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South Rotary is calling on local businesses, sporting clubs, and community groups to commit to this year's Christmas Pageant for the city's children.

Nominations are now open for the Pageant, which is run by the Rotary Club of Broken Hill South and Broken Hill City Council.

Mr Cullenward said he would dearly love to see this year's event get sufficient early nominations to ensure the event won't be threatened with cancellation.

"It seems every year the nominations are slow to come in, and people only get a move on once it looks like the event...

Council is inviting commercial users of the city's waste facility to a meeting to discuss a review of waste fees and classifications.

The meeting has been called to address inconsistencies in how Council classifies and accepts commercial waste, and ensure the NSW Environment Protection Authority's (EPA) guidelines are being met.

Council's Chief Financial Officer, Jay Nankivell, said the facility's waste classifications and their associated fees were long overdue for review.

"Our current structure is a bit convoluted and doesn't align with EPA...

Council has responded to calls for the Library to remain open later in the afternoon by revising the facility's operating hours.

In June Council voted to reduce the Library's operating hours from 52 to 42, with the facility closing at 4pm on several days as part of the change.

However staff have since readjusted operating hours and staff rosters to allow the Library to be open until 6pm on most days, whilst still maintaining the weekly limit of 42 hours.

The new hours, which will come into effect on October 8, will see the Library open from...

Councillors have endorsed Neeson Murcutt Architects to design the city's new library and surrounding cultural precinct, as Council looks to bolster its project planning and preparation.

The Sydney-based firm's $1.5 million tender for the project was accepted by Councillors at tonight's Ordinary Monthly Meeting.

Mayor Turley said Neeson Murcutt were selected as the preferred tenderer after a lengthy tender process throughout the year.

"This has been the most comprehensive tender process undertaken by Council, and it's a credit to Neeson Murcutt...