The McDonalds Colour Run is on again this weekend at Sturt Park. Mark Craven said the run had 250 runners last year and they are hoping to reach 300 this year.
Month: February 2022
Mad dash for the Bash
The Mundi Mundi Bash has the Broken Hill region being rapidly booked out and tourist sites are still getting over thirty calls a week to try and find a place to stay. According to reliable sources, there are around 800 vans booked for the centre of the racecourse.
Giving Day today
Broken Hill residents are encouraged to donate to help support women’s health. Ovarian Cancer Australia (OCA) is hosting a Giving Day today with all donations to be matched.
Tiny robots to deliver chemotherapy
According to a study published in Science Robotics last month, tiny, organic robots called microswimmers will soon travel inside the body, delivering drugs to cancer cells, and they are propelled by light.
Shadbolt ready to show country love
Caitlyn Shadbolt says she’s a country girl at heart and is preparing to win over a few more when she visits the Far West this year. The music star is among the notable list of artists that will perform at the Mundi Mundi Bash in April.
Local trio soaring in SAWFL
A trio of Broken Hill locals are kicking life goals as their pursuit of sporting aspirations level up. Teammates and good friends Megan Ryan, Hannah Muscat and Rebecca Deer love every moment of playing for the North Adelaide Roosters Football Club.
The Pied Piper of bogan
Broken Hill’s bogans and closet bogans were drawn irresistibly to Paul ‘Pauly’ Fenech as he brandished his thong along Patton Street on Thursday whilst filming an episode of Housos. The SBS comedy series follows swearing, fighting housing commission residents, the eponymous housos, and SBS decision-makers have been slow to embrace Pauly’s accurate depictions of Australia.
Baden-Powell turns 165
Lord Baden-Powel’s 165th birthday is on February 22 and the local scouts will be meeting at the Democratic Club to celebrate with old scout stories and a cake. Scouts were very popular in town after WWII with five scout groups running in Broken Hill.
Rural Bank reunion
Broken Hill’s Rural Bank Workers are set to hold the now historic business’ first reunion party. The reunion will be timed especially to coincide with St Pat’s race day weekend next month.
Out of the Outback and into the Metalverse
Broken Hill power, thrash, four-piece band, Firestorm are playing their fourth live show at Churches of Steel Festival today in Adelaide. The all-original Outback heavy metal band say that they are thrilled to be playing alongside some of their favourite bands from Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.