Feeding Friends and the Salvation Army made sure there were two free and welcoming Christmas lunches for those doing it tough in our region, and it included no less than 10kg of local yabbies for the occasion, caught by two of the organisers.
Day: 30 December 2022
Light fantastic – Champions aglow as prizes handed out
Winners of the Barrier Truth 2022 Christmas Lights Display Competition got a big surprise on Christmas Eve as the major prize winner, sponsored by Vines Furniture One, got $2500 and winner of the Peoples Choice award, as voted by readers of the Barrier Truth, took home $1000 courtesy of Broken Hill City Council.
Menindee evacuation as flood waters rapidly rise
Menindee residents were ordered to evacuate by Friday morning as flood waters rapidly rose on Thursday, threatening homes and land across the region.