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April Shepherd

April Shepherd is an experienced journalist and editor with seven years varied experience; writing on everything from parenting, local government and infrastructure, to relationships, sex and crime. Boasting interviews with government executives, motivational speakers and a narco who worked with the likes of Pablo Escobar. A Tassie girl at heart, April lived in Melbourne for eight years where she freelanced for magazines such as Offspring and Fashion Journal, and edited Council Magazine for two years. In her free time, she loves to travel, op-shop, go on road trips with her Kelpie pup Stella, paint and be creative.

Politics

Nationals reveal new shadow cabinet

THE Nationals’ new shadow cabinet line-up, as part of a Coalition, was announced on Wednesday, May 28, with Leader David Littleproud describing the new team as talented and skilled. The news comes after the Coalition split up and reunited in the...

12 Jun 2025
News

Training grants awarded

FOUNDATION Broken Hill has announced which local students will be receiving funds from its extended 2025 Training Grant program. The program aims to help students pursuing study in disciplines critical to the Broken Hill community, with grants open...

08 Jun 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Bus next big dream for Barkindji dance group

THE Barkindji Baaka Dance Group is currently fundraising to buy a new bus, with big plans to take the Wilcannia-based troupe on tour. The group was founded 20 years ago by Barkandji/Malyangapa man Uncle Owen Whyman, who grew up on the banks of the...

07 Jun 2025
Community

Power company cash for new scooters

THE Y’s Men Club Broken Hill, with help from one of Transgrid’s Community Partnerships Program grant funding, have bought three new mobility scooters for the community. Transgrid’s CPP funding project is accessible for communities...

06 Jun 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Heavy on the metal pedal

TWO local musicians are working together to put Broken Hill on the heavy metal map, hoping to bring the music festival, Metal to the Max, back and better than ever. Last year the event went ahead against all odds, organised by a team of metalhead...

06 Jun 2025
Police & Courts

Jury asked to decide on amputation stabbing

A JURY has heard the details of a 2023 stabbing that caused the amputation of a local man’s leg during a trial this week in Broken Hill District Court. The altercation happened on June 20, 2023, following a fight between the accused Kyle Henderson...

06 Jun 2025
News

Why there were outages at Coles

ESSENTIAL Energy has revealed the reason for rolling blackouts at the Coles and Cheap as Chips complex last week. The blackouts left Coles unable to sell meat or dairy. The outages began on Wednesday, May 21, and were resolved on Saturday, May 24...

05 Jun 2025
Community

Morning tea for cancer rises in popularity

LAST week the Broken Hill Musicians Club hosted its first ever Biggest Morning Tea, raising money for the Cancer Council and blowing the fundraising target out of the water. The tea, held last Friday, May 30, at the club included an array of...

05 Jun 2025
News

Connecting police and locals with trial platform

NEW South Wales Police are encouraging the community to embrace its BluLink platform when it comes to reporting crime. The Barrier Police District has been using its Facebook to educate the public on the BluLink platform, in case of emergency. BluLink...

02 Jun 2025
Health

Public reminded to use phone health service

NEW South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park has launched a campaign urging the public to use phone service Healthdirect as cold and flu season ramps up. The phone service is free, available 24/7, and provides the public with instant health advice. The...

01 Jun 2025
Community

Dedicated volunteer ‘Legend of Tongs’

LOCAL volunteer Leanne Bird from the South Broken Hill Football Club has been recognised as a “Legend of the Tongs” - and is in the running to win $25,000 in products - in a national initiative run by Bunnings in partnership with...

01 Jun 2025
News

17 jobs lost in aged care lifeline

ON Monday, Southern Cross Care Queensland announced its acquisition of Southern Cross Care Broken Hill resulting in 17 back-of-house roles being made redundant. In a statement released on Monday the jobs eliminated due to being duplicated by existing...

30 May 2025
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