News archive
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October, 2013
Club invites more to join in free fun
Originally published: Thursday, 31st October, 2013
The PCYC is looking to attract more young people to their “Free Stylin’ Friday” night activities.
Clisby earns his spot
Originally published: Thursday, 31st October, 2013
After a stellar debut season for the Melbourne Demons, Broken Hill player Mitch Clisby has been elevated to the club’s senior list for 2014.
Fundraising on the menu
Originally published: Thursday, 31st October, 2013
This morning a Pink Breakfast will be served to raise money and help women fighting cancer.
Service with a snarl
Originally published: Thursday, 31st October, 2013
Alma Public School students need to beware when going to the canteen - it has been taken over by ghosts, ghouls and witches.
Pipe dreams
Originally published: Thursday, 31st October, 2013
City Council will try to convince the State Government to divert $1 million in funding for its canned heavy bypass road to another project, however it cannot agree on which.
They’re a happy lot in the local lock-up
Originally published: Thursday, 31st October, 2013
Inmates at the BH jail may be guilty of many things, but it seems whinging isn’t one of them.
Gig delivered the goods for hospital
Originally published: Wednesday, 30th October, 2013
More than $6,000 was raised for the hospital at a music concert last Friday night.
New recruit has passion for footy
Originally published: Wednesday, 30th October, 2013
The Broken Hill Football League has a new player on board.
Plaudits flow for the HeArt
Originally published: Wednesday, 30th October, 2013
When emergency doctor Tim Duncan made a short film using local Aboriginal people he never dreamed he would soon be sharing the red carpet with actor Tom Hanks in London.
Council critical of planned price hike
Originally published: Wednesday, 30th October, 2013
Essential Energy’s plan to hike up water costs will have a “dramatic impact” on the city, City Council has told the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).
Council to go on rego drive
Originally published: Wednesday, 30th October, 2013
City Council is holding a door knock in the last couple of weeks in November that is sure to get tails wagging.
National honours beckon
Originally published: Tuesday, 29th October, 2013
After first strapping on her skates right here in Broken Hill, Regan Birrell is on the cusp of selection in the Team Australia women’s roller derby side.
Women to the rescue
Originally published: Tuesday, 29th October, 2013
Three Packsaddle women are demonstrating the essence of community spirit, serving as not only the backbone of their local NSW Ambulance Volunteers and Community First Responders team, but the SES and NSW Rural Fire Service.
Rehab unit open to all
Originally published: Tuesday, 29th October, 2013
The public is being invited to have a look around the Broken Hill Health Service’s new Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Unit on Friday.
Too cruel
Originally published: Tuesday, 29th October, 2013
In a hare-raising tale, four rabbits have been saved after being ditched at the garbage dump in a cardboard beer box at the weekend.
Trash dump hunt
Originally published: Tuesday, 29th October, 2013
City Council employees yesterday cleaned up a giant load of garbage that was left strewn across the end of Morish Street.
Kids come first for BH motorists
Originally published: Monday, 28th October, 2013
It appears that most local parents are doing the right thing when it comes to properly restraining their most precious cargo.
Oblique perspective a new take on city
Originally published: Monday, 28th October, 2013
Broken Hill’s buildings are the subject of one of two new exhibitions that have just opened at the TAFE Library.
Veteran volunteer earns just reward
Originally published: Monday, 28th October, 2013
The tireless work of local volunteers was rewarded last week at the NSW Volunteer of the Year Award Regional Ceremony in Bathurst.
Fortune shines on Silver City Cup
Originally published: Monday, 28th October, 2013
The success of the 2013 Silver City Cup showed the event was continuing to go from strength to strength, according to Club President Dave Gallagher.
CITY OWED $1.7M
Originally published: Monday, 28th October, 2013
City Council faces a void of around $1.7 million in unpaid rates, with many residents unable or unwilling to make payments.
Pot of gold for Irish dancer
Originally published: Monday, 28th October, 2013
Local Irish dancer, Mahaila Denton, has competed in her first ever competition - and come away with four gold medals.
Last drinks for Trinders
Originally published: Saturday, 26th October, 2013
It’s been 13 years since David and Maryanne Trinder bought a rundown Oxide Street building with dreams of turning it into a big city-style, upmarket hotel and bar.
Proud about town
Originally published: Saturday, 26th October, 2013
It turns out that Broken Hill has some pretty neat projects, with several coming in as finalists in this year’s Tidy Towns Awards.
Kiwi horse firms as cup favourite
Originally published: Saturday, 26th October, 2013
Cable Bay appears to be the horse to beat for the 2013 Silver City Cup, after the New Zealander was listed as short-priced favourite for the race.
Smith’s gems
Originally published: Saturday, 26th October, 2013
Heidi Smith is set to continue five generations of family history when she brings her two runners to the Silver City Cup meeting today.
AGL holds breath for wind deal
Originally published: Saturday, 26th October, 2013
The proposed Silverton wind farm remains AGL’s top project despite being delayed, the energy company said yesterday.
Complaints cost council
Originally published: Friday, 25th October, 2013
City Council has spent more than $6000 on Code of Conduct complaints this year.
Rooftop rescue
Originally published: Friday, 25th October, 2013
After suffering the sounds of cats on his tin roof, Alwyn Bressanelli will finally be able to get some peace and quiet.
ROAD KILL
Originally published: Friday, 25th October, 2013
Doubt surrounds plan to divert cash elsewhere
Cup beckons
Originally published: Friday, 25th October, 2013
The times and fields have been confirmed for tomorrow’s Silver City Cup races with 45 horses set to take to the track for the six-race meeting.
Extra training on offer at Summer Academy
Originally published: Thursday, 24th October, 2013
The Broken Hill Soccer Association is starting a Summer Academy to help give extra training to players.
Goats toast their stars
Originally published: Thursday, 24th October, 2013
Young Bailey Miller might need to invest in a larger trophy cabinet after claiming six awards at the Alma Soccer Club’s annual presentation on Saturday night.
We want our CCTV, says City Council
Originally published: Thursday, 24th October, 2013
Council wants to put CCTV cameras around Sturt Park but will have to wait until its grant has been reviewed.
What’s all this fun about?
Originally published: Thursday, 24th October, 2013
Playing in the park is what children do, but yesterday there was something special going on.
Police seize stolen card
Originally published: Wednesday, 23rd October, 2013
A motorist who was pulled over for a random breath test on Monday night was found with a stolen credit card on her, police said yesterday.
Big day for grandparents
Originally published: Wednesday, 23rd October, 2013
Grandparents Day is on Sunday, giving people a chance to spoil older members of their family.
School cash bonus
Originally published: Wednesday, 23rd October, 2013
Local schools will benefit to the tune of over $1 million next year courtesy of a new funding model that targets disadvantaged students.
Betts makes mark
Originally published: Tuesday, 22nd October, 2013
Having debuted last summer, Broken Hill pace bowler Samantha Betts is an important part of the next generation of South Australian Scorpions cricketers in the Women’s National Cricket League.
Barnden blitz
Originally published: Tuesday, 22nd October, 2013
Mildura youngster Sam Barnden stormed to victory at the weekend in the annual Poker Race.
Coolers conk out as mercury rises
Originally published: Tuesday, 22nd October, 2013
The warm temperatures may be a welcome change around the city, but for a number of businesses broken air conditioners have come at the wrong time.
Say hello to my little friend
Originally published: Tuesday, 22nd October, 2013
As if people needed more reminding that it’s snake season, a Crystal Street resident has been greeted by one on his front verandah.
Crime time
Originally published: Tuesday, 22nd October, 2013
An Aboriginal group fears crime rates in Menindee will rise following the closure of a youth centre that kept children “off the street”.
Celebrate children
Originally published: Monday, 21st October, 2013
There will be lots of fun and entertaining activities around the city this week for National Children’s Week.
On display for all
Originally published: Monday, 21st October, 2013
A host of memorabilia and vintage aircraft was on display at the Broken Hill airport over the weekend, giving visitors the chance to take it all in.
Paull leads team to victory
Originally published: Monday, 21st October, 2013
An inspired spell of bowling from Central captain Jarred Paull helped his side to a convincing seven wicket victory over North on Saturday.
Driving residents crazy
Originally published: Monday, 21st October, 2013
Complaints of hoon driving isn’t a surprise to local police, as many drivers don’t follow the road rules.
Chilling out in the square
Originally published: Saturday, 19th October, 2013
Community service organisations took a load off and “stressed less” yesterday to host a special event in the Town Square.
Iron giant looks overseas for a partner
Originally published: Saturday, 19th October, 2013
A giant iron project with the potential to spark the “rebirth of mining” in Broken Hill will be downsized in a bid to attract a major development partner, possibly from overseas.
AFL ladies rejuvenate softball
Originally published: Saturday, 19th October, 2013
“The season is split up into two parts and last year we made it through to Christmas but in the second half we were kind of the only team showing up to games so we had to call it off,” Tigers player Leonie Channing said.
Final loss still stings
Originally published: Saturday, 19th October, 2013
West opening batsmen Matthew Handberg says the club still carries some hurt following their shock loss in the A Grade cricket final in March.
Union men stand by their women
Originally published: Friday, 18th October, 2013
Some of the toughest union workers in Australia have joined a growing campaign to stop violence against women.
Colts under lights
Originally published: Friday, 18th October, 2013
Dwindling player numbers have forced the Barrier District Cricket League to restructure the format of their junior cricket competition.
Reaching the sky
Originally published: Friday, 18th October, 2013
The Broken Hill Airport will host a double birthday celebration for two local aviation institutions this weekend.
Health care hit
Originally published: Friday, 18th October, 2013
A recommended increase in GP fees could be enough to stop people from seeing their doctor, according to the State’s pensioners association.
Thomas to lead Roos
Originally published: Thursday, 17th October, 2013
A baker by trade, Craig Thomas will be hoping he can find the recipe for success on the AFL field in 2014.
TV host savours Silver City
Originally published: Thursday, 17th October, 2013
A TV travel show sampled a taste of Broken Hill at Bell’s Milk Bar yesterday.
Hard drug scourge
Originally published: Thursday, 17th October, 2013
John Williams has laid the city’s drug problem before Parliament, saying Broken Hill was facing a “drug epidemic”.
Crash driver’s grief
Originally published: Wednesday, 16th October, 2013
A man who crashed his car on the Silverton Road had tried to kill himself following the death of his month-old son, the Local Court has been told.
Rally drivers love a mystery
Originally published: Wednesday, 16th October, 2013
James Freeman founded the Box Rallies after both his parents passed away from cancer and, to date, they have raised more than $3 million.
Big cash at bowls
Originally published: Wednesday, 16th October, 2013
The North Bowling Club is holding a tournament for beginners with a prize of $1000.
Junior Giants step up
Originally published: Wednesday, 16th October, 2013
A handful of junior Giants got a taste of the big time recently at the 2013 NSW Joss Zone Football Championships in Albury.
Water damage
Originally published: Wednesday, 16th October, 2013
The Chamber of Commerce (CoC) has warned that more than half the city’s businesses could be seriously threatened if there is a jump in water and sewerage costs.
Your help would suit Tess
Originally published: Tuesday, 15th October, 2013
A former local is fundraising for her daughter who has Cerebral Palsy and needs a special suit for her posture.
Potosi looks the goods
Originally published: Tuesday, 15th October, 2013
Perilya’s Potosi mine has not yet entered the formal production phase but already it is doing better than forecast.
Youngsters ready to tackle best in state
Originally published: Tuesday, 15th October, 2013
Four local boys will be travelling to Sydney to compete in the NSW State Relay Championships.
North miners reunite and reminisce
Originally published: Tuesday, 15th October, 2013
The 20th reunion of the North Mine closure was a wonderful success, according to organisers.
Beware Telstra trap
Originally published: Tuesday, 15th October, 2013
It will take an injury to force Telstra to fix the dozens of damaged service pit lids that are littering our footpaths, one of the telco’s former employees has warned.
Emus flock to fairway
Originally published: Monday, 14th October, 2013
Windy conditions didn’t deter a large field from flocking to the annual Outback Emus Charity Golf Day.
Wells destroys West
Originally published: Monday, 14th October, 2013
A blistering half century from Cam Wells helped Central to a relatively comfortable six wicket win over West in the opening 20/20 fixture of the cricket season.
Squeeze on GPs
Originally published: Monday, 14th October, 2013
A local GP has taken a swipe at plans by the RFDS to open a primary healthcare clinic, likening it to another federally-funded Superclinic that established practices will have to compete against.
Testing time for senior students
Originally published: Monday, 14th October, 2013
Students will sit down this morning to start their Higher School Certificate exams.
Men are from Mars- especially Adam
Originally published: Saturday, 12th October, 2013
Visitors to our green and pleasant city often remark that the parts of it, especially the Line of Lode and the bush, look like the Moon.
Ransomware
Originally published: Saturday, 12th October, 2013
A computer virus called “Crypto Locker” has been winding through computers in the city and holding people to ransom.
Cracking opener
Originally published: Saturday, 12th October, 2013
The new Barrier District Cricket League’s 2013/14 season of cricket kicks off today at the Alma and Zinc ovals with both A and B Grades confronted with the shortened version of modern cricket, 20/20 cricket.
Paull’s pitch perfect
Originally published: Saturday, 12th October, 2013
There’s more to creating a cricket pitch than meets the eye, as local curator Jarrod Paull can tell you.
It’s on for young not old
Originally published: Friday, 11th October, 2013
With the school term back underway, “Milo In 2 Cricket” will resume at Norm Fox Oval tonight.
AFL 9s for the big boys
Originally published: Friday, 11th October, 2013
In a correction to information in Thursday’s AFL 9s story, the sport’s target audience is adults and older high school students as opposed to juniors as indicated in the accompanying photo.
South master bows out
Originally published: Friday, 11th October, 2013
Local AFL legend Peter Johns is taking off the coach’s hat for possibly the final time.
Motoring party deal extends Palmer’s reach
Originally published: Friday, 11th October, 2013
Clive Palmer has warned the federal government to negotiate or face “a very cold winter” after securing a powerful four-vote bloc in the Senate through an alliance with micro-party senator-elect Ricky Muir.
Medals for local Lizards
Originally published: Thursday, 10th October, 2013
Three Shinglebacks who played for SA last week in the National Carnival in Darwin have returned home with premiers medals.
Garry Sandy, Peter Nash and Jimmy Hinton all played in the SA 50s team that won all three games in Division 2.
Syringe spike
Originally published: Thursday, 10th October, 2013
Hard drugs appear to have gained a foothold in the Far West, causing an explosion in Hepatitis C cases and a massive spike in the demand for clean syringes.
Unique exhibitions to open Friday
Originally published: Wednesday, 9th October, 2013
Two most unusual and fascinating exhibitions open at the Regional Art Gallery on Friday night.
SA mining boom to help city
Originally published: Wednesday, 9th October, 2013
Broken Hill is expected to benefit from a South Australian mining boom that could see the creation of 35,000 new jobs over the next 16 years.
Poker race challenge
Originally published: Wednesday, 9th October, 2013
The city’s sporting clubs are invited to take their rivalries to a new level at the 15th annual Poker Race on October 20.
Slow weekend for police
Originally published: Wednesday, 9th October, 2013
Police are very pleased there were no fatal vehicles accidents in the region over the long weekend.
It’s war! Lifeline muscles in new fundraiser
Originally published: Wednesday, 9th October, 2013
Lifeline staff have been practicing for war and want others to join in.
Larger than life
Originally published: Wednesday, 9th October, 2013
Well-loved champ loses his battle with cancer
Funds now available for YMCA disability swimming lessons
Originally published: Saturday, 5th October, 2013
Dylan Evers was once fearful of the water, now he gets excited even before going to the pool.
Big guns take aim
Originally published: Saturday, 5th October, 2013
In an 8-ball grand final show-stopper the Hitmen will be looking to knock off the Militia.
Heart patient hits out at rehab block
Originally published: Saturday, 5th October, 2013
A woman who had triple bypass heart surgery in July is still waiting for vital rehabilitation because the local health service is not running it at the moment.
That time again
Originally published: Saturday, 5th October, 2013
Weekend workers, churchgoers and Wallabies fans - here’s an important reminder for you all.
City misses out on Jolie’s flick
Originally published: Thursday, 3rd October, 2013
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie will not film part of her new movie Unbroken in Broken Hill despite scouting for locations in regional NSW.
Jewish group in first visit
Originally published: Thursday, 3rd October, 2013
In a first, the CEO of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies will be in the city next month to bridge the gap in rural areas.
National quoits titles
Originally published: Thursday, 3rd October, 2013
Looking for something a little unusual to watch while enjoying a beer over the weekend, sports fans? The Sturt Club may have the answer.
Charity begins at tee-off
Originally published: Thursday, 3rd October, 2013
Mark Twain once said 'golf is a good walk spoiled' - but he wasn't playing in the Outback Emus Charity Golf Day.
March morphs into a festival
Originally published: Thursday, 3rd October, 2013
A festival aimed at celebrating social justice issues will run over a four-month period.
Judgement to impact on Aboriginal sentencing
Originally published: Thursday, 3rd October, 2013
In a landmark judgement that could impact on Aboriginal sentencing and imprisonment, the High Court has ruled Aboriginal disadvantage does not diminish over time.
Numbers game
Originally published: Tuesday, 1st October, 2013
Video games could be used to entice children into the Sister City Bankstown Sporting Exchange as it battles against declining participation.
Thank you for the music
Originally published: Tuesday, 1st October, 2013
As GB Records owner Gary Bowden prepares to shut up shop, he’s taken a parting swipe at the major retailer looking to make a mark on Broken Hill’s retail scene.
Room proves a winner for home’s residents
Originally published: Tuesday, 1st October, 2013
Harold Williams Home has a dental chair, equipment and regular visits by hygienist staff - it has been described as “unusual but tremendous”.
Motorists ignore spill dangers: firefighters
Originally published: Tuesday, 1st October, 2013
The local Fire Brigade and City Council were quick on the scene of a mysterious oil spill yesterday.
It’s bin a wild day of weather
Originally published: Tuesday, 1st October, 2013
Wheelie bins copped a hiding yesterday as fierce gusts of winds howled through Broken Hill leaving a trail of mess in its path.
