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ATSB continues look into helicopter crash
STAFF at the Australian Transport Safety Bureau are still investigating the cause of a fatal helicopter crash that took place on Friday, November 22, 2024…
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Scholarships for sports stars
THE Outback Emus have opened applications for their annual Pursuit of Excellence scholarship that offers money for junior competitors who have shown excellence in their…
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Solar to power council sites
BROKEN Hill City Council is set to make a major shift to renewable energy across municipal operations after receiving $2.5 million in funding through the…
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Letters to be blast from the past
LETTERS from the 1970s reburied in 2000 are ready to be returned to their rightful owners. After 25 years, the contents of the Original Lions…
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Hydrostor work to begin
ABOUT 80,000 homes could be powered in peak times in the Broken Hill area with an old mining site to be transformed into a compressed…
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Local parish prays for Pope
AS the Vatican issues updates on Pope Francis’ health, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Broken Hill parish is praying alongside the world for his…
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Pooncarie’s Big Yabbie finds its home
ALMOST four years in the making, Pooncarie’s Big Yabby was installed in the middle of town recently, offering a new tourist attraction for road-trippers travelling…
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TAFE strife as tools removed
EMERGENCY actions have been taken by Broken Hill City Council after it was revealed TAFE Broken Hill began removing 12 lathes and four milling machines…
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Games nearly on at refurbed netball courts
REFURBISHMENT of the O’Neill Netball Complex is almost finished with Broken Hill City Council looking to handover the facility in May. The announcement for the…
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Call out for on call firies
BROKEN Hill’s New South Wales Fire and Rescue brigades are hiring for five additional on-call firefighters, four for Patton Street and one for Blende Street.…
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Effort to preserve the story of Yancos ‘swearing barmaid’
LONG-time local Chenny Caldwell has always been known as “the girl from Yanco”, a nickname bestowed thanks to her parents stint running the iconic Yanco…
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Cactus crisis on the move: peak body
A DESTRUCTIVE cactus is marching south from Queensland and farmers need government help to stop its spread, a senior New South Wales Farmers figure says.…
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