No smoking proposal ‘self-regulatory’
THE BROKEN Hill City Council has released the draft of its Smoke Free Playgrounds and Sporting Reserves policy. If the community supports the plan, these council owned areas will soon become smoke free.
However the general manager of the Broken Hill City Council, Mr Frank Zaknich, said any new regulations put into place regarding smoking in these areas would not be regulated by council and would not carry any penalty to those who ignore the policy which states smoking within 10 metres of council playgrounds and sporting fields is prohibited.
THE BROKEN Hill YMCA celebrated 100 years in its current building on the corner of Chloride and Cobalt Street on Monday. Read more 
Finding inner peace through tragedy
Sandy MacGregor is no stranger to adversity. After graduating from Duntroon Military College he was sent with the first troop of engineers as troop commander to Vietnam in 1965. Read more 
Rasp’s shaft – birthplace of Broken Hill mining
THE BROKEN Hill community will have a chance to see the place where local mining started when celebrations for 125 years of mining in the city take place later this year.
Broken Hill Weather Forecast
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6°C - 15°C |
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7°C - 18°C |
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