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Lode up on cake, spectacular views
Broken Hill’s iconic Line of Lode is entering a new era, welcoming locals and tourists on an ad-hoc basis to its Broken Earth Complex, following…
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Focus on artefacts
CAMBRIDGE University PHD student Eleanor Foster visited the Far West this month to conduct research on Indigenous Australian artefacts that were collected from colonial pastoral…
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All square in city centre
A POPULAR meeting place in the CBD is undergoing a facelift to make it more community friendly. In July, City Council announced they would begin…
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Lake birds an open book
AVID bird watcher and photographer Geoff Looney recently released his first book Birds of the Menindee Lakes Area, a field guide to birdlife in the…
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Energy Minister to make Broken Hill home for time being
ENERGY Minister Penny Sharpe arrived in Broken Hill this afternoon and announced plans to hold regular press conferences as needed for updates on the power…
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Utility trucks damaged, stolen
TWO Essential Energy vehicles have been damaged and one stolen following a night of crime in Broken Hill. A spokesperson for Essential Energy confirmed the…
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Trustees racing to help community
THE Broken Hill Regional Events Centre & Racecourse continues to support the community, with caretakers wanting to acknowledge work undertaken by the reserve’s community managing…
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Power of problems hits Far West
THE effects of a storm and possible tornado that passed through South Australia and Far West New South Wales on Wednesday last week, taking down…
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Stolen generator a hit to pharmacy stock
THE theft of a generator from a local pharmacy during Broken Hill’s power outage spoiled medications and could lead to delays while they are restocked,…
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Fire danger season
THE beginning of October marked the start of the Lower Western statutory Bush Fire Danger Period, with locals urged to stay alert and prepare. The…
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Where we’re at: 3.30pm power crisis update
POWER was finally restored to Broken Hill and neighbouring communities of Menindee and Wilcannia overnight, after up to 30 hours without electricity since the back-up…
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Fifty-year wait worth it for reunion
Broken Hill High School’s class of 1974-1979 celebrated its 50th anniversary over the first weekend of October, with organiser Denise Higgins describing the event as…