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Better access to country key to improving Indigenous mental health, forum told

More than 160 mental health professionals have journeyed to Broken Hill to share resources, knowledge and celebrate each other's achievements.

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TV's Farmer Wants A Wife star finds love and a buyer for his country house

He bought the property in 2007 for $149,500 and sold at a profit.

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How's Ya Mate? mental health round continues expansion with help from Tadhg Kennelley, Kirby Bentley

Tadhg Kennelley and Kirby Bentley connect with young people in Broken Hill and Menindee as ambassadors for How's Ya Mate? — a successful local mental health and wellbeing initiative that hopes to go national.

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Perilya's Broken Hill mine workers face uncertain future as company undertakes restructure

A number of employees and contractors working at the company Perilya may be out of a job due to a staff restructure in one of its mines.

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Calls for drug rehabilitation centre in Broken Hill grow amid concerns over dirty needles in public spaces

Calls are mounting for a Broken Hill drug rehabilitation centre after complaints from local residents about dirty needles being left in the CBD. Council workers say they're finding hundreds every day.

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Solar eclipse's tourism potential leaves NSW starstruck as its 2028 event draws near

After thousands of visitors flocked to WA last week to see a total solar eclipse, both a Broken Hill astronomer and tourism committee chairman are predicting an even larger tourism opportunity driven by another in five years' time.

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Vicious dog attack in Broken Hill leave two women seriously injured, airlifted to Royal Adelaide Hospital

A woman in her 60s and another in her 50s have been "severely injured" in an aggressive dog attack in Broken Hill. Both have been airlifted to Royal Adelaide Hospital.

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Last Cab to Darwin taxi recovered on Philip Nitschke's bush block to be assessed for NT museum

Max Bell was a 65-year-old taxi driver in outback New South Wales who was dying from stomach cancer. When the NT government decided to legalise euthanasia, he saw a way out.

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Spencer Gulf Nightly News axed by Southern Cross Austereo

The ABC understands some Southern Cross Austereo staff were unaware that last night's broadcast was the final one.

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Elders' new homes to help address systemic overcrowding in Wilcannia

For decades, the problem of overcrowding has plagued the outback NSW town, but some relief is in sight with five elder housing units completed and more to come.

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Barrier Police District seeking to reduce reckless driving in far-west NSW

Broken Hill police note a spike in "dangerous and silly driving" after engaging in seven vehicle pursuits in one week.

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Broken Hill aged care struggles to meet registered nurse quotas

The town's only aged care provider says unless it can find extra nurses, it will have to reduce numbers at one of its homes by the end of the year.

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‘Three-month waiting list just to visit a GP’: inside the campaign for NSW’s largest seat

A showdown between a Nat and an independent is looming in a New South Wales electorate as large as Germany.

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How did millions of fish die gasping in the Darling – after three years of rain?

Millions of dead fish float on the surface of the river. Native bony herring and introduced young carp, as well as a few mature Murray cod and golden perch. History is repeating on the Darling River at Menindee. This new fish kill is even worse than the enormous 2018–2019 fish…

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Broken Hill garage sale raises further $11,000 for family of Ryan Lines after strep-A complications

Broken Hill residents have come together to support the latest fundraising effort for the family of Ryan Lines, with more than $140,000 raised through a variety of funding streams.

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Dennis Jackson inquest hears call for review of SA Pathology's laboratories

A sample taken from the lung of a Broken Hill man could have been contaminated with the sample of another patient, an inquest into his death has heard.

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Broken Hill skateboarder achieves three-year dream of building skate park in Laos

In 2020, Broken Hill's Tom Drury set out on a dream to build the first skate park in Laos. Almost three years on, the park is now open and in use by the local community.

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Broken Hill council recoups close to $1 million after two-day public land auction

A two-day auction has seen nearly $1 million recovered by the Broken Hill council and all properties listed sold, as land that had five years' of outstanding rates was offloaded.

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Broken Hill Pistol Club's ambitious accessibility upgrades to support ageing members

A Broken Hill sporting club plans to make over $280,000 worth of upgrades to its facilities this year to ensure its ageing membership base is supported.

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LGBT teen Abbie Kelly takes Rainbow Shoelace Project from outback Broken Hill to WorldPride

When Abbie Kelly started making little packs of rainbow beads for LGBT kids and their friends to thread on their shoelaces, she had no idea it would catch the imagination of people all over the world.

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ABC broadcast pioneer and Brushmen of the Bush painter John Pickup dies aged 91

John Pickup's hand was "the first animated object" ever seen on Australian television. But that was just the beginning of his remarkable career.

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Broken Hill residents frustrated by brown mains water as emergency supply activated

Far West NSW residents say discoloured, metallic-tasting water is still coming out of their taps more than two weeks after the issue was first reported.

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Lifeline mental health and wellbeing program to expand beyond Broken Hill

A wellbeing program started by Lifeline for local AFL clubs will be brought to new areas this year after receiving close to $300,000 in state government funding.

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Broken Hill swimmers impress with records, medals at SA Country Championships

Broken Hill teen Cohen Clavel has made a name for himself at the championship event in Mount Gambier, breaking age group records including some of his own.

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Broken Hill Harness Racing officials optimistic for 2023 despite cancelling first meeting of season

Broken Hill calls off its first race meeting of 2023 due to a lack of nominations, as officials warn a rise in local horse numbers is needed to sustain the sport's future in the town.

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