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Reconciliation Week division in Broken Hill as council votes to end Welcome to Country payments

In a week that is meant to promote relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, an amendment to a civic and ceremonial policy has upset the local Aboriginal community and divided Broken Hill City councillors.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2023

Country Universities Centre in Broken Hill brings higher education opportunities to outback NSW

The Country Universities Centre is slowly shifting attitudes towards higher education, giving more locals the chance to pursue their dreams without moving away.

ABC News · May 28, 2023

NSW chief scientist begins independent review into Menindee's mass fish kill

NSW's chief scientist is aware his team will need to overcome distrust from some Menindee locals as it begins a review into the cause behind a mass fish kill in the Darling River during March.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Inquiry into Menindee fish kills expected in coming weeks, minister confirms

Following the ecological disaster of the Menindee fish kills, an inquiry timeline has been announced. NSW environment minister Penny Sharpe said the investigation could be underway in a matter of weeks.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2023

NSW Premier Chris Minns says Menindee mass fish deaths will be investigated

Chris Minns and Acting Water Minister Penny Sharpe heard from locals about the impact of the event and vowed to try to prevent similar incidents from happening.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2023

Millions of dead fish cleared out as Menindee awaits results of drinking water tests

Millions of rotting fish carcasses are starting to be cleaned up in far west New South Wales, prompting additional water-quality monitoring downstream.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2023

Fish kill clean-up finally underway at Menindee, a week after creatures began clogging up river

The clean-up of millions of stinking, rotting, dead fish is finally underway, almost a week after an unprecedented fish kill affected a far-western New South Wales town.

ABC News · Mar 21, 2023

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…

The Conversation · Mar 20, 2023

Millions of fish dead in the worst mass kill ever to hit Menindee region, in NSW's far west

Authorities have confirmed the overall scale and size of this mass fish kill eclipses similar events in 2018 and 2019.

ABC News · Mar 18, 2023

Darling River's back-to-back floods a hindrance and opportunity for outback farmers

After back-to-back floods, water in the Darling River and its tributaries reaches levels not seen since the 1970s.

ABC News · Mar 5, 2023