Local artists Verity Nunan and Jim Paterson are this year’s recipients of the first and second prizes in the prestigious Pro Hart Outback Art prize.
Month: October 2022
headspace Day for those doing it tough
This Friday, headspace Broken Hill is encouraging young people to Pause, Reflect, and Reconnect about mental health on headspace Day 2022.
Our Local Leaders – where are they now – Zayden Speechley
Zayden Speechley, born in 2001, received the 2015 Australia Day Youth Encouragement award from the Broken Hill City Council, for his tireless work in a number of school and extracurricular committees, including the school’s Student Environmental Council (SEC), Student Representative Council (SRC), and the Cameron Pipe Band.
Sting in the tale – Sam keeps scoring for Scorpions
For 10 years now, Sam Betts has been flying the flag for Broken Hill in the top tier of Australian domestic cricket.
Desert Equinox a hugely bright success
Two years’ absence has certainly not dimmed the allure of the Desert Equinox art exhibition, if visitor numbers and glowing reviews are anything to go by.
Book Your Free Breast Cancer Screen
Statistics suggest more than 30 women are likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the Far West Local Health District area.
New Love Your Brain platform to encourage stroke prevention
Some of Australia’s most accomplished stroke sector researchers have been awarded almost $1m to develop a new digital platform to promote stroke prevention.
Nanua Picnic Races and Gymkhana is back in the pink
Broken Hill community charities will benefit from the up-coming Nanua Picnic Races taking place on the weekend of October 14 and 15 at the Kimberly Station racecourse.
Hill’s GP appointment times ‘some of the worst’ – AMA President
It is no secret that trying to get a doctor’s appointment in Broken Hill is a nightmare at best and life threatening at worst – but a two to three-month wait? Yes, it is normal to wait that long for a simple doctor’s appointment. When one of our journalists attempted to get an appointment with […]
Artist in Residence Exhibition Opens
The Past is Our Future; The Future is our Past exhibition created by the Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery’s 2021/22 artist in residence Nigel Helyer, is the work of more than a year of field research and engagement with Broken Hill.