kill a woman has had his hearing adjourned in Broken Hill Local Court on Wednesday after the complainant left…
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What’s on in Broken Hill
FRIDAY Welcome Table Junction Hotel, 4.30pm Come grab a drink with people who have just recently started to call Broken Hill home. Broken Hill Game…
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Maari Ma Art Awards celebrated
A HUGE crowd filled the Broken Hill City Art Gallery on Friday evening, for the announcement of the winners of the annual Maari Ma Indigenous…
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Sport
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EJ and Crows progress to semis
DOMINANT in the AFLW elimination final last Sunday afternoon against first time finalists St. Kilda, the Adelaide Crows got home by a handsome 44-point margin,…
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Bowls notes
Broken Hill Men’s Indoor Bowls Association SEMI-final time for the men’s fours season has come down to the team’s competition with the Muso Flags pairing…
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Engines roar as region hosts titles
SEVEN turns, 397 metres. That’s the distance the best drivers in the Outback will tackle, as they compete for the Silver City Titles in Broken…
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Race night a tribute to sidecar champ
THE Broken Hill Speedway Club is hosting the inaugural Spotty Burke Memorial this Saturday night. The event will feature sidecar racing in senior, junior and…
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Heat shock Jesters to progress to GF
It was the upset of the season in the first semi final as the Heat beat the ladder leading Jesters 59 to 25, and progressed…
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Houdini does it again
THE Newmarket raceway hosted an eight-race program on Sunday 9 October, with the feature race being the annual Ryder Challenge for the top grade chasers…
Entertainment
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Willyama Arts anniversary
THE Willyama Arts Society celebrated it’s 64th annual exhibition on Friday night with the Willyama Art Awards. President of the society, Dennis Hebbard, said he…
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Spiritual festival welcomes all souls
THE Outback Spiritual Festival gets underway today at the Broken Hill Racecourse and it continues to grow in size. Medium and event organiser Jill Blackburn…
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What’s on in Broken Hill?
TODAY Rainbow in the Outback 81 Buck Street, 6pm Live music, drag shows, DJs are just the beginning as the Rainbow in the Outback Festival…
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Councillor Byrne resigns due to work commitments
BROKEN Hill city councillor Ashley Byrne has resigned, effective immediately, due to work commitments. Council has contacted the NSW Electoral Commission to begin the process…
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Biggest Bash yet
THE biggest Mundi Mundi Bash festival yet took place over the weekend, with about 15,000 festivalgoers in attendance to spend four days on the plains…
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Food, fuel and industry
CHANGED traffic conditions may affect Broken Hill residents who have engineering on their minds. The industrial belt at Kanandah Road will be upset until September…
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Time capsule set for the year 2050
IN March of this year, a time capsule was opened that had been buried since the year 2000. Inside were written thoughts and photographs sent…
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Investigations into regional airfares
DESPITE a possible buy-out for Rex Airlines, the Regional Capitals of Australia (RCA) would still like to see a Productivity Commission inquiry into regional airfares.…
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Flying doctors marks success
THE Royal Flying Doctor Service’s South Eastern Section held its annual Year in Review event at the Flying Doctor Outback Heritage Experience last week. RFDS…
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Lest we forget
NEAR the River Moselle, France, on the morning of 11 November, 1918, the American artillery thundered on the German position until, at exactly 11am, the…
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Green light for Rex takeover
THE continuation of Rex flights between Mildura and Melbourne appears assured after creditors voted to approve the sale of the beleaguered airline to US firm…
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Rental support for DV survivors
VICTIM-survivors of domestic violence could have a greater ability to leave unsafe living situations following the introduction of tenancy reforms across New South Wales. The…