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Nominations open for top awards

Published on 17 October 2025

Nominations are now open to acknowledge inspiring locals with a 2026 Australia Day Award.

Sharing the National Collection loan spotlights women artists

Published on 07 October 2025

The Sharing the National Collection initiative has created further opportunity to celebrate the art and lives of women artists across Australia, as seen with this exciting partnership with Broken Hill City Art Gallery.

$5m boost for airport

Published on 01 October 2025

Broken Hill has received $5 million toward an upgrade of the airport runway through the NSW Government's Regional Development Trust.

Labour Day Public Holiday 2025: Hours of operation

Published on 26 September 2025

Council's hours of operation over the 2025 Labour Day Public Holiday.

Christmas Pageant and afterparty nominations open

Published on 22 September 2025

Businesses and community groups are encouraged to get nominations in early for the annual Christmas Pageant and afterparty.

Call for Entries: 2025 Maari Ma Indigenous Art Awards (MMIAA)

Published on 12 September 2025

Celebrating Maari Ma’s 30th anniversary with an increased prize pool for regional First Nations artists

Massive street festival for CBD

Published on 29 August 2025

Argent Street will come to life with a huge street party this weekenn for the staging of the inaugural Beyond The Dust Festival.

Bold contemporary textile wins 2025 Pro Hart Outback Art Prize

Published on 19 August 2025

“In considering the winner for this award, I was conscious of selecting a work that is speaking to the concerns of now. A work that would sit strongly within the collection of Broken Hill City Art Gallery and continue this great tradition of reflecting the art of our time. "

Library rolls on despite weather delays

Published on 14 August 2025

It's going to provide so many amenities for library users and the wider community, and it's very exciting to see it all coming together after so many years."
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Upcoming events

NGA Teacher Professional Learning Program

24 October 2025

Join National Gallery artist educators for a full-day professional learning program at Broken Hill City Art Gallery. This professional development session will introduce creative learning strategies for engaging with works from the national collection, focusing on Dance series transformation 4 [armbands] (2007) by Janet Fieldhouse (Kalaw Lagaw Ya/Meriam Mir peoples).

Santa Train

29 November 2025

Get ready for Christmas with a chance to see Santa early, bring your camera along to take those special forever photos.

2025 Christmas Pageant and After Party

06 December 2025

Broken Hill's annual Christmas Pageant and After Party will take place on Saturday 6 December!
Register your float to join in the street parade commencing at 6pm. The parade will make its way along Oxide St, into Argent St, ending in Chloride St adjacent to Sturt Park.
The After Party in Sturt Park will include food stalls and a visit from Santa.

2025 Pro Hart Outback Art Prize Exhibition

19 October 2025

The 2025 PHOAP exhibition features 50 finalists selected from entries nationwide, offering a vibrant and thought-provoking snapshot of contemporary Australian art inspired by the outback.

Going, Going, Gone: Ann Mitchell

19 October 2025

Broken Hill artist Ann Mitchell pays tribute to endangered and extinct species through delicate watercolours. Each animal is painted with quiet attention to detail and accompanied by its conservation status, creating a powerful reminder of the fragility of our ecosystems.

Outback Dreamscapes: Isabella Seraphima Rose

19 October 2025

Outback Dreamscapes reimagines the colonial terrace house set within vast and dramatic natural landscapes. Drawing on the traditions of early photographic theatre and sublime landscape painting, Isabella creates surreal compositions that merge the built and the wild.

We Were Women Before Our Time: Aimee Volkofsky

19 October 2025

We Were Women Before Our Time is a multimedia portrait of the women shaped by, and shaping, the mining country of far western New South Wales. Set in and around Broken Hill on Wilyakali Country, the work collages interviews, sound, video, and archival fragments to explore how women’s lives are forged in remote, extractive towns.

BreastScreen NSW - Broken Hill clinic

19 October 2025

Breast cancer doesn't wait. Don't wait to breast screen.

The Red Dirt Film Club Screening - Shaun of the Dead

19 October 2025

Shaun has no clue what to do with his life or with his relationship, but motivation comes in the form of a freak zombie attack.

This show is ...
Gory, Witty, Horror Comedy, Zombies, London, British, Critically Acclaimed, Irreverent, Buddy Comedy, Dark Comedy, Movie.
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Festive Season in Broken Hill

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