Australia's first Heritage Listed City Broken Hill is brilliant in so very many ways says Melbourne Australia's Jane Deany.
With fantastic art and galleries, history (Silver mining - BHP) and the fabulous desert colours too .... I just love it as my blog says!
Art Scene/Community Event In the lead up to International Women's Day 2016, Gaara Arts Inc is opening their annual art exhibition titled "Looking Forward, Looking Back - A Woman's View" tonight at the Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery. Gaara Arts Inc is Broken Hill's all women art group. Also opening tonight is an exhibition by Gayle Rodgers titled "Inspired". Exhibition details - Date - Friday 29 January 2016 Time - 6pm Place - Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery Address - 404-408 Argent Street, Broken Hill Phone - 08 8080 3440 Hours - Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm For more details see the following link to the Broken Hill City Council's website. The exhibitions will both run until 13 March 2016. The timing of the Gaara Arts exhibition is designed to coincide with International Women's Day which this year is on 8 March. Enjoy, cheers Jane Deany
Art Scene/Community Event The 2016 Far West Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Prize (FWATSIAP) Exhibition opens tonight at the Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery. Details - Date - Thursday 28 January 2016 Time - 6pm Place - Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery Address - 404-408 Argent Street, Broken Hill Phone - 08 8080 3440 Hours - Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm The prize is presented by Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery and West Darling Arts and is supported by Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation. The FWATSIAP comprises 4 awards. A. Open 2 Dimensional Art Prize (1st prize awarded - value $1,500) B. Open 3 Dimensional Art Prize (1st prize awarded -value $1,500) C. Young Artists (1st prize awarded - Art pack to the value of $100) People's Choice Award ($500) For more details see the following link to the Broken Hill City Council's website. The exhibition will run until 13 March 2016. This is an alcohol free event. Enjoy, cheers Jane Deany
Broken Hill Post Office (right) and Town Square (far left)
Community Event Today Broken Hill will officially celebrate the first anniversary of the city's National Heritage Listed City status in celebrations at the Town Square in Argent Street (opposite the Post Office). Time - 9am - 12 noon Official proceedings 9.30am-10am (Central Standard Time). Cost - Free The official proceedings will be live streamed via Periscope@BrokenHillCity (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browsers required to view). You can find out more information from the Broken Hill City Council website - www.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au/events No doubt it will be lots of fun.
Searching Twitter with #BrokenHill took me to Instagram this time for a story idea for my first www.ilovebrokenhill.com blog post for 2016. Okay, the topic isn't new to my blog, but it's a good one nonetheless. And before I go on about one of my favourite subjects, namely Broken Hill, I wish readers and everyone a very Happy New Year. I hope 2016 is a wonderful year for you all in every way. Back to the Tweet -
A photo posted by Royal Flying Doctor Service (@royalflyingdoc) on
which as you can see, relates to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in Broken Hill. Today I want to highlight this important service yet again, not just because it provides a great tourist attraction experience for Broken Hill visitors, but because it relies on donations for much of its work and I want to support the fantastic work that they do. Why? Because your and my life may one day quite literally depend upon the RFDS.
The RFDS plays a vital role in the
care of sick and injured people in remote areas such as #BrokenHill
and the Far West Corner of New South Wales.
Broken Hill is in the South Eastern
Section of the RFDS. The RFDS operates in remote areas around Australia and covers over 7.3 million square kilometres.
The Bruce Langford Visitor Centre is at
the RFDS located at the Broken Hill Airport in South Broken Hill and
is open daily. The Centre won the Silver Award for the Tourism Services Category at the Inland NSW Tourism Awards in July 2015.
Visitors are welcome to browse through the Centre and
watch a film about RFDS operations at Broken Hill.
Guided tours are available which
describe the full extent of the RFDS's aeromedical services. Visitors
can view the communications room and, via a viewing platform, they
can see the medically outfitted aircraft and the hangar.
Visitors also have the opportunity to
see a working RFDS in action, every day of the week.
Royal Flying Doctor Service merchandise is available
for purchase at the souvenir shop (or from the RFDS online shop). All
proceeds from sales and admissions go directly towards the vital work
of the RFDS.
Hours - 9 am-5 pm M-F, 10am-3pm S-S and
public holidays.
Closed - Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New
Years Day, Australia Day and Good Friday.
Cost - Adults $8.50, children up to 12
years $4, family $20.00 (2 adults & 2 children under 12 years),
concession & student card holders $7 groups 10 or more $7.
Address - Airport Road, (South) Broken Hill.
Contact - 08 8080 3714
There is also a new medical centre at the Base.
The RFDS in Broken Hill is supported financially in various ways by numerous Broken Hill locals and groups.
If you would like to financially support the RFDS you can donate via a link from their website - www.flyingdoctor.org.au.
I highly recommend you put the RFDS Base and Visitor Centre on your itinerary when you visit Broken Hill. It's a great experience.
