FORTY FOUR floats took part in Broken Hill’s annual Christmas Pageant on Saturday evening. Hundreds of residents braved the 36 degree heat to watch the Argent Street parade, before wandering down to Sturt Park for the twilight market and more festivities.
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…
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, the Disability Inclusion Action Plan,…
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 Volunteer of the Year Awards.…
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 gigalitres before irrigators can access…
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 adaptation of the celebrated play…
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 and their current status, State…
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 downpour doesn’t seem to be…
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 International Women’s Day lunch on…
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 the base of the Line…
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 lead. Ms Horsfall’s one-year-old daughter,…
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 industrial activity in the Boolaroo…
