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Locals have a can-do attitude

MORE than $600,000 was returned to the pockets of local residents last year as part of Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme, and it looks as...

Cruise season is here

THE Port of Portland welcomes their first 2026 cruise ship full of visitors this week, with the arrival of the Seven Seas Explorer on...

Get ready for the show

THE Tyrendarra Agricultural Show has a plenty of unusual and sometimes bizarre items on display, and most can be found in the Farm and...

Discovering Dunedin

A walk for cancer

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Players, officials head to the big stage

LOCAL basketball players and officials have been representing Portland and surrounds on the big stage with Sienna Stone currently donning the Victoria uniform at...

Close season of B Grade

PORTLAND’S B grade cricketers have just seven one-day matches before finals time rolls around and with all of round 13’s games abandoned due to...

Hurricanes come from the clouds

LOCAL cricketer Macey Williamson played a big role in the recent Western Victoria Girls Shield cricket carnival in Hamilton, competing with the Hamilton under...

Portland Golf Club – Results

Monday 19 January Glenelg Vets at Portland – Stableford Aggregate – Drawn Partners (78 players – 54 Men & 24 Ladies) – Clubs Represented: Portland, Hamilton,...

Champion of champions

PORTLAND Memorial Bowling Club players Tom Englezos and June Leahy competed in the Champion of Champions event in Heywood. Englezos took out the top honours...

Top of the table clash

PORTLAND Touch Football Association’s two top teams went head to head on Thursday night in round 13 with Cougars getting on top of Razzmatazz...

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Be ready for late summer

Be ready for late summer Happy new year, Victoria. I hope your 2026 is one full of hope, happiness and good health. But I am also...

Flying high

GLIDERS soared high above a packed Nuns Beach as local residents and visitors made the most of a sun-soaked long-weekend here in Portland.

Walk from Nelson to Mombeong

THE next Monday walk, on 2 February is the perfect summer one. For 20 kilometres, it follows the wild Discovery Bay. Walkers will meet at Mombeong...

Truckloads of generosity

LEAPING into action to help farmers hit by recent fires is what Andrew Hudson and his group from the Coleraine and District Action Club...

District market reports

HAMILTON SHEEP MARKET FRIDAY 16 JANUARY Agents at Hamilton yarded 10,000 sheep, a similar number to the previous week’s offering. Overall quality was very good with...

Hope develops in photo fundraiser

WHAT could be better than winning a photoshoot anywhere in Victoria with award-winning local photographer Nicole Cleary? How about doing just that while raising...

A birthday bringing community together

The Filipino Community of Portland held a surprise 88th birthday party for one of their most valued friends recently. Vina Armour was greeted by 30...

Club gives a helping hand

THE Portland Women’s Service Club has awarded two education scholarships for 2026 to Jasmine Biadacz and Mackenzie (Teddy) Riddell. The scholarships assist local students financially...

Gas drilling first phase completed

THE “unanticipated” discovery of gas from an exploratory well within the Otway Basin may see the consistent stream of rig tenders making their way...

Locals busy at weaner sales

A robust yarding of 2780 head generated significant turnover at Hamilton Regional Livestock Exchange for Day two of the annual weaner sales last week,...