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Emily McInerney

Sacred Heart’s sporty kids

LAST Friday, Sacred Heart Parish School hosted its first Intra-School Sports Day, uniting students from Years 3 to 6 for an exhilarating day of AFL and lacrosse competitions. With clear skies and ideal weather, students displayed remarkable...

18 hours ago

News

Club commended for quick response

THE Musicians Club has taken out the Emergency Services Award during the ClubsNSW Awards night - prompting calls for clubs to be recognised as emergency evacuation centres. Clubs from across New South Wales celebrated top honours at the 2025 ClubsNSW...

19 hours ago

News

DV reports still high despite decrease

DOMESTIC violence numbers in the city have come down over two years but the rate of assaults is still high, according to recent crime statistics. The New South Wales Bureau of Crime and Statistics Research, in their latest quarter report, have...

08 Jul 2025

News

Furnishing funded

FUNDING worth $500,000 will go towards Broken Hill library’s new furniture. Minister for the Arts, John Graham, announced the funding as part of the New South Wales Government’s 2024-25 Public Library Infrastructure Grants, and will help offset the...

08 Jul 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Weekend workshop sews connection

AN embroidery guidance group enjoyed a weekend of stitches and fun under the tutelage of a Mildura group. The Embroiders Guild, Victoria - Mildura Branch’s Broken Hill Guidance Group had a weekend workshop titled ‘Chirpy Little Birds’.Mildura Branch...

07 Jul 2025

News

Grave naming project progresses

BROKEN Hill City Council, with their Tidy Towns committee, will set $10,000 aside to start marking historical graves. Council adopted the draft terms of reference of the Tidy Towns Working Group, and invited individuals who regularly identify...

06 Jul 2025

Politics

Local Nats meet

THE local branch of the National Party adopted motions put forward at the State Conference including abandoning the commitment to zero emissions by 2050. At the National Party Broken Hill branch’s annual general meeting last month, they adopted...

05 Jul 2025

News

Memorial to be restored

PREPARATIONS are being made to reinstall the Women’s Miners Memorial back in town square. The Women’s Mining Memorial is a historic monument erected in 2000 by the Mining Unions of Broken Hill to honour the women who had contributed significantly...

05 Jul 2025

Business

Small businesses call to shop local

THE current economic climate is impacting everyone, including local small businesses who would like to see people shop local first. Local business Coco and May took to Facebook last week to say that for the past month she has struggled with a lack of...

04 Jul 2025

News

Final stretch for library revamp

THE Broken Hill Library redevelopment is 60 per cent complete, according to an update report that went before Broken Hill City Council during the week. Since February 28, 2024, all design works have been completed and statutory approvals received for...

04 Jul 2025

News

Gambling game tradition endures

TWO-up will continue in the city after Broken Hill City Council and the Palace Hotel entered into a five-year agreement to have the game hosted here. Australia’s traditional gambling game of two-up enjoys a unique association with Broken Hill. For...

04 Jul 2025

News

Miners health fund closes

THE Pasminco Employees Sickness Fund has closed with members informed last week. Members of the fund were sent letters in June instructing them not to pay any more money into the scheme.“Unfortunately, the Sickness Fund will cease operations as of...

04 Jul 2025