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Broken Hill seniors to shine
BROKEN Hill’s seniors will take centre stage at the 2026 NSW Seniors Festival, with performances, morning tea, and opportunities to connect with care services. Yesterday…
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Our unique town featured in book
ROBERT McLean wanted to write a book about his experience living in South Broken Hill but quickly realised that a book about the mine and…
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Writing on the wall for letter delivery
AUSTRALIA will eventually follow Denmark’s lead and abandon its letter service, with deliveries of handwritten notes, Christmas cards and household bills destined to become a…
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Updated road closures in the Far West – Wednesday 3 March
TRANSPORT for New South Wales has provided an updated list of roads in the Far West that have been impacted by recent rains and flooding…
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Winged rescue during floods
A LifeFlight helicopter had a rescue mission near Yunta due to the floodwaters during the weekend. The special mission helicopter rescued a truck driver caught…
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Funding for weir flushed
THE decision to put the Wilcannia Weir “on hold” is playing with people’s right to water, according to the chair Australian Floodplain Association. Recently the…
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Disability Inclusion Action Plan on the right track
A snapshot of Broken Hill City Council’s Disability Inclusion Action Plan has been released with 44 performance action targets being set. At Council’s February meeting,…
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Nominate the next NSW Volunteer of the Year
FRIENDS, family, workmates, and anyone who knows a hard-working volunteer are encouraged to celebrate the enormous impact volunteers have through nominations to the 2026 NSW…
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Floodplain harvesting rules changed
THE New South Wales State Government has changed rules around floodplain harvesting in the northern basin, requiring the Menindee Lakes system to be at 250…
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Sport
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Local netball’s new era
THIS year the Broken Hill Netball Association has introduced six representative squads across five social competitions, in a bid to help create chemistry within the…
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Broken Hill bowls results
North Broken Hill Bowling Club Saturday 21 February With hot conditions tempered to a degree by our carpet green’s shelter shade, 17 social bowlers played…
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Race to finals heats up
WITH just two rounds left in the year, the Women’s Barrier District Cricket League is gearing up for its finals series. North need just one…
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West or North
THE two horse race at the top of the Barrier District Cricket League continues to tighten as the Dogs and the Robins trade big hits,…
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Gala days lead to increased participation
FOR kids living hundreds of kilometres from the nearest cricket oval, NSW Cricket’s visit to Broken Hill brought the thrill of the game. Over Monday…
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Tex and PAOC Crows grand final bound
A SEMI-final victory on Tuesday evening, 24 February at Park 9, has propelled Taylor Walker and his PAOC “Crows” cricketing team-mates into the grand final…
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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Courtroom thriller at Theatre 44
A CLASSIC courtroom drama will take the stage this weekend at Theatre 44 when the Broken Hill Repertory Society presents 12 Angry Jurors, a modern…
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What’s open and closed? Update on Far West Roads
TRANSPORT for New South Wales has provided an updated list of roads in the Far West that have been impacted by recent rains and flooding…
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Flash flooding, roads damaged
THE Barrier Highway is closed in most directions after a deluge of rain over the weekend that’s damaged roads and stranding travellers. And the weekend’s…
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Women giving their all
TICKETS for the annual International Women’s Day Luncheon at the Astra are selling fast. The Broken Hill Domestic Violence Committee are once again hosting the…
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The legacy of the North Bowls Club
FOR more than 75 years, bowlers have gathered on the green at North Bowls Club, swapping stories as readily as they swap ends. Set at…
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Baby returns high reading even after remediation
BROKEN HILL mum Ella Horsfall said she doesn’t know if she’ll ever feel safe with her children living here, knowing what she knows now about…
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Two towns, different treatment
BOOLAROO, near Newcastle, was home to a major lead-zinc smelter until 2003. Lead-rich ore was delivered to the smelter from Broken Hill’s Pasminco mine. The…
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MP criticises toxicity response
NEW South Wales Greens upper house MP Cate Faehrmann has been regularly visiting Broken Hill to learn about the lead problems, and said while the…
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Broken Hill and District golf results
South Broken Hill Golf Club Wednesday February 18– 9-hole stroke K Holmes 32 nett, J Miani 33 nett, R Rowe 35 nett. NTP: R Thomas…
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Recycled art project finds new home
THE much loved exhibition that turns trash into treasure, Waste 2 Art, has found a new venue in the Broken Hill City Art Gallery this…