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Sunday, June 15, 2025

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All aboard at the Tramway Cafe

THE Tramway Cafe, which recently opened at the Westside Plaza Shopping Centre, was named as a tribute to Broken Hill’s rail history. Owner, Charlie Ray said the tramway used to run close by to where the cafe is now, from 1888 before it was...

13 Jun 2025
Business

Local employee recieves national award

MITRE 10’s Paul Murphy Helpful Service Award was given to Broken Hill’s Mason Ravlich recently, acknowledging his remarkable service to the community. The award celebrates the exceptional service provided by a Mitre 10, Home Hardware, Thrifty...

06 Jun 2025
Business

Pop up shop to rescue pre-loved clothes

A LOCAL high school student, with the help of her mum, will be hosting a rent-a-rack style shop this weekend. Twelve-year-old Sterling Druitt came up with the idea of ‘RackItUp’ - a pre-loved clothing pop up shop where fellow locals could rent...

30 May 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Store sewing creative connection

PATTON Street’s Stella Stitch sells fabrics and threads, patterns and embroidery kits. Owner and embroidered Lyndal Graham opened the shop in January of last year to offer crafting and quilting supplies to Broken Hill residents, and plans to offer...

01 Jun 2025
Business

New life for old Cockburn roadhouse

COCKBURN’s Border Gate Roadhouse will reopen this weekend after two years of closure, rebranded as the Border Gate Diner. Broken Hill couple Sandy and Bindi Goodlet have taken over the diner, which was built in the late 1800s when Cockburn was...

16 May 2025
Business

Small businesses find their voice in new network

A NEW networking group for small businesses across the region has been established to help business owners to feel connected and supported. Founder of the Small Business Network, Dylan Stone, said close to 30 small businesses have already joined...

16 May 2025
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Lifestyle

A sense of place

OPAL miner Graeme Downton said when he moved to White Cliffs shortly after graduating high school, he thought of it as a temporary relocation.“I suppose I thought, I’ll just do this until I figure out what I want to do when I grow up,” he...

10 May 2025
Business

Hospitality win for hotel

FOR Matt Young, owning a pub in a tiny community that mostly live underground was never a life goal. But he said it’s become one since he and partner Sarah Ker took over the White Cliffs Hotel three years ago.“It was a tree change, but it’s...

04 May 2025
Community

Event to shop local

BROKEN Hill’s Small Biz Collective have come up with a new idea to encourage people to shop local. The Mother’s Day Sip, Shop and Spoil event will be held on Thursday, May 1, and will feature a guided shopping experience, refreshments at The...

26 Apr 2025
Business

Dahlias in the desert

KEEN gardener Sarah Vlatko started growing flowers in her backyard purely for enjoyment, but after receiving interest from people wanting to buy them, she now delivers them throughout Broken Hill. Ms Vlatko said though she’s always loved flowers...

26 Apr 2025
Business

Commemorative gin raises funds for Legacy

THE Tydvil, in a fundraising collaboration with the Legacy Club of South Australia and Broken Hill, have released their annual special rosemary blend of gin commemorating local veterans and raising money for local families. The Tydvil has made 200...

19 Apr 2025
Business

From roasts to sushi at Southside institution Pepes Milk Bar

TALIKA Shorrock, the relatively new owner of Southside institution, Pepes Milk Bar, says she’s seen generations come through the takeaway since she first began working there 22 years ago.“We’ve gone from grandparents, to grandkids, and now...

18 Apr 2025
News

Week highlights young workers

SAFEWORK NSW have encouraged employers to ensure young staff are working in safe workplace environments Youth Week. In New South Wales, more than half a million people in the workforce are aged 25 and under and more than 15,000 of them are injured in...

13 Apr 2025
Business

Red Rooster scratching for franchisee

FAST-food chain Red Rooster has confirmed it is looking to open a restaurant in Broken Hill, and is searching for a franchisee. A spokesperson from the popular chain-restaurant, which specialises in roasted chicken, fried chicken, chips and burgers...

04 Apr 2025
Business

Southside businesses feel forgotten

BUSINESS owners along Patton Street in South Broken Hill have begun working together to promote their side of town, with many believing their area has been forgotten by locals and council alike. Two of the most vocal businesses in this new campaign...

30 Mar 2025
Business

Rudi’s clothing store suits daughter

By Em JensenRUDOLPH Alagich’s, a tailor and clothing store on Patton Street, has been stylishly dressing Broken Hill’s residents for almost eighty years. Store founder Mr Alagich, often called Rudi, was a tailor who began his career in the 1940s...

14 Mar 2025
Business

Studio a long term commitment

OWNER and head artist at Red Desert Ink, Jay Farquhar, hopes his tattoo studio on Argent Street becomes a business passed down through his family line for generations.“I have children and would presume they’re going to do this too, so long term...

08 Mar 2025