Golden Girl, Betty White, passed away on New Year’s Eve, just 17 days short of her 100th birthday. She is perhaps most adored for playing Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls, an American sitcom about four women ‘of a certain age,’ which broke with convention. When the show began, Betty was aged 63 when she played 55-year-old Rose so was actually a year older than Estelle Getty, who played elderly, feisty Sophia.
Month: January 2022
Breakthrough diabetes treatment without insulin
A hormone called FGF1 has been shown to treat diabetes, according to a study published in the metabolic research journal, Cell Metabolism, on Tuesday.
Gaslighters soon to face charges
Coercive control, including gaslighting, of present and former domestic partners, will soon become illegal in NSW.
Barty serves up a win?
Currently in South Australia, playing both singles and doubles at the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tour event, the Adelaide International at Memorial Drive Ash Barty is preparing to write more Australian tennis history.
$15 fee or $11,000 fine.
Illegal rubbish dumping equals up to 11,000 in fines. The never-ending battle against illegal dumping can hot up over the Christmas break. This year many of the spots around Broken Hill have been spared but someone still dumped a load of rubbish near the South Golf Course.
Free Tai Chi Lessons at the Welcome Centre
The RFDS is introducing Tai Chi at the Welcome Centre in Blende Street. Gayle Turner Lead Tai Chi Instructor said she’s looking forward to running the classes and believes Broken Hill people will benefit enormously from the gentle form of exercise.
Metaverse
Some locals claim that this town runs on Facebook but is it ready to take those two-dimensional interactions into the three-dimensional metaverse of Facebook’s ‘Horizon Worlds’?
Bad start to the year for cars
Multiple cars were broken into and damaged this week in Broken Hill.
Love Childs 12th Birthday Party
Silverton Pubs Love Child Volks Wagon Beetle is turning 12 this Sunday.
Broken Heel Festival received grant
The iconic Broken Heel Festival has received a $60,420 leg-up from the Federal Government to host a number of workshops and performances during the three-day event in September.