News
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Actors needed at Theatre 44
ANYONE considering adding acting to their list of hobbies to take up in 2026 is invited to attend Theatre 44’s open day between 4pm and…
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Mining to start mid-year
Broken Hill Mines, BHM, is moving full steam ahead at the Pinnacles mine, with site preparation, drilling, and staff recruitment underway for a restart in…
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Broken Hill loses last bookie
FOR the last decade and a half Doug Carroll held the title of the World’s Oldest Bookmaker – with talks of him going into the…
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Smokies fast on residential fire
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire on Cummins Street last week. The blaze appeared to break out at the back of the Cummins Street house…
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Commitment to community honoured
TWELVE people were honoured at the Broken Hill City Council’s Australia Day Event with Australia Day Awards for their service to the community. Professor Ian…
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Lease granted for new preschool
A NEW preschool looks set to open in the coming weeks after a lease was approved for the space formerly occupied by Playtime Preschool. At…
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Councillors forced to find their feet
NEW rules introduced by the New South Wales State Government will see councillors stand to speak in council meetings. At this month’s ordinary council meeting…
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Heat kills 100s of fish
HUNDREDS of fish have died near Weir 32 at Menindee this week as temperatures soared to about 50 degrees Celsius along the river and water…
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Power and produce gone
AS a prolonged heatwave continued to put stress on the electricity network this week, related power outages caused Coles to dumb a large amount of…
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What’s on in Broken Hill?
FRIDAY The Workshop 343 Blende Street, 9.30am The Royal Flying Doctor Service Broken Hill Wellbeing Place hosts a free variety of craft and woodworking activities.…
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Red and amber alerts for blue-green algae
LAKE Menindee’s Site 19 and Outlet Regulator have been issued with blue-green algae red alert warnings this week, after recent testing was carried out at…
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Central Darling Shire’s shining stars
A NUMBER of citizens and groups were recognised Central Darling Shire on Australia Day. The awards were an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions to the…












