News
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Miner back on ASX, giving shares to workers
FOR the first time in more than a decade, stock in two local mines are trading on one of Australia’s leading stock exchange. The Australian…
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Mine site set to expand
BROKEN Hill Mines has announced the further development of two existing production locations. The company owns two mines, the Rasp and Pinnacles sites. The Rasp…
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Morning OSHC care canned
SIX families have been left in the lurch trying to organise before school care for their children, after they were informed the YMCA will cease…
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Goodbye Denzel, art critic
BROKEN Hill lost one of her emissaries to the art world this week, with the passing of Denzel, who died of heart failure at the…
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One for the dads
DO you know an awesome dad at your sporting club? Well, now’s the time to recognise them with nominations for the annual Community Sports Dad…
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Nothing stops the Desert Swimmer
THE tyranny of distance has never been an issue for Brendan Cullen. He has been happy to travel significantly for training and to achieve special…
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A tribute to Bernadette
ACTOR Terence Stamp, famous for his role as drag performer Bernadette in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, passed away this week at…
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Flood study on show
AN extraordinary council meeting held last week saw Broken Hill councillors put out a commissioned flood study. The meeting, held on August 13, saw councillors…
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Cat curfews spark concern
RESIDENTS who live with more than two roaming cats could face new regulations that may restrict feline movement and cap the number of the animals…
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Sport
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Hatzi blitz
SUNDAY, August 10 was a dominant night at the Newmarket Raceway for Team, Toddy, Charlie and the Round Hill kennel. The team came away with…
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Club hosts state clay target shoot
ON the weekend of August 9 and 10, the Broken Hill Field and Game Association hosted the 100 target New South Wales State Selection Shoot,…
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High Flux sizzles
SUNDAY, August 3 saw eight hotly contested races at the Newmarket Raceway. The highlight of the night was the run from Mildura visitor High Flux…
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Race across the red desert
THE third Mad Max Marathon took place on the weekend, with runners braving the cold to run laps around the track at the Broken Hill…
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Del Mars go 1-2-3-4-5
IN what well may be a first in local greyhound racing and even racing Australia-wide, race 7 on Sunday night at the Newmarket Raceway saw…
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Hashers’ warm welcome
WHAT a great night for a run/walk at 47 Morgan Street with our hares Fang and Pixie Anne. After getting lost a few times on…
Entertainment
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He sees dead sometimes nude – people
FOR a guy who sees so many ghosts, Peter Williams sure laughs a lot. A psychic medium who connects people with their dearly departed, Mr…
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Art on offer at Mundi
AFTER months of making, artists from across the Far West region travelled out to Mundi Mundi Bash this week to sell their crafts to punters…
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Music fest a success
THE sold-out 2025 Mundi Mundi Bash festival kicked off on Wednesday, with a record crowd of almost 15,000 punters rolling in to Belmont Station north…
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Band casts long shadow
FOR more than ten years the Black Shadows have been bringing music to the Far West, though many of the original band members have changed…
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Art org to put on dark ball
TICKETS are now on sale to the Broken Hill Art Exchange’s inaugural ball, The Dark Moon Festival Ball. Art Exchange president Susanne Jones said the…
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Turning heartache into art
LONG before Selen Nazmiye Bilal ever saw a Sturt’s desert pea in real life, she’d already begun designing plans for a sculpture inspired by the…
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Library coming along
THE new library will mix the heritage of the city with new contemporary designs and will be accessible to all, the architect of the design…
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Pro Hart winners announced
THE 2025 Pro Hart Outback Award has been won by local Barkindji/Malyangapa artist Krystle Evans, for her textile work Not so wild west. The acquisitive…
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Aboriginal health org looks to buy land
BROKEN Hill City Council have approved the sale of land in Morgan Street to the Maari Ma Aboriginal Health Corporation. During an extraordinary meeting held…
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Disaster prep plans roll out
IN an attempt to bring a more stable statewide approach to safety, the New South Wales Government has set new disaster adaptation planning guidelines. A…
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Education grant open again
FOUNDATION Broken Hill has recommitted to the future of the Silver City by adding a secondary round of applications for the origination’s Training Grant Program…
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Dog fence upgrades arrive
A 32-kilometre gap in the wild dog fence, northwest of Broken Hill, has been fixed after being left incomplete for numerous years. The 18-month construction…