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Companies give back to community
TWO Broken Hill students have been awarded $10,000 in local scholarships, helping them take the next step toward their dream careers. The Y’s Men’s Club,…
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Poppy Jack embodied volunteer spirit
ST Patrick’s Race Committee’s longest serving member was farewelled last week. John Rogers, also known as Poppy Jack, passed away recently, with his funeral on…
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Rain welcomed across the region
SOMETIMES, Broken Hill seems to exist under an enormous, invisible umbrella. Despite meteorologists warning we were in for a biblical deluge last week, the rain,…
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Dogs jump Ravens as top spot beckons
A TOP of the table contest saw the North Bulldogs and Ravens clash, with the Bulldogs running out by 10 points after an amazing second…
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Total reset needed for Basin Plan
CHAIR of the Australian Floodplain Association, Justin McClure, wants politics taken out of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and for the system and process to have…
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New GM for shire
CENTRAL Darling Shire Council will welcome in a new general manager next month. At a recent extraordinary Council meeting, the chairman of the Central Darling…
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Lakes planning goes back to the drawing board
THE future of the Menindee Lakes is back on the agenda of national agencies, with the Murray–Darling Basin Authority and associated governments launching yet another…
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What’s on in Broken Hill?
FRIDAY The Workshop 343 Blende Street, 9.30am Come to the Royal Flying Doctor Service Broken Hill Wellbeing Place for a free variety of craft and…
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Family in distress needs your help
A TRAGIC chain of events has forced local woman Sharon Ginn to start a GoFundMe page for her daughter’s little family. Ms Ginn’s daughter, Trish,…
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Butler’s big plan to save greyhound racing
BARWON MP Roy Butler has begun a campaign to save Broken Hill Greyhound track ahead of 30 June closure. Earlier in the year Greyhound Racing…
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Men serve up a safe space
IN a private room in a restaurant in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills in June 2011, Ben Hughes admitted to a group of friends…
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Mysterious power cuts blamed on heat
POWER outages rolled through Broken Hill last week as the heatwave tested substations to breaking point. The Broken Hill City Council administration building lost power…
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