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Smart cookies get help
If you’re a problem gambler, your fortune probably depends on getting help. That’s the message Broken Hill Lifeline is aiming to convey using a sweet treat next week. Lifeline’s Gambling Counsellor for Broken Hill and surrounding areas, Greg Pearce, said that he would visit the city’s clubs to distribute the cookies from Monday.
Dick wants end to profit-at-all-cost
Entrepreneur Dick Smith addressed yesterday’s large crowd of mining delegates on a subject they would rather not have heard. Mr Smith likened the country’s reliance on population growth to fund services such as the aged pension to a “Ponzi scheme.”
Gourmet footy in the valley
The Clare Valley gourmet weekend serves up many great tastes, and on Sunday the Shinglebacks dished up some gourmet football to win both games, against teams that play regular fortnightly footy. When you factor in that the other two teams have had three matches this year already, it was a mighty performance.
