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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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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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Sport
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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…
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Cheese makes leadership group
FOR the 2026, second-year Crow from the North Broken Hill Bulldogs, Isaac Cumming, along with 201-centimetre key forward Riley Thilthorpe has been added to the…
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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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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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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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…
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Maari Ma leaves local advisory
CHIEF executive of the Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation, Richard Weston, said the corporation recently withdrew from the Broken Hill Environmental Lead Response Group, citing…
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New report, same findings
IN January, the New South Wales State Government’s chief scientist and engineer released a report called Reducing the health and environmental impacts of lead contamination…
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Broken Hill: lead by neglect
HEALTH workers, journalists and politicians are calling upon the New South Wales Government to act on high-blood lead levels in Broken Hill in light of…
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The heavy issue: where to from here?
THE recently released chief scientist & engineer’s report, much like numerous scientific reports published before it, noted that potential sources of lead exposure in Broken…
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Something to write home about as post office changes hands
AFTER 23 years, Randy and Narrelle Meatheringham have handed over the keys to the South Broken Hill Post Office. Mr Meatheringham spent 22 years on…
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Council cash flow causes clashes
BROKEN Hill City Council’s short-term cash position caused chaos at the monthly meeting during the week. In a review of the City’s quarterly budget, it…