A key piece of the puzzle to licence and regulate flood plain harvesting in upstream valleys of the Gwydir and Border Rivers was put in place last week when Environment Minister James Griffin gave support to the Water Sharing Plans in these upstream valleys.
Farewell to one of the Hill’s footballing heroes
Broken Hill has lost one of its true local footballing heroes with Peter Bongetti passing away last Sunday at age 68.
Rental property crisis grows across Broken Hill
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Broken Hill is facing a rental property crisis.
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Australian Ballet set to perform in Broken Hill
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The Australian Ballet is in Broken Hill for one performance on Saturday, August 13 to showcase their skills and give locals a taste of professional ballet.
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Broken Hill Community Centre receives grant for electric upgrade
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The Broken Hill Community Centre has been handed a $117,106 grant through the NSW Government Clubgrants initiative to brighten the place up – literally – with new wiring and switches.
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Farewell to one of the Hill’s footballing heroes
Broken Hill has lost one of its true local footballing heroes with Peter Bongetti passing away last Sunday at age 68.
Broken Hill Soccer Association looks to bounce back after COVID
It has been a rough couple of years for all of us. Even sporting associations have felt the pinch of restrictions implemented during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is especially true of the Broken Hill Soccer Association.
“Sheep” celebrates 200 games this weekend
With Old Timers celebrations coming up this weekend, you'd be forgiven if you thought things couldn’t get any bigger at Northies. But you'd be wrong.
South takes on West in hard fought round 11 match
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South dominated West in Round 11 of the Broken Hill AFL League played at Alma Oval on Saturday, winning by 138 points.
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Health
Nursing students arrive for rural and remote medical experience
Broken Hill has just welcomed new nursing students from the University of Notre Dame Australia as part of a pilot nursing placement program.
DonateLife Week encourages residents to register as organ donors
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DonateLife Week runs until Sunday July 31 with a focus on getting residents to register as organ or tissue donors.
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Covid-19 and the new variant on the block
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Broken Hills COVID 19 cases have gone against the worldwide trend and decreased again.
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Got a bug in your ear?
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Patients are travelling to Mildura for hearing procedures that can be undertaken in Broken Hill.
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Politics
And they’re off — early voting
Early voting is off and running in Broken Hill at the old Pellow and Moores Store, near the Susans Store, in Argent Street.
Disaster assistance extended to Central Darling Shire
Central Darling Shire is one of a further nine local government areas (LGAs) now eligible for disaster assistance following severe storms and flash flooding across the southern regions of New South Wales from 5 January 2022 onwards.
#Freespeech debate in new era
In a Tweet announcing his decision to buy social media platform Twitter, for approximately US$44 billion, Tech Billionaire Elon Musk said the platform will be the critical meeting ground for the democratic debate of the future.
Arts and Culture
Australian Ballet set to perform in Broken Hill
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The Australian Ballet is in Broken Hill for one performance on Saturday, August 13 to showcase their skills and give locals a taste of professional ballet.
Pop-up accommodation for Broken Heel festival
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In a welcome boost to the upcoming Broken Heel Festival, the NSW Government's Regional Events Acceleration Fund has committed $110,266 to support pop-up accommodation on Jubilee during the event.
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Author’s talk: Outside Mines of the Broken Hill Area
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Locals are invited to hear a talk from the author of Outside Mines of the Broken Hill Area, Geoffrey Randall, at the Broken Hill City Library on Thursday August 11.
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Psychic Fair returns for its twentieth appearance
It’s been 20 years since the first Miracles in Broken Hill Psychic and Wellbeing Fair first opened in our region and the first weekend in August sees it make a return to town at the YWCA Hall on Blende Street.
Environment
Floodplain Harvesting Gets Green Light
A key piece of the puzzle to licence and regulate flood plain harvesting in upstream valleys of the Gwydir and Border Rivers was put in place last week when Environment Minister James Griffin gave support to the Water Sharing Plans in these upstream valleys.
Deep ancestral knowledge to infuse Imperial Lakes as project gathers pace
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Landcare Broken Hill held its regular last-Thursday-of-the-month public meeting on Thursday night at which Simon Molesworth gave an update on the progress of the group’s Imperial Lakes project and guest speaker Narelle Osbourne outlined the ways in which the project is seeking to bring deep ancestral knowledge into every facet of the project’s design and construction.
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The fight for the Darling River continues
The Darling River, and in particular the Menindee Lakes system, is the meat in the sandwich between the NSW State government and the Federal Government.
Government’s figures don’t stack up
Broken Hill City Council, Central Darling Shire Council and Wentworth Shire Council have got together and made a joint submission to the NSW Government on the draft Western Regional Water Strategy.
We've had so many stunning skies lately, how lucky are we to have such a beautiful backdrop to our Broken Hill evenings.
If you've captured one of our many beautiful skies send us a message or use #BTreaderspic to be featured on our page or printed as our photo of the week.
Locals are invited to hear a talk from the author of Outside Mines of the Broken Hill Area, Geoffrey Randall, at the Broken Hill City Library on Thursday August 11.
Read more: barriertruth.com.au/authors-talk-o…
Broken Hill has lost one of its true local footballing heroes with Peter Bongetti passing away last Sunday at age 68.
Read more: barriertruth.com.au/farewell-to-on…
In a welcome boost to the upcoming Broken Heel Festival, the NSW Government’s Regional Events Acceleration Fund has committed $110,266 to support pop-up accommodation on Jubilee during the event.
Read more: barriertruth.com.au/7856-2/
Broken Hill is facing a rental property crisis.
There are simply not enough rental properties available to meet demand, and applicants are often seeing their applications declined on multiple occasions.
Read more: barriertruth.com.au/rental-propert…
