Wilcannia HSC graduate art
This edition we offer you a look at the stunning art work submitted by graduate Tahlarah Lawson for her HSC Art folio. Tahlarah’s art appeared in the Broken Hill Art Gallery’s 2025 HSC Art Show held at the Albert Kersten Mining and Mineral Museum (Geo Centre) in Broken Hill.
NBN fixed wireless is coming to Wilcannia – where speed is the new data
Chris Elliot. Wilcannia residents in the space of less than 300 years have moved from the traditional wooden message stick that, while designed to carry a lot of data, had low transfer speed, as it depended on how fast the carrier walked. In 1866 it took 70 days for a letter to come from London to Wilcannia. Now, at current average speed of 80Mbps you can send a 2-million-word document per second from Wilcannia to London.
Yellowbelly Band live in Wilcannia
Yellowbelly band is playing live at the Golfie this Friday night. Wilcannia News had a chat to Kobie from the band. The story of the band begins 10 or so years ago when Stephen and Kobie were growing up together in Bourke.
Wilcannia remembered
The small gathering at the War Memorial were showered in jacaranda flowers from one of the last remaining trees planted in memory of the 21 Wilcannia and District men who did not return from WWI during this morning Remembrance Day service. The subject of this year's address was Christie Walter Allison Jones. Christie left his home and family in Hood Street in April 1916 ... Central School students Myla and Zhayle laid the school's wreath...
Wilcannia Gala Day Prepare to Play!
Saturday 25th October, Wilcannia hosted the Prepare to Play Outback Rugby Gala Day. Outback Rugby League gave special thanks to Olivia Whyman for acknowledging her ancestors and people in language.