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4 horses killed in road crash

March 19, 2010 19:18:00

Four horses being transported to a St Patrick's Day race meeting in western New South Wales have been killed in a road accident.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, australia, nsw, broken-hill-2880, sa, hallett-5419, mount-compass-5210

St Pat's Races to mark 45yr milestone

March 19, 2010 09:04:00

The St Patrick's Races are being held tomorrow and the club says many of the features of this year's event are a result of community consultation.[MORE]

Tags: clubs-and-associations, event, broken-hill-2880

Locust control takes to the skies

March 19, 2010 09:01:00

The Australian Plague Locust Commission expects to begin aerial control of locusts in the next week.[MORE]

Tags: pest-management, pests, broken-hill-2880, tibooburra-2880, wanaaring-2840

CBH snubs share offer again

March 19, 2010 09:00:00

Mining company CBH Resources has again rejected a share proposal from multi-metals company Nyrstar.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, mining, broken-hill-2880

Assault rate dips amid grog restrictions

March 18, 2010 11:43:00

A 25 per cent decrease in the number of alcohol-related assaults has been recorded in Wilcannia since an alcohol restriction trial began last year.[MORE]

Tags: drugs-and-substance-abuse, law-crime-and-justice, crime, laws, crime-prevention, broken-hill-2880, wilcannia-2836

Farmers hope for more rain

March 18, 2010 11:34:00

New South Wales may be experiencing its lowest drought figures in four years, but people are being urged not to forget about the landholders who are still suffering hardships.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, drought, rural, weather, rainfall, broken-hill-2880

Menindee flows boost tourism

March 18, 2010 11:33:00

Fresh flows into the Menindee Lakes have boosted tourism opportunities around the region, both on land and in the air. [MORE]

Tags: tourism, travel-and-tourism, water, water-management, water-supply, nsw, broken-hill-2880

Ex-teacher convicted of child sex assault

March 17, 2010 12:00:00

A former Catholic school teacher in Broken Hill, in far west New South Wales, has been given two 18 month suspended jail sentences for indecent assault.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, assault, broken-hill-2880

Drink driving probationary policeman loses licence

March 17, 2010 12:00:00

A 27-year-old Broken Hill probationary police constable in far west New South Wales has lost his driver's licence for six months, after being convicted of drink driving.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, police, broken-hill-2880

CBH extends trading halt

March 17, 2010 11:49:00

CBH resources in Broken Hill says it will not speak about recent proposals it has received until Thursday morning.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, industry, mining, rural, takeovers, broken-hill-2880

Rex warns of ticketing scam

March 16, 2010 14:40:00

Regional Express Airlines (Rex) is warning people in Broken Hill that a company ringing people offering wholesales flights with their airline is a scam.[MORE]

Tags: industry, law-crime-and-justice, fraud-and-corporate-crime, air-transport, nsw, broken-hill-2880

Inflows to reach Broken Hill

March 16, 2010 09:29:00

A total of 460 square kilometres of dry land near Broken Hill will be covered in water as inflows are released into Lake Menindee and Cawndilla. [MORE]

Tags: drought, water, broken-hill-2880

Water price rise smaller than expected

March 16, 2010 09:00:00

Water and sewerage prices in Broken Hill and Silverton will go up, but not as much as first predicted by Country Water.[MORE]

Tags: water-management, broken-hill-2880, silverton-2880

Hospital hands newborn to wrong mother

March 16, 2010 06:48:00

A woman at Broken Hill hospital was given the wrong newborn to breastfeed at the weekend.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, family-and-children, health, healthcare-facilities, babies-newborns, nsw, broken-hill-2880

Water flows to parched Lake Menindee

March 15, 2010 11:17:00

Lake Menindee, in far west New South Wales, will today see water for the first time in eight years.[MORE]

Tags: water, water-supply, broken-hill-2880, menindee-2879

Community workshops Broken Hill future

March 15, 2010 11:07:00

Broken Hill's future was the focus of a planning breakfast and workshop held at the Barrier Democratic Club on Saturday.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, local-government, broken-hill-2880

No decision yet in shopping centre row

March 15, 2010 11:06:00

Judgment has been suspended until a later date in the case of Centro versus Broken Hill City Council.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, courts-and-trials, broken-hill-2880

Population centre to be signposted

March 15, 2010 11:04:00

A decision has been made on the design of a sign to mark the geographic centre of Australia's population.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, population-and-demographics, travel-and-tourism, broken-hill-2880, ivanhoe-2878

Developer pushes ahead with aged care plan

March 12, 2010 15:31:00

The developer of a retirement village in Broken Hill says he is determined to see the project completed.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, aged-care, urban-development-and-planning, government-and-politics, local-government, broken-hill-2880

Prisoners get drunk on vanilla essence

March 12, 2010 09:37:00

A number of inmates at the Ivanhoe jail in far west New South Wales were found drunk at the prison on Tuesday night after drinking vanilla essence.[MORE]

Tags: offbeat, law-crime-and-justice, prisons-and-punishment, broken-hill-2880, ivanhoe-2878

Centro court case begins

March 12, 2010 09:00:00

A hearing between the custodians of Centro Property Trust and the Broken Hill City Council began in the Land and Environment Court in Sydney yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: retail, urban-development-and-planning, local-government, courts-and-trials, broken-hill-2880

CBH committed to making Rasp Mine 'a reality'

March 12, 2010 09:00:00

CBH Resources says it is focused on getting the Rasp Mine in Broken Hill approved by the end of the year.[MORE]

Tags: mining, broken-hill-2880

TAFE denies teacher shortage

March 11, 2010 09:19:00

TAFE Western, in western New South Wales, says it is not experiencing a teacher shortage, despite advertising new positions.[MORE]

Tags: education, teachers, vocational, broken-hill-2880

Sir Michael sees flying doctor changes

March 11, 2010 09:15:00

British businessman and philanthropist Sir Michael Bishop visited the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) base in Broken Hill yesterday, to look at how the operation is progressing.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, charities-and-community-organisations, doctors-and-medical-professionals, community-organisations, broken-hill-2880