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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

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Health

Art for new mental health unit

THE new acute mental health inpatient unit currently under construction as part of the Far West Local Health District Hospital redevelopment will be decorated with paintings by local artists to bring colour and life to the facility. Creatives...

31 Mar 2025
News

High stakes for regional clubs

LIQUOR and Gaming NSW inspectors have begun conducing a compliance operation at regional clubs and hotels throughout March. Checks will be done to ensure venues understand and are compiling with external gambling signage rules, as well as recent...

31 Mar 2025
Police & Courts

Jury finds man not guilty on child sex charges

A MAN has been found not guilty of child sex charges after a District Court jury in Broken Hill deliberated for half-an-hour on Friday. The 38-year-old man was charged with one count of aggravated sexual intercourse with a child aged between 14 and...

31 Mar 2025
News

Free writing comp open for regional writers

A FREE writing competition facilitated by Country Press NSW, the peak body representing independent regional newspapers, is calling on entries from primary and secondary school students, and adults, living in readership areas of the Country Press...

31 Mar 2025
Farming & Environment

Spiny burrgrass outbreak at Wilcannia Cemetery

AN invasive weed known as spiny burrgrass has been found in Wilcannia Cemetery. This weed has a sharp and clingy burr with the ability to spread rapidly and tendency to develop into dense infestations in favourable conditions. It is easily spread due...

31 Mar 2025
Farming & Environment

MDBA meet to discuss upcoming reports

THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority met last week in Griffith to discuss challenges that come with ageing water assets such as weirs, locks and storages, and the importance of these assets in managing water resources. Work is underway to address...

31 Mar 2025
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Education

Author shares inspiration with kids

CHILDREN’S author Nathan Luff spent this week in Broken Hill hosting creative writing workshops at local schools. Luff, who authored The Nerd Herd series along with numerous other books, grew up in Yass and said he understand the importance of...

30 Mar 2025
Business

Southside businesses feel forgotten

BUSINESS owners along Patton Street in South Broken Hill have begun working together to promote their side of town, with many believing their area has been forgotten by locals and council alike. Two of the most vocal businesses in this new campaign...

30 Mar 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Away to take centre stage

IT’S almost time for the actors of Theatre 44’s production of Away by Michael Gow to take to the stage. Away is an Australian play set in 1968 that tells the story of three families, whose only connection is the school that their...

29 Mar 2025
News

10 years since native title win

THIS year marks the ten-year anniversary since the largest native title claim in New South Wales history was won by a federal court during a hearing in Broken Hill. In 2015, the Barkandji people had 128,000 square kilometres of land from the South...

29 Mar 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Local screening for cult classic

THE newly formed cinema club, Red Dirt Film Club has partnered with the Broken Hill Musicians Club to screen cult classic film Wake in Fright at the Silver City Cinema on April 9. The recently remastered version of the film will be shown, which has...

29 Mar 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Indigenous arts officer funding for local org

LOCAL arts organisation West Darling Arts have received over $100,000 in government funding to employ an Aboriginal arts officer. The funding will allow the organisation to increase delivery of services to indigenous artists throughout the Far...

29 Mar 2025
News

Scenic flights on offer

LOCAL helicopter mustering business Far West Helico will now be offering scenic flights, commencing tomorrow. For co-owner and pilot Alex Johnson, flying choppers has been a lifelong dream, and offering scenic flights over his hometown has been...

28 Mar 2025
News

Council countback set to reinstate Page

FORMER councillor and mayor Ron Page looks set to step back in the role after the passing of councillor Dave Gallagher. Cr Gallagher’s passing left an empty seat within Broken Hill City Council. The position will be filled with a countback that...

28 Mar 2025
News

‘Pretty disappointing’: Mayor reacts to Budget

BROKEN Hill City Council’s Mayor Cr Tom Kennedy has reacted with disappointment to the Federal Government’s Budget.“I think the budget is not a good budget for regional Australia,” he said.“If I understand the discussions surrounding the...

28 Mar 2025
Police & Courts

Another 2 months on bail for alleged rapist

A COMMITTAL hearing for a man charged with five counts of alleged rape and one aggravated sexual assault has been delayed for a further two months. The accused, Glenn Phillips, was excused from appearing in court on Tuesday, March 25, and was...

28 Mar 2025
Sport

Sports reporter’s decades of dedication

AN accomplished junior sportsman and a member of the Barrier’s 1982 Harry Meyer Cup-winning cricket team, at the SACA Country Cup as a tear-away quick, John Casey has come through the ranks of Australia’s sporting media to become one of the...

28 Mar 2025