News archive
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April, 2012
Council supports Lisa
Originally published: Monday, 30th April, 2012
Miss Universe contestant Lisa Kickett is to get a helping hand from City Council.
City’s mines still strong
Originally published: Monday, 30th April, 2012
Broken Hill remains one of the most important mining towns in the nation, according to industry analyst, Gavin Wendt.
Runaway Dogs
Originally published: Monday, 30th April, 2012
North have recorded a runaway 46 point win over the Robins on Saturday, but don’t let the final margin fool you - this contest was hard and tough all day.
Budget fix “urgent”
Originally published: Saturday, 28th April, 2012
Time is running out for City Council which has voted to investigate seeking outside help to fix its finances in time for the next budget.
Roos to prevail in midfield battle
Originally published: Saturday, 28th April, 2012
The Roos are at home for the first time in 2012 and they will play host to the Magpies for this round three encounter at the Alma Oval.
The signs are all good for Bell’s Milk Bar
Originally published: Saturday, 28th April, 2012
The famous “Drinks” sign has been returned to Bell’s Milk Bar in Patton Street.
Bulldogs hard to beat
Originally published: Saturday, 28th April, 2012
North takes on West today at the Jubilee Oval with the Bulldogs looking to continue their unbeaten run.
Tina plays with ANZAC spirit
Originally published: Friday, 27th April, 2012
Dedicated netballer Tina McLaren has been awarded the prestigious Anzac Day Sporting Medal after a brilliant performance on Tuesday night.
Stepping out in high style
Originally published: Friday, 27th April, 2012
One of the city’s biggest community showpieces is on tonight at the Civic Centre where 11 young ladies will make their debut at the Civic Ball.
Sparks fly in lights debate
Originally published: Friday, 27th April, 2012
An estimated $540,000 upgrade to lighting at the Alma Oval that was due to take place this year has been pushed back to as late as 2014.
Greens aglow for night golf
Originally published: Thursday, 26th April, 2012
The Broken Hill Golf Club will be illuminated with moonlight, glow sticks and flashing golf balls when players tee off in the PCYC night golf fundraiser.
City honours the fallen
Originally published: Thursday, 26th April, 2012
Largest attendance seen in years
River towns counting the cost of floods
Originally published: Tuesday, 24th April, 2012
By Emily Roberts
A touch of fun
Originally published: Tuesday, 24th April, 2012
A new avenue for fun and fitness will soon arrive in the city with the YMCA set to run a mixed Touch Rugby competition.
Big day for Bulldogs’ skipper
Originally published: Saturday, 21st April, 2012
North captain Codie Howard will be looking to top off his milestone 150th league game with a win against Central today.
West to push the Roos
Originally published: Saturday, 21st April, 2012
Today’s big game at League Headquarters has the Robins up against the Roos in what looks to be a very interesting contest.
Mural features local faces
Originally published: Saturday, 21st April, 2012
Geoff De Main, Broken Hill’s own mural man, has done it again!
Exploration to begin
Originally published: Saturday, 21st April, 2012
Company seeks uranium near city
Pro Hart original to go on sale
Originally published: Friday, 20th April, 2012
“Change of Shifts”, a never-before-seen Pro Hart original, will be offered for sale for the first time in support of the upcoming Resources and Energy Symposium.
Money woes not over
Originally published: Friday, 20th April, 2012
City Council’s senior managers will meet with the State Government next week in a step towards fixing its financial woes.
Countdown to women’s footy
Originally published: Friday, 20th April, 2012
The concept of a women’s football competition will soon be realised with the first game of the inaugural season just over a week away.
Juniors set for big stage
Originally published: Thursday, 19th April, 2012
The city’s junior footballers will step on to the big stage tomorrow night when their games will be played under lights at the Jubilee Oval.
Run of the mill
Originally published: Thursday, 19th April, 2012
CBH infrastructure commissioning days away
Most trucks won’t use haul road: Consultant
Originally published: Thursday, 19th April, 2012
A proposed $8 million haulage road would not be used by most of the trucks travelling through Broken Hill, according to the consultant responsible for the plan.
Titanic interest lingers
Originally published: Thursday, 19th April, 2012
Broken Hill might be five hours from the nearest ocean, but that hasn’t stopped local interest in the doomed passenger liner Titanic.
Plan “unacceptable”
Originally published: Wednesday, 18th April, 2012
Concerns over Council draft to tackle deficit
So close, Errol
Originally published: Wednesday, 18th April, 2012
When it comes to go kart racing, Errol Hussein doesn’t like to settle for second place.
Lead testing rates are on the rise
Originally published: Wednesday, 18th April, 2012
The number of children having lead tests is on the rise but it could be higher, according to the Child and Family Health Centre.
Triumphant return
Originally published: Tuesday, 17th April, 2012
Motocross legend Danny Chandler once said “If you don’t crash once in a while, you’re not going fast enough.”
Vintage fashion to go on show
Originally published: Tuesday, 17th April, 2012
It won’t be the latest trends on display at the Broken Hill Quota Club’s ‘Sip in Style’ fashion parade, but that’s all part of the fun.
Cost blowout
Originally published: Tuesday, 17th April, 2012
A councillor has taken a swipe at City Council management while continuing to back a proposed lighting upgrade at the Alma Oval, despite a $140,000 cost blowout.
Fight to recycle
Originally published: Monday, 16th April, 2012
Environmentalist Ian Kiernan AO, OAM said it was a “damn disgrace” that some beverage companies were fighting deposit schemes for recyclable containers.
Tourism worth $73bn: report
Originally published: Monday, 16th April, 2012
Latest research on the income tourism brings to the nation has it at $73.3 billion and that figure is rising.
Victory for Bulldogs
Originally published: Monday, 16th April, 2012
The Bulldogs have opened their 2012 account with an impressive first up win over the Roos on Saturday.
“And the band played on”
Originally published: Saturday, 14th April, 2012
Armed with his wicked wit and a black cane, Adelaide journalist Peter Goers has come to the city for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.
Have a swing and raise cash for the widows
Originally published: Saturday, 14th April, 2012
Enjoying a round of golf will never be as rewarding as this.
Captain’s milestone
Originally published: Saturday, 14th April, 2012
The Magpies faithful will toast a key component of the club’s future today as Brenton Zanette takes the field for his 100th game.
SA title up for grabs
Originally published: Friday, 13th April, 2012
Some of the best racers in the country will converge on the city this weekend for the 2012 South Australian Production Sedan Titles.
‘Too good to lose’
Originally published: Friday, 13th April, 2012
The Commonwealth's bid to secure water savings for the Murray-Darling Basin from the Menindee Lakes failed because it did not meet NSW Government requirements.
Spooky disco for kids
Originally published: Friday, 13th April, 2012
Today is the start of National Youth Week but it is also Friday the 13th so tonight youngsters are being invited to a “spooky disco” courtesy of City Council.
Footy club kitchen set for a makeover
Originally published: Thursday, 12th April, 2012
By Emily Roberts
Savannah shines in Sydney
Originally published: Thursday, 12th April, 2012
Savannah Morris has returned from Sydney where she competed in the State Catholic Schools Swimming Carnival at the Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.
Bottle-o fightback
Originally published: Thursday, 12th April, 2012
Local MP John Williams is starting a petition to have deposits for recyclable containers introduced to New South Wales.
Youngsters eye path to AFL
Originally published: Thursday, 12th April, 2012
A handful of the city’s best junior footballers will look to fast track their development and work towards an AFL career through the Under 14/15 GWS Giants Academy.
Sydney trip a real treat for Chanell
Originally published: Wednesday, 11th April, 2012
Hearing-impaired student Chanell Semmens will fly off to Sydney soon to attend the exclusive Dr Veronica James Science Challenge, and she just can’t wait.
“It’s all about the rivers”
Originally published: Wednesday, 11th April, 2012
People had to realise that the Murray-Darling Basin Plan was created in the interest of the entire river system rather than individual communities, according to Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) CEO Rhonda Dickson.
Novel quest leads to the Hill
Originally published: Tuesday, 10th April, 2012
More than a century has passed since Australian author Joseph Furphy’s “Rigby’s Romance” was serialised in the Barrier Daily Truth.
MP lashes “crisis” talk
Originally published: Tuesday, 10th April, 2012
Local MP John Williams has rejected the notion that the Murray-Darling Basin is in crisis.
SA team wins Easter bowls
Originally published: Tuesday, 10th April, 2012
The Broken Hill Mixed Indoor Bowls Association held its annual two-day carnival at the Musicians’ Club over the weekend.
Netballers for Academy Games
Originally published: Tuesday, 10th April, 2012
Four local junior netballers have been selected to play for the Far West Academy of Sport team in the Academy Games in Wollongong this month.
Locals impress but Nyngan take title
Originally published: Friday, 6th April, 2012
A combined Menindee/Wilcannia outfit left a big impression on last Thursday’s Far West High School Boys Trophy Rugby League Tournament while Broken Hill fought hard against opposition well versed in the 13-man code.
Young paraders score an Easter hat trick
Originally published: Friday, 6th April, 2012
By Erica Visser
Lisa makes pageant cut
Originally published: Thursday, 5th April, 2012
Broken Hill’s own Lisa Kickett has been selected as a preliminary finalist in the Miss Universe Australia competition.
Jubilee Oval now to be cut above
Originally published: Thursday, 5th April, 2012
Broken Hill’s AFL Senior Management Committee will be making sure the grass at Jubilee Oval is a lot better after the purchase of a brand new mower.
A bunch of drunks
Originally published: Thursday, 5th April, 2012
The people of the Far West drank too much and it was about time they took “a good hard look” at themselves, a District Court judge said yesterday.
Mifsud takes rumour blame
Originally published: Wednesday, 4th April, 2012
MELBOURNE - AFL community engagement officer Jason Mifsud has taken the blame for spreading untrue rumours about Melbourne coach Mark Neeld’s treatment of indigenous players.
Open and shut case
Originally published: Wednesday, 4th April, 2012
A proposal to allow all shops in New South Wales to open on Boxing Day has received a mixed reaction locally.
Fraud case riles judge
Originally published: Wednesday, 4th April, 2012
A District Court judge has sharply criticised the Commonwealth for seeking to have a mother of three children jailed for fraud when there was no evidence that she had benefitted in any way from her wrongdoing.
Out of our reach
Originally published: Tuesday, 3rd April, 2012
There was nothing more the city could have done to improve their chances of being connected to the National Broadband Network (NBN), according to Regional Development Australia (RDA) Far West.
More artists join Spanish alliance
Originally published: Tuesday, 3rd April, 2012
Three local artists are about to journey to Spain in the next stage of the cultural alliance program between Broken Hill and Spain.
Bandsmen honoured 100 years on
Originally published: Monday, 2nd April, 2012
Broken Hill’s link with the RMS Titanic will be commemorated to mark the 100th anniversary of since the sinking of the grand luxury liner off Newfoundland on April 15, 1912.
Desert downpour delights dashers
Originally published: Monday, 2nd April, 2012
A sudden and unexpected shower of rain yesterday morning did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the good crowd of entrants who showed up for the Living Desert Dash.
Best by a mile
Originally published: Monday, 2nd April, 2012
Describing Friday night’s harness race meeting as one of the best the city has ever seen would be an understatement.
