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Heywood recognises local champs

HEYWOOD celebrated the individuals and organisations who keep the community ticking through thick and thin at their annual Citizen of the Year Awards on...

Newest Australians celebrated

GLENELG Shire Council welcomed the latest group of local Australian citizens as part of a citizenship ceremony held on Tuesday 27 January, with a...

Five decades of friendship

BACK in 1976, Apple Computers had only just launched and the first commercial Concorde flights soared into the sky – but here in Portland,...

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Portland sides battle in finale

AN all-Portland clash will decide who is crowned the top one-day side in the Hamilton District Cricket Association this season, as Portland Colts and...

Junior basketballers back in action

PORTLAND Coasters junior representative sides returned to action in 2026 with teams competing at Bendigo on the weekend ahead of the local tournament for...

Heat halts Round 11 cricket

A SWELTERING Saturday saw every game of cricket from A grade to D grade cancelled across the eleventh round of Hamilton District Cricket Association's...

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...

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Discovering Dunedin

Having explored the tourist meccas of the South Island of New Zealand (Queenstown and Christchurch) I thought it was time to venture further afield...

Chery Omoda musical chairs

It’s getting quite difficult to keep track of the constantly evolving brands and sub-brands within the giant Chinese Chery group. The most recent development is...

A walk for cancer

FOR a third year, the community is once again invited to join the journey to beat breast cancer with a scenic 20 kilometre walk...

Maintaining the 262km walk

It is indeed astounding how maintenance and upgrades of the 262km Great South West Walk, much of it on Parks Victoria land, is managed...

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...