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Film festival brings Bollywood
AN Indian Film Festival has put Broken Hill on their travelling list. Australia’s only national Indian film festival is returning this year, with a powerhouse…
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Vaccines the best prevention: health service
MORE children and adults being vaccinated creates herd immunity which in turn protects the community. This is the advice from the Far West Local Health…
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Dogs gone: Greyhound Club to close mid-year
AFTER more than 50 years, the Broken Hill Greyhound Racing Club will cease operations on 30 June. The decision follows a Deloitte-commissioned review of New…
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Turtles welcome life-saving water
TURTLES, frogs and eel-tailed catfish residing in the eastern lake at Imperial Lakes, just outside of Broken Hill, welcomed a flush of water into the…
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Life imitates art for local teacher
ARTIST and tour guide Clark Barrett’s journey to Broken Hill is uncannily similar to the story of John Grant, the main character in Wake in…
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Local filmmaker reflects on film’s legacy
BROKEN Hill-based filmmaker Jason King was involved in the most recent mini series adaptation of Wake in Fright, shot in Broken Hill and released in…
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Butcher open on Westside
SILVER City Butchery has officially opened i, with the business already a hit. “It’s been pretty flat out this morning,” said Josh Dyke, who was…
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Wake in Fright: 65 years on
SIXTY five years after the release of the novel Wake in Fright, the enduring ties between the now cult-classic novel and film, and the town…
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Camels, community and 70-year love story
BEFORE trains, cars and trucks carried supplies to remote outposts across Australia, camels did the work. Alongside the camels, cameleers from regions in Pakistan, India,…
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Sport
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Prime Train to roll into town
THOMAS Baulch, known by his online persona of Prime Train, will be a Central Broken Hill Footballer for one game only on 20 June. Following…
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Rimfire focus for weekend shoot
ON Sunday 11 January the Silver City and National Servicemen’s Rifle Club conducted a Rimfire Trophy shoot at the 60 yard range. The morning was…
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Broken Hill and District golf results
South Broken Hill Golf Club WEDNESDAY 7 January – 9-Hole Stableford Round Results: M. Winen 23 pts, D. Richardson 20 pts c/b, J. Miani 20…
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Three states confirm dates
THE Tri-State Club Challenge, or the TCC, between the Mildura Kart Club, Broken Hill Kart Club, and Barossa Kart Club has confirmed its dates, with…
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Netball winter dates set
NETBALL will return to Broken Hill on 24 February when the local association’s 2026 Winter Competition gets underway. “The excitement is still there from last…
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Broken Hill and District golf results
South Broken Hill Golf Club FRIDAY 2 January – 9-hole stableford Results: R. Thomas 24 pts, M. Winen 23 pts, D. Brennan 22 pts, .E…
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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World Religion Day to be celebrated
THIS Sunday, World Religion Day will be observed at the Y Women at 349 Blende Street, hosted by members of the local Baha’i community. All…
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Bowls notes
North Broken Hill Bowling Club Saturday 10 January Very pleasant low 30s weather attracted 22 social bowlers who enjoyed the benefit of our club’s shelter…
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Red dirt return for Broken Hill barrel racers
PETERBOROUGH’S 37th rodeo saw some of Broken Hill’s best barrel races travel to the South Australian town on the weekend to compete in the red…
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Big bang rocks the earth
A BIG bang gave residents, in McGowen Lane, a shock last week. As demolition work continues on Willyama High School, the company responsible for removing…
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Heat cuts the power
EXTREME heat in the region has caused a number of power outages. Last Friday residents in North Broken Hill and Railwaytown experienced power loss during…
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More water needed for turtles
NOT-FOR-PROFIT organisation Landcare have raised about $18,000 so far to purchase water so that they can refill an almost dry lake that is home to…
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More committed to eID rollout
THE New South Wales State government will spend a further $2 million to continue the NSW Sheep and Goat Electronic Identification Device (eID) Equipment rebate…
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MP wants time called on ‘no jab, no play’
BARWON MP Roy Butler has said he wants to see an end to the “no jab, no play” policy in early childhood learning centres. The…
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What Trump means at the pump
DONALD Trump’s adventures in Venezuela have the potential to affect local petrol prices, but not in the immediate future, according to veteran Perth-based resources analyst,…
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Music event travels to the Hill
A DAY of workshops, speakers, panel discussions, live performances and networking opportunities for songwriters, producers and composers is coming to Broken Hill next month. The…