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Betty celebrates 100th
BETTY Day will celebrate her hundredth birthday on December 17, and despite insisting a fuss needn’t be made, her family are excited to celebrate with…
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How gyro guru landed in Broken Hill
ROSS Symes was working as a carpenter in Victoria 37 years ago when he first discovered gyrocopters by chance. “I was working in Bendigo and…
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Basin Authority gets new chair
THE Federal Government has appointed a new Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) board chair following the announcement of the retirement of current head Air Chief Marshal…
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Minister awards local transport superstar
NEW South Wales Regional Transport and Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison visited Broken Hill on Wednesday in part to present an award to public transport customer…
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Shedding light on Min Min lights
AUTHOR Michael Williams is in Broken Hill to begin an investigation into the Outback’s legendary Min Min lights. Mr Williams is hoping to collect stories…
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More red alerts along Darling
A RED alert has been issued by Water NSW for potentially toxic blue-green algae at Ellerslie in the lower Darling-Baaka River North of Mildura. The…
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Council on the right path
FOOTPATHS are a common concern of residents in Broken Hill, but in the 2023/2024 period Council constructed more than one kilometres of shared paths. As…
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Funding for airport upgrade
CITY Council continues to lobby for an airport upgrade after securing $10 million for apron and taxiway upgrades while still needing a further $15 million.…
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Christmas carols hit right note
The Silver City’s annual carols extravaganza saw hundreds of residents gather in Sturt Park on Sunday to picnic in the twilight while listening to performances…
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Wall works a sign of progress
THE first wall of the new Broken Hill Library is up. The municipality’s general manager Jay Nankivell said more walls are set to go up…
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Sky’s the limit for students at model flying club
THE Broken Hill Model Flying Club invited Broken Hill High School Students along for a come and try day last weekend to learn to handle…
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Time added to opal input process
COMMUNITY consultations are continuing surrounding the New South Wales Government’s opals report. In 2023, the Minister for Natural Resources Courtney Houssos announced the commencement of…
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