Arts & Entertainment
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When Broken Hill sizzles
THE heady aroma of hot pork will fill the air this weekend as Broken Hill celebrates International Bacon Day. One of the stranger days on…
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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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Do you want weekly green waste collection
LOCALS are having their say on the possibility of a weekly green waste collection. At the June Ordinary Council Meeting, Council discussed the NSW Government’s…
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Goodbye, Alice
A TOUCHING ceremony occurred last week, for a girl Broken Hill and the world has lost. Alice Wilkinson was just 13, but of an intellect…
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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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Peak body wants cats out of sight
A CAT on a fence, or slinking along a rooftop at night, will be a vision consigned to history if the peak body for councils…
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Vale Donald Wills, RAAF, war hero
A BROKEN Hill war hero died last week at the age of 101. Flying Officer Donald McKenzie Wills, RAAF, was a rear gunner in the…
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Outback skies the limit
LOCAL astronomer and keen bowler Trevor Barry celebrated the launch of his book Outback Astronomer at his second home, the Zinc Lake Bowling Club this…
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Funding for airport upgrade
THE Beryl Street roadworks and O’Neil Park complex car park have been paused in order to fund upgrades to Broken Hill Airport. At the August…
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The big cheeses of earrings
MAKING jewellery and eating cheese, what more could you want? That was the way I spent my Saturday afternoon thanks to Coco and May’s “Earring…
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Heritage grants for broken homes
OLD buildings in need of repair can get a new lease on life thanks to Broken Hill City Council’s Heritage Grants scheme. Owners of residential…












