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Recycling, rubbish plans come at cost
AN effort to become more sustainable and reduce waste may end up costing ratepayers. Broken Hill City Council have updated the municipal draft waste and…
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Real life saddle club in town
THE Silver City Riding Academy is now home to a weekly saddle club, allowing kids to socialise with ponies and like-minded peers. The club is…
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Questions on power plan
WITH new transmission towers being installed after they were knocked out by a windstorm last year, there are concerns that generators will not be able…
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St Pats preparations underway
PREPARATIONS for St Pat’s Day races are well underway, with Club President Andrew Schmidt saying the racing committee are busy finalising plans for the big…
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Young health workers begin their journey
THERE are 11 new students from the school-based apprenticeship and traineeship, or SBAT, program working at Far West Local Health District. The effort aims to…
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Youth jobs program offers skill sets
A FREE program funded by the New South Wales Department of Education called Skillset has set up shop in Broken Hill and is aiming to…
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ATSB continues look into helicopter crash
STAFF at the Australian Transport Safety Bureau are still investigating the cause of a fatal helicopter crash that took place on Friday, November 22, 2024…
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Scholarships for sports stars
THE Outback Emus have opened applications for their annual Pursuit of Excellence scholarship that offers money for junior competitors who have shown excellence in their…
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Solar to power council sites
BROKEN Hill City Council is set to make a major shift to renewable energy across municipal operations after receiving $2.5 million in funding through the…
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Letters to be blast from the past
LETTERS from the 1970s reburied in 2000 are ready to be returned to their rightful owners. After 25 years, the contents of the Original Lions…
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Hydrostor work to begin
ABOUT 80,000 homes could be powered in peak times in the Broken Hill area with an old mining site to be transformed into a compressed…
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Local parish prays for Pope
AS the Vatican issues updates on Pope Francis’ health, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Broken Hill parish is praying alongside the world for his…
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