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Minister awards local transport superstar
NEW South Wales Regional Transport and Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison visited Broken Hill on Wednesday in part to present an award to public transport customer…
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Shedding light on Min Min lights
AUTHOR Michael Williams is in Broken Hill to begin an investigation into the Outback’s legendary Min Min lights. Mr Williams is hoping to collect stories…
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More red alerts along Darling
A RED alert has been issued by Water NSW for potentially toxic blue-green algae at Ellerslie in the lower Darling-Baaka River North of Mildura. The…
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Council on the right path
FOOTPATHS are a common concern of residents in Broken Hill, but in the 2023/2024 period Council constructed more than one kilometres of shared paths. As…
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Funding for airport upgrade
CITY Council continues to lobby for an airport upgrade after securing $10 million for apron and taxiway upgrades while still needing a further $15 million.…
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Christmas carols hit right note
The Silver City’s annual carols extravaganza saw hundreds of residents gather in Sturt Park on Sunday to picnic in the twilight while listening to performances…
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Wall works a sign of progress
THE first wall of the new Broken Hill Library is up. The municipality’s general manager Jay Nankivell said more walls are set to go up…
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Sky’s the limit for students at model flying club
THE Broken Hill Model Flying Club invited Broken Hill High School Students along for a come and try day last weekend to learn to handle…
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Time added to opal input process
COMMUNITY consultations are continuing surrounding the New South Wales Government’s opals report. In 2023, the Minister for Natural Resources Courtney Houssos announced the commencement of…
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Broken Hill Palliative Care Service remembers loved ones
THE Broken Hill Palliative Care Service has held a community remembrance service in Sturt Park to honour and remember loved ones. The group hasn’t staged…
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Master Plan on track
ALMOST 33 per cent of projects for Council’s CBD Master Plan have been completed. In Council’s Draft Annual report 2023/2024, that went to the November…
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Road works all sealed up
A THREE year long road sealing project between Menindee and Pooncarie has officially concluded. More than 75 people worked on paving the 87.5-kilometre stretch of…