Several months ago, we brought you a story on the contemporary and historical issue of unemployment and underemployment that members of our community living with a disability deal with daily.
Month: October 2022
Local Health District awards
For the first time in two years, the Far West Local Health District [FWLHD] celebrated the achievements of its staff at its 12th annual Health Innovation and Staff Recognition Awards 2022 in person. The awards ceremony was held right here in Broken Hill, last Wednesday.
Desert Equinox lights up
The Desert Equinox has been a fixture on the Broken Hill art calendar for the last 10 years, and this year it celebrates a decade of the colourful event hosted by the Broken Hill Art Exchange.
Nankivell New Southern Cross Care CEO
Bernard Nankivell has been confirmed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Southern Cross Care (Broken Hill) Ltd, after being acting CEO since June.
Workshop aimed at farmers of the future
Succession is one of the largest risks facing the agri-industry across Australia with experts saying more needs to be done to help families and businesses evolve and ensure plans are in place for generational changeovers.
New childcare centre on the horizon
There was welcome news for parents and carers out of this week’s Council meeting with the announcement that a plot of land in Clark St has bought up by an as yet unnamed childcare provider, who intend to build a facility in the near future.
Meg Makes Her Debut
Broken Hill’s own Megan Ryan has had a meteoric rise in football. After first picking up a footy a mere three years ago, she has already knocked over some incredible milestones. Last time we spoke, she’d just signed with Essendon Football Club in the AFLW. This past weekend, she made her debut in the famous black and red of the Bombers. We spoke with Meg following her debut at the highest level of Australian Rules football