Broken Hill firefighters were spending more time out of NSW last Friday having to attend three motor vehicle emergencies in one day.
Month: July 2022
Motorists in floodwaters rescued
Two people needed to be rescued from floodwaters in Wilcannia on Sunday.
Electricity up by 9.7 per cent
Residential electricity is to go up by 9.7 per cent (including inflation) in Broken Hill.
Eight greats join Northern zone
With the Northern Zone men’s team looking for a breakthrough inaugural title at the 2022 South Australian Country Football Championships, no less than eight Broken Hill Football League talents have been included in the initial squad.
Celebrating 15 years of the iPhone
It may feel like forever or perhaps only yesterday but this week it has been 15 years since Steve Jobs launched the first iPhone.
Water minister seeks premature approval
Documents obtained in Parliament this week detail a series of email exchanges between public servants within the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) which suggest an internal conflict within government on how to comply with their legal obligations to ensure that a fair share of water reaches downstream. Independent NSW MP Justin Field, who called […]
Small Businesses of Broken Hill: In conversation with Raelene Greeney
Raelene Greeney is well known in Broken Hill, for all of the right reasons.
To reject or embrace? The choice of our community in the age of the free market
In a globalized world, battered and bruised by a pandemic and social and economic upheaval, our community arrives at a very important crossroad.
Teachers strike
Broken Hill Public school teachers and Catholic school teachers striked on Thursday.
More funding needed for lead programs
The Broken Hill City Council (BHCC) recognised the need for more permanent ongoing funding for testing lead levels in children and adults at its meeting on Wednesday night when the Lead Reference Group (LRG) delivered its report to the BHCC.