For the first time since 1974, there will not be a Broken Hill component in the SACA Senior Country Cricket Championships. This is the tournament that launched the career of first-class cricketer Jeff Vaughan.
Day: 30 January 2022
Turtle faster than the rabbit for once
An Eastern long-necked turtle that was crossing the road and inadvertently became part of a high-speed police chase is turtley fine. Car chase (CC) turtle was scooped up from the Barrier Highway by a 26-year-old man who claimed he was saving it from being run over and this is “quite believable,” according to Helen Semmens, who has been busy rescuing turtles for Rescue and Rehabilitation of Australian Native Animals (RRANA).
NSW schools testing more than ever
Home testing twice a week will become the norm in the first month of school according to the NSW Department of Education website. Parents are recommended to do the tests twice a week, in the morning, before the children attend school.
Maari Ma rolls out kids jabs
Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation are administering COVID-19 vaccinations for children in the Broken Hill area.