News
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Pooncarie’s Big Yabbie finds its home
ALMOST four years in the making, Pooncarie’s Big Yabby was installed in the middle of town recently, offering a new tourist attraction for road-trippers travelling…
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TAFE strife as tools removed
EMERGENCY actions have been taken by Broken Hill City Council after it was revealed TAFE Broken Hill began removing 12 lathes and four milling machines…
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Games nearly on at refurbed netball courts
REFURBISHMENT of the O’Neill Netball Complex is almost finished with Broken Hill City Council looking to handover the facility in May. The announcement for the…
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Call out for on call firies
BROKEN Hill’s New South Wales Fire and Rescue brigades are hiring for five additional on-call firefighters, four for Patton Street and one for Blende Street.…
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Effort to preserve the story of Yancos ‘swearing barmaid’
LONG-time local Chenny Caldwell has always been known as “the girl from Yanco”, a nickname bestowed thanks to her parents stint running the iconic Yanco…
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Cactus crisis on the move: peak body
A DESTRUCTIVE cactus is marching south from Queensland and farmers need government help to stop its spread, a senior New South Wales Farmers figure says.…
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Coolabah Metals in call for cash
COOLABAH Metals, soon to be renamed Broken Hill Mines, is putting out a call for cash as the ASX grant a waiver in order for…
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Potters Society’s Outback Inspiration
AS part of the new instalment of exhibitions presented by Broken Hill City Art Gallery, local pottery group The Potters Society recently launched their exhibition…
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Bald Archy exhibition set for city
THE Bald Archy Prize, an art competition that was initially created 29 years ago as a parody of the Archibald Prize, is set to be…
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Power line rebuild begins
A SPOKESPERSON for power company Transgrid has announced the reconstruction of permanent transmission lines south of Broken Hill got underway this week. The power lines…
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Local students awarded scholarships
IN partnership with the Workies Club, the Broken Hill Y’s Men’s Club have awarded two educational scholarships to local students for furthering studies after high…
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ICAC boss: rural areas have ‘unique challenges’
THE New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption held a community forum on in Broken Hill Thursday with Chief Commissioner John Hatzistergos in attendance and…