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Outback town's pooled resources see teen swimmers make a splash in city championships
Two decades ago, Broken Hill had three swimming clubs but just one pool for 20,000 people. Today it's responsible for producing two emerging champions.
Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Sport
Flooding on cards for parts of NSW as rain tipped to continue falling into this weekend
Rain and more rain is predicted for New South Wales over the next six days, with parts of the state potentially facing floods and Sydney to experience its longest wet spell in decades.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weather
Duration: 2 minutes 12 seconds
How an outback olive oil landed on the tables of Sydney's top restaurants
A group of Broken Hill olive oil enthusiasts planted a grove in the heart of town that went on to supply Bill Granger's restaurants and win international awards.
Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Fruit
Tenants enduring shoddy home repairs as DIY trend leads to 'landlord specials'
An increasing number of do-it-yourself renovations by landlords in the rental market has raised concerns around what a lack of policing could mean for renters if the work is not done correctly.
Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Rental Housing
What can the Mundi Mundi Bash tell us about the future of music festivals in modern Australia?
With pop-focused music festivals like Splendour in the Grass and Groovin the Moo calling it quits, family-friendly, smaller festivals in unique locations are thriving.
Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Carnivals and Festivals
Menindee continues to grapple with fish dying in the Darling River. Why does it keep happening here?
Scientists say rotting dead fish from a massive fish kill at Menindee earlier this year may create a domino effect on water quality if oxygen levels in the river plummet again putting more fish under stress.
Published: Source: ABC ScienceTopic: Science and Technology
Outback blogger's creative outlet away from farm life strikes chord with foodies
What started as blog posts centred around her thoughts, recipes and life on a remote sheep station more than a decade ago has become a popular creative outlet for Jane Smith.
Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Fruit
Why seven 'ship jumping' Greek seamen spent 22 days hiding in the mountains
In 1954, a group of Greek merchant seamen deserted a cargo steamer in Port Pirie in a risky bid to start new lives in Australia. The legacy they created is "amazing".
Published: Source: ABC North and West SATopic: Immigration
Domestic violence service based in town where Molly Ticehurst died barred from applying for extra funding
A domestic violence support service that helps women in an area half the size of NSW says it has been blocked from applying for funding that would employ 148 extra workers.
Published: Source: ABC Central WestTopic: Domestic Violence
Seniors' village operator boasts 'chef'-prepared food in justifying rent rise. But some residents challenged that
Eureka Group is one of Australia's largest providers of independent living units for seniors. But tenants are having to spend 80 per cent of their age pension on rent just to live there.
Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Aged Care
Duration: 2 minutes 50 seconds
Outback NSW health services are in 'crisis' and rely too heavily on fly-in locums, inquiry chair says
Two years after a scathing report was handed down, a parliamentary committee touring the health system in Far West New South Wales says it must work "harder and a lot smarter" to attract and retain healthcare professionals.
Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Health Policy
Klaudia is helping victim-survivors of sexual violence heal as she works through her own trauma
A Broken Hill woman running a support group for people affected by sexual violence says talking about the problem can help remove the shame and stigma for victim-survivors in small towns.
Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Domestic Violence
One-punch attacker set free after spending 11 years behind bars
Kieran Loveridge, who was convicted of the manslaughter of Thomas Kelly after punching him during a night out in Kings Cross in 2012, is being released from Broken Hill Correctional Centre after serving 11 years behind bars.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Prisons and Punishment
Low cost supermarket opens in Broken Hill to ease the cost-of-living burden for struggling families
Established by a social housing provider, the Pantry aims to assist those from lower socio-economic backgrounds in particular.
Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Cost of Living
Outback newspaper the Barrier Truth announces closure after nearly 130 years
The union-run newspaper's shutdown is another blow to the Far West New South Wales town of Broken Hill, which lost its nightly commercial news bulletin a year ago.
Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Print Media
The age-old art of yabbying still brings a sense of nostalgia to landlocked Aussies
When you live hundreds or even thousands of kilometres from the nearest coastline, fresh seafood can be hard to come by. Fortunately, rural Australia has an "inland lobster" with a flavour described as "just like eating prawns and crayfish".
Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Rivers
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