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Asbestos drama at troubled high school
Camina Drummer WILLYAMA High School’s demolition has been put on hold after asbestos was found in vinyl tiles. Due to a mold outbreak at the…
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Commodore crash leads to charges
Lachlan Gould OFFICERS from New South Wales Police have charged a man with eight offences including two counts of drive while disqualified, possessing drugs, driving…
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Mannion magic fires North to premiership
Lachlan Gould NORTH Broken Hill secured back-to-back premierships in the under 17s division. In 2024, they defeated South by over five goals and this year,…
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Roos claim girls’ flag
Lachlan Gould SOUTH Roos have won their second Junior Girls flag in four years after defeating West Broken Hill by 11 points. The final result…
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Morning tea unites CWA and seniors
Lachlan Gould THE Country Women’s Association, or CWA, has again come together to host a morning tea for the Harold Williams Home residents. “We just…
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North, Central Set for Preliminary Showdown
Lachlan Gould North v Central Preliminary Final Saturday, 11.30am Jubilee Oval NORTH’S four and one record against Central in BHFLW season 2025 will offer some…
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30 years of changing lives
Em Jensen SINCE 1995, Maari Ma Aboriginal Health Service has been providing holistic care to Aboriginal people living throughout the Far West Region. On November…
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Aged care mutiny releases funds
Jack Marx THE Federal Government has been forced to immediately fund new in-home aged care services after a Senate revolt this week saw Coalition, Greens…
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Roos bounce to big dance
Lachlan Gould THE minor premiers will be in the Grand Final. South’s 29-point victory in the qualifying final was a ruthless display of football, as…
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Couldabeens early real deal
Sam Campbell BROKEN Hill’s spring tennis competitions have gotten underway with the first in the books and the second providing a chance to make sure…
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Shooters hit the mark
ON Sunday, August 31, the Broken Hill Field and Game Association conducted a 75 target sporting clays handicap championship shoot. The shoot was generously sponsored…
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Cullen completes Catalina Chanel swim
BRENDAN Cullen has done it again. Our own Desert Swimmer has displayed yet another amazing feat of endurance; he has completed the famous Catalina Chanel…
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Club captain bags top spot
ON Sunday, August 24 the Silver City and National Servicemen’s Rifle Club conducted a Sandbaggers target shoot for service, sniper and tactical rifles at the…
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Finals time puts it all on the line
Qualifying final South v North SOUTH finished the season on 13 wins whilst North finished on eight. It’s clear South have been the best team…
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Walker to walk on for 300: Tributes to Tex flow
ON Thursday evening, September 4, in the Adelaide Crows’ qualifying final match against Collingwood at Adelaide Oval, the man universally known as “Tex” across the…
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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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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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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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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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Young star on Thunderbirds’ radar
Lachlan Gould THE Adelaide Thunderbirds are home to some of the best netball talent on earth and this year, Broken Hill local, Lillah Day, became…
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Shiny beasts hit the Hill
Lachlan Gould WEEKS after Memorial Oval turned into a grassy garage for the Mystery Box Rally, the sounds of engines will again fill North Broken…
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Seven-goal Schorn sends South to GF
Lachlan Gould CODY Shorn’s seven goals has seen South rip through North at Jubilee Oval in Saturday’s Qualifying Final, winning by 65 points. “It’s a…
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See what’s on
TODAY Badge Day for Legacy Broken Hill RSL, 10am – 2pm Items available for purchase to raise funds for Legacy Australia. Legacy helps the families…
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Yin yoga back in Broken Hill
NEW Yin Yoga classes will begin next week on Argent Street, facilitated by new-to-town healer and yoga teacher Paula Holyoake. Ms Holyoake recently relocated to…
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Ditched Rex buyer hounds Fed
Jack Marx A JILTED bidder for Rex Airlines has gone around the back of the administrators to bang on the door of the Federal Government.…