The Broken Heel Festival. There is nothing like it in the world. And it is right here in Broken Hill.
Day: 3 September 2022
Broken Hill Nurses and midwives stage 24-hour strike
Nurses and midwives across New South Wales went on strike on Thursday to protest the nurse-to-patient ratio, which has continued to widen, with around 40 protesting on Argent St.
Outback Emus raise funds for junior sporting
Back in the late summer of 1991, a squad of Australian amateur cricketers called the Outback Emus went on a tour of England.
Rainbow fun for Father’s day.
Rainbow Preschool had a Stay and Play morning on Friday where parents could stay and play celebrating Father’s Day.
Speak sings out to local man at Mundi Mundi
Iconic Australian pop duo Bachelor Girl are effusive in their praise of the Mundi Mundi Bash which boosted town coffers just last month but a moment during their performance has struck a chord with a local man who has been battling depression.
The Hill prepares for the Heel
Businesses in Broken Hill are spending the next week preparing for the Broken Heel Festival, which returns to Broken Hill for the first time since 2019, after several cancellations due to the COVID pandemic.
Grand Final – Swooping Magpies vs Bouncing Kangaroos
Dale Tonkin’s preview of the big match between South and Central
What’s up and down in the mining sector
Do you usually gloss over when people start talking about share price and dividend announcements?
New roundabout means safer driving
It seems to have taken ages to complete and it’s really slowed down traffic for some time but at last the $1.44m upgrade of the Galena, Talc and Mercury Streets intersection and new roundabout is complete.
From Ireland to Broken Hill, then Essendon
This is one of the more incredible sporting stories you will ever hear.