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Em Jensen

Em has been working freelance as a photographer and writer for the past few years. She moved to Broken Hill in April to experience the outback lifestyle and loves life in Broken Hill. Since moving here she’s served coffees at Giovannis, shown Indian Pacific train passengers through the City Art Gallery and has worked in a freelance capacity writing and photographing for publications like Frankie Magazine, Sunraysia Daily and The Guardian. She recently worked photographing Australian musician Thelma Plum’s latest album cover out at Mundi Mundi. In her free time, she enjoys camping at the lakes, road tripping throughout Far West NSW, developing film in her darkroom at the Art Exchange and going to the rodeo.

Farming and Environment

Warning on impending fish kill

WATER experts and activists in the Far West of New South say they’re distressed by a community update released by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water that warns mass fish deaths are likely in the coming weeks. The...

24 Dec 2024

Farming and Environment

More red alerts along Darling

A RED alert has been issued by Water NSW for potentially toxic blue-green algae at Ellerslie in the lower Darling-Baaka River North of Mildura. The alert is in addition to existing blue-green algae alerts in Lake Menindee around the Outer Regulator...

15 Dec 2024

Farming and Environment

More red alerts along Darling

13 Dec 2024

News

Basin Authority gets new chair

THE Federal Government has appointed a new Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) board chair following the announcement of the retirement of current head Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston who has held the role since 2020. Outgoing chair Sir...

13 Dec 2024

News

Open to make a splash

MILDURA Waves will host this year’s Mildura Swimming Open on Saturday, and swim coach Josh Barila said a big turnout was on the cards.“We’re expecting more than 100 swimmers to compete, mostly from Mildura, Broken Hill, Gol Gol, Renmark, and...

07 Dec 2024

News

Sealed road sees boost to visitor numbers

WORKERS for Central Darling Shire have completed sealing a 61km stretch of road between Menindee and Pooncarie over the winter, with people in both towns seeing a noticeable increase in tourism since. In mid-July a spokesperson for the municipality...

29 Nov 2024

News

Red alert for Wilcannia

A RED Alert warning has been issued for high levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the Darling River upstream of Menindee Lakes. The warning is for the river upstream and downstream of Wilcannia along with the town of Wilcannia itself. The...

23 Nov 2024

Farming and Environment

Fish kill fears remain in Menindee

EIGHTEEN months on from the death of 30 million fish in the Darling-Baaka River, Menindee community members say they’re on high alert for another fish-kill event this summer. Kate McBride, a Menindee resident, river advocate and member of the Basin...

27 Oct 2024