This Saturday, September 24, at 9am the Tidy Town team will be back doing what they do best — hosting a clean-up event. This time the location will be at the Picnic Train Ambush Site.
Month: September 2022
Makinley Blows through the competition
Born in Broken Hill, Makinley Blows has spent the last few years making her name in the world of cricket and her rise in the sport has been very impressive.
Seat of Barwon – scene set for bruising battle
Well known Broken Hill local and councillor David Gallagher has been pre-selected to run for the National Party in the seat of Barwon at the upcoming NSW state election.
A walk on the mild side for our strolling doctor – just 436km
Last time we spoke to local quantum physicist Dr Peter Hill – who happens to be an ace walker too -he was preparing for yet another incredible walking trek, this time to Cameron Corner.
NORWOOD DEFEAT ROOSTERS IN EPIC SANFL GRAND FINAL
In a drama-packed heat-stopping finish, Norwood came from 17 points down in the middle of the final quarter of the 2022 SANFL Grand Final, to snatch the Sir Thomas Seymour Hill Trophy out of the grasp of Jacob Surjan’s North Adelaide side’s hands.
CWA Host morning tea
On a day tinged with some sadness as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest on Monday, the Broken Hill branch of the Country Woman’s Association (CWA) hosted a morning tea for the residents of the St. Anne’s Nursing Home with a royal theme to honour the long serving monarch.
Broken Hill drug offences double state average
Dark and stormy not only described the weather on Wednesday in Broken Hill, but also the message delivered by Joanne van der Plaat, President of the Law Society of NSW, and President of the Far West Law Society, Eric Craney.
Phone pouches ring in change at school
Phone pouches have made an appearance at our high schools, with both Willyama High and Broken Hill High opting for the lockable cases which keep students’ hands off the mobile devices during class time.
Vintage bike show a runaway success
It wasn’t just the hugely popular Broken Heel Festival that pulled visitors into the town this last weekend, there was also the Veteran Vintage & Classic Motorcycle Show, which showcased over a million dollars worth of motorcycles.
Silver City Show shines on
Side-show alley was alive with lights, screams of delight, and a bit of fairground terror too, as people of all ages took the opportunity to let their hair down.