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The city's history will be up in lights at the Town Hall Facade tomorrow night for the launch of the 2018 Heritage Festival.

The two-week festival will kick off at 6pm on 18 April with a light and projection show, with numerous photos from the city's history to be projected onto the rear of the Facade.

The projection will be coordinated by Sydney lighting specialists The Electric Canvas, and will be complemented by old-time music and delicious food and drinks courtesy of Nana Di's Catering.

Mayor Darriea Turley said the event would provide the...

Organisers and volunteers have rallied around the upcoming Heritage Festival, with a big programme of events planned.

The inaugural two-week event is being organised by the local Heritage Committee, and will launch on April 18 to coincide with the National Trust's nation-wide Heritage Festival.

The festival will celebrate Broken Hill's status as Australia's only Heritage Listed City, and will have a theme every year to celebrate each of the reasons our city earned the honour of a Heritage Listing.

This year's theme is "If Only Our Walls Could...

Council is seeking input from the city's younger generation as it prepares to apply for funding for a new skate park.

Funding will be sought through the latest round of the NSW Government's Stronger Country Communities fund, which closes on 4 May, 2018.

The creation of a new skate park was listed as a priority by the Chair of Council's 'Our Economy' Portfolio, Councillor Branko Licul.

Council has also been approached on a number of occasions by residents regarding the possibility of building a new skate park.

Cr Licul...

The turnaround of Council's finances appears on track with a report from the NSW Government acknowledging the city's improved financial position.

The State Government carries out periodic assessments of NSW Councils' finances and assets through its Treasury Corporation (TCorp) in order to ascertain each Council's long-term financial strength, or Financial Sustainability Rating (FSR).

This FSR assessment process was undertaken on Broken Hill Council in 2013, with the Government assessing the city's financial position as "very weak", with only a neutral outlook for the...