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Beach-side carolling

Prepare to hear all the Christmas classics at the annual Portland Community Carols. The community is invited to bring along a picnic rug or fold...

$80,000 in community grants

A GENEROUS number of grants were made at the Bendigo Community Bank Heywood and District’s annual general meeting, totalling more than $80,000. Heywood and district...

VIPER strike in Southwest

VICTORIA Police’s specialist VIPER Taskforce were deployed across our region at the end of November, as the taskforce and local detectives targeted serious and...

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Ashman’s T20 ton before grand final matchup

A SCINTILLATING Sam Ashman century that came off just 61 deliveries, has propelled Portland Colts into the local T20 competition’s grand final against Portland...

Grand finals on display

PORTLAND Basketball Association's junior players showcased their skills on Friday night for the spring season grand finals, with Observer photographer Karen Hodge capturing the...

Portland Bowling Club – Results

Weekend Pennant - Saturday 29 November (round nine) Division one Gold Portland Gold 61 defeated Hamilton 57: J Pye 17 lost to H McDonald 22. L...

Golfers claim stableford victories at Heywood

THE Heywood Golf Club started the golf week last Saturday with men’s and women’s stableford events. In the men’s event the winner was Stephen...

Portland Golf Club – Results

Monday 24 November 47th Annual Seniors Tournament 4BBB Stableford Men & Ladies (40 players- Men 22 & Ladies 18) Men Winners: Les Lloyd & Bill Richards 46cb. Runners...

A tough win for Makos

The Portland Memorial Bowling Club Makos took to the road to play against Timboon in round seven of the Western District Playing Area competition...

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Danz end of year show

PORTLAND Danz X-tensions held their end of year and 25th Anniversary performance on Saturday 29 November at the Civic Hall. They held two performance...

50,000 lambs at market

AT the Hamilton Lamb Market on Wednesday December 3, agents yarded 50,000 lambs with the quality of the new season’s lambs described as excellent....

What’s on in the district

Portland Field Naturalists Club Invite community members to join in their 80th anniversary celebration on 13 December at the Portland Yacht Club on the...

Department to act on line marking

THE Department of Transport and Planning have confirmed they are aware of local complaints about the lane marking on the intersection of Portland’s Browning...

Cape Bridgewater amenities revamp progressing

WORK is progressing on upgrades to the Cape Bridgewater amenities. In early 2025, the Glenelg Shire Council asked the community what should be prioritised as...

Disposing of contaminated soil

PORTLAND residents may have noticed a fairly large structure going up at 25 Glenelg Street, raising the question: What is it? Well, AusNet answers that...