Ladies aged 55 and over who would like more social outings and companionship are invited to join Ladies Probus, which celebrated its 30th birthday on Monday.
Month: February 2022
2 DRY: Community radio station reboots
Broken Hill community radio station 2DRY FM will throw open its doors to the public next Saturday evening with a BBQ and a few cool drinks. It’s a casual get together to which all are welcome, one that the station’s founding president Margaret Burrowes hopes will see a new breed of potential presenters and techies catch the community radio bug, much as they did just a little over thirty years ago.
Imperial Lakes Willa Willyong Creek BHCC responsibility
Mayor Kennedy has been reporting a person may be in danger of her home flooding due to increased flows into the Willa Willyong Creek from the Imperial Lakes spillway.
New year, new dream job
“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life”, said Confucius. As New South Wales opens up and pre-pandemic aspirations may no longer strike a chord, now is an opportune time to upskill at TAFE or take the leap into a career change.
Netball league needs helpers
A call out for volunteers has been made to help run Broken Hill’s local netball league. With the new season fast approaching, organisers say they need more people onboard to strengthen the management of the competition.
What happened on Burke Street?
Broken Hill residents are still wondering what happened on Burke Street last week. The Barrier Truth spoke to a member of the public who lives in Railway Town, near where the tragic incident had occurred.
Darling River Floodwaters are still creating mayhem
The flood peak is still travelling down the Darling River. Peak waters have passed through Bourke and Tilpa and are going to Menindee.
Protect our kids: Locals want 40km/hr signs back up
Early childhood services in Broken Hill want lower speed limits reinforced near centres to keep families safe. Local preschools and day care providers have thrown support behind Broken Hill City Council’s fresh attempt to install 40 kilometres per hour signage in those areas.
Tesla recalls nearly 54,000 self-driving vehicles programmed to break the law
The autonomous, electric cars and SUVs were programmed to illegally roll through certain stop signs at up to nine kilometres per hour.
EJ in All-Aussie form
Across the Crows stellar first month of the 2022 AFL Women’s season, young up and coming leaders have the emerging stars of the squad. Amongst this epoch is Broken Hill export Eloise “EJ” Jones. She is in All-Australian form and the stats back this up.