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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The heavy issue: where to from here?
THE recently released chief scientist & engineer’s report, much like numerous scientific reports published before it, noted that potential sources of lead exposure in Broken…
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Broken Hill bowls results
North Broken Hill Bowling Club Saturday 21 February With hot conditions tempered to a degree by our carpet green’s shelter shade, 17 social bowlers played…
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Race to finals heats up
WITH just two rounds left in the year, the Women’s Barrier District Cricket League is gearing up for its finals series. North need just one…
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West or North
THE two horse race at the top of the Barrier District Cricket League continues to tighten as the Dogs and the Robins trade big hits,…
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Gala days lead to increased participation
FOR kids living hundreds of kilometres from the nearest cricket oval, NSW Cricket’s visit to Broken Hill brought the thrill of the game. Over Monday…
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Tex and PAOC Crows grand final bound
A SEMI-final victory on Tuesday evening, 24 February at Park 9, has propelled Taylor Walker and his PAOC “Crows” cricketing team-mates into the grand final…
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Cheese makes leadership group
FOR the 2026, second-year Crow from the North Broken Hill Bulldogs, Isaac Cumming, along with 201-centimetre key forward Riley Thilthorpe has been added to the…
Entertainment
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Willyama Arts anniversary
THE Willyama Arts Society celebrated it’s 64th annual exhibition on Friday night with the Willyama Art Awards. President of the society, Dennis Hebbard, said he…
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Spiritual festival welcomes all souls
THE Outback Spiritual Festival gets underway today at the Broken Hill Racecourse and it continues to grow in size. Medium and event organiser Jill Blackburn…
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What’s on in Broken Hill?
TODAY Rainbow in the Outback 81 Buck Street, 6pm Live music, drag shows, DJs are just the beginning as the Rainbow in the Outback Festival…
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Councillor Byrne resigns due to work commitments
BROKEN Hill city councillor Ashley Byrne has resigned, effective immediately, due to work commitments. Council has contacted the NSW Electoral Commission to begin the process…
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Biggest Bash yet
THE biggest Mundi Mundi Bash festival yet took place over the weekend, with about 15,000 festivalgoers in attendance to spend four days on the plains…
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Food, fuel and industry
CHANGED traffic conditions may affect Broken Hill residents who have engineering on their minds. The industrial belt at Kanandah Road will be upset until September…
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Something to write home about as post office changes hands
AFTER 23 years, Randy and Narrelle Meatheringham have handed over the keys to the South Broken Hill Post Office. Mr Meatheringham spent 22 years on…
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Council cash flow causes clashes
BROKEN Hill City Council’s short-term cash position caused chaos at the monthly meeting during the week. In a review of the City’s quarterly budget, it…
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‘The Kremlin’ gets World Heritage status
THE iconic Broken Hill Trades Hall is a step closer to global recognition after being nominated for World Heritage listing as part of a transnational…
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New signage and meeting called on water
A COMMUNITY meeting to discuss water will be held in Sunset Strip next month after residents recently discovered their tap water is not even safe…
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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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Water users encourage to partake in research project
A PHD researcher recently visited Broken Hill to continue gathering information for a project looking at the connection between water quality and the wellbeing of…
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Levy ‘a cost-shifting exercise’
CONTINUAL cost-shifting onto municipalities is unsustainable and should sit with the responsible body, according to Local Government NSW. During the week the New South Wales…
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Gun clubs meet with MP
FEDERAL Parkes MP Jamie Chaffey has met with some of the region’s sporting shooters to discuss how new gun laws could impact them. Mr Chaffey,…
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Emergency care hours reduced in Wilcannia
THE drop is after-hours emergency access at the Wilcannia Multi-Purpose Service has been raised in New South Wales Parliament recently. Baron MP Roy Butler used…
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Flora cut down by scorching heat
THE January heatwave was especially brutal for anyone battling to keep plants and gardens green and healthy. The struggle was felt at the highest level,…