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School rebuild concerns: insider speaks out

WILLYAMA High School Parents and Citizens, or P&C, Committee member Sarah Vlatko has spoken out against the decision making process being undertaken to determine rebuild plans for the troubled school site. Ms Vlatko, who was appointed as...

06 Jun 2025
News

Council continues school sports appeal

BROKEN Hill City Council will continue to appeal for a school that was voted out of the Primary School Sporting Association (PSSA).Council will write to the New South Wales Education Minister about the continued situation after Sacred Heart Parish...

06 Jun 2025
Education

From placement to permanent

WHAT started as a teaching placement has turned into a life-changing journey for young teachers Abbey Barcham and Josh Crispin who are now shaping the future of Menindee at the local school. Ms Barcham began her placement at Menindee Central School...

31 May 2025
Education

Minister responds to school rebuild concerns

DEPUTY Premier of New South Wales and Minister for Education and Early Learning, Prue Car, has responded to a letter from the Willyama High School P&C regarding the new school re-build plans. In her reply, Ms Car assured P&C president Kirby...

30 May 2025
Education

Students race laps around lakes

ON Monday, students from local primary schools participated in the Broken Hill Cross Country event at Zinc Lakes. The event, organised by School of the Air, saw students from as far as White Cliffs take part. Teacher Zac Sadeq said the hard work of...

23 May 2025
Education

Questions unanswered over school rebuild

THE Willyama Parents and Citizens Association have called on the Department of Education, and specifically New South Wales Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Prue Car, to respond to their concerns over the Wilyama High School rebuild...

23 May 2025
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Health

Remote skills training on offer

FOR the first time, rural doctors will be able to apply for the Remote Medicine Advanced Skills Training post outside of hospital settings, thanks to an initiative by the Australian College for Rural and Remote Medicine, and the Royal Flying Doctor...

17 May 2025
Health

First scholarship winner announced

THE first ever recipient of the new Fay Newell Scholarship has been announced, awarded to newly appointed intern with Broken Hill Health Service, Dr Natalie Gordon. Dr Gordon, a Ngunnawal woman who recently moved to Broken Hill for her role...

16 May 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Pulse Broken Hill stage set to beat!

BELOVED performing arts program Pulse Broken Hill is set to return to town for its third year, with more than 964 local students to perform in the event. Pulse Broken Hill is part of Pulse Alive, a large-scale performing opportunity for...

16 May 2025
Education

Scholarship opens opportunity for women

OPPORTUNITIES for regional woman in NSW to pursue a career in engineering has been made easier with the assistance of the Kim Jackson Scholarship. The scholarship awards a woman from a non-metropolitan area and enrolled in the Australian National...

13 May 2025
Sport

Boccia knockouts in Broken Hill

LAST Thursday saw the Civic Centre filled with students from schools across the region to take part in the annual New South Wales Department of Education Inclusive Boccia Knockout Tournament. Boccia, a precision ball sport similar to bocce, allows...

09 May 2025
Education

School set to be demolished

WORKS to begin the demolition process of Willyama High School will commence this week, with removal expected to be completed by October. The school requires a full rebuild after a severe mould outbreak was discovered last year, and students have been...

08 May 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Pulse more than just keeping the beat alive

CADET journalist at the Broken Hill Times and student at Broken Hill High School, Max Burrows, travelled to Sydney to perform for thousands at large-scale performing arts event, Pulse Alive, last month. They wrote about the experience of facing...

13 Apr 2025
Health

Rural doc fellowships open

THE Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, or ACRRM, has opened fellowship program is now open for applications, hoping to attract more rural generalist doctors to remote areas. Applications opened on Tuesday, April 8, are aiming to boost...

13 Apr 2025
Education

Growing Green

ON a Tuesday afternoon at Railway Town Public School, the Year 5/6 classroom is empty as students spend time in the garden feeding chickens, planting vegetables, turning compost and sorting recycling. Denise McInerney, or Mrs Mac as her students call...

11 Apr 2025
Soccer

Students score soccer goals

THREE Sacred Heart Parish School students recently displayed their talents at the Wilcannia-Forbes Soccer Trials in Parkes. Patrick Dall’Armi, Phoenix LaRovere, and Emmett Piasente showed their remarkable talents, skills, teamwork, and...

11 Apr 2025
Education

Students backed by MFC support

TWENTY-eight young people undertaking higher education or following their sporting dreams have been announced as recipients of this year’s Chances for Children scholarships. First offered 25 years ago, the program is run by Mallee Family Care and...

04 Apr 2025