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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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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 International Women's Day lunch on…
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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 the base of the Line…
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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 lead. Ms Horsfall’s one-year-old daughter,…
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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 industrial activity in the Boolaroo…
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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 State Government commissions more reports…
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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 3.06m. Friday February 20 –…
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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 year. The competition invites residents…
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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 New South Wales Government inaction…
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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 in Broken Hill. Professor Hugh…
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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 multiple recent reports detailing the…