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Annual show flowered with praise

THE annual Portland Dahlia and Rose Show was once again a highly successful two days for flower and plant enthusiasts at the Portland Civic...

Black Dog Ride this weekend

PORTLAND is the end point for this year's south west chapter of the Black Dog Ride, a yearly motorcycle ride raising awareness of depression...

Relay returns for 2026

PORTLAND District Relay For Life is on this weekend with a huge fundraising efforts already achieved by the local community, and it’s only upwards...

Tourism hot spot

A week in paradise

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Men’s championship pairs decided

PORTLAND Bowling Club Men's Club Championship pairs were played on Friday 6 March and Sunday 8 March. There were three section winners Lee Hoffman and...

Panthers prepare for kick-off

SOCCER in the Limestone Coast Football Association’s Premier League competition is back in action this weekend, but local Portland Panthers players will need to...

Seven decades of local speedway racing

BACK in 1956, Australian motoring was only just getting into the swing of things, with the Holden FE rolling off assembly lines in July...

Local sides make final four

TYRENDARRA have staked their claim as the team to beat in this year’s Hamilton District Cricket Association’s A grade finals series, a day one...

Strong showings by travelling sailors

SAILORS from the Portland Yacht Club were busy over the March long weekend, as many club members headed out of town to compete at...

High flying NBL1 action

PORTLAND basketball stadium hosted a high-flying exhibition of basketball talent earlier this month, with the Mount Gambier Pioneers and Geelong United NBL1 men's sides...

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A cruise-liner on dry land

Hyundai Heavy Industries is the largest shipbuilding company in the world, pumping out bulk carriers, street-length oil and gas tankers and Lego-like Leviathan container...

Special present for history centre

The Hamilton History Centre has unwrapped a monumental early Christmas present this month, with the Beks family officially transferring the complete historical folios of...

Eisteddfod entries open

ENTRIES are now open for the annual Hamilton Eisteddfod. Held in June each year, it is an annual competition for performers in music, dance,...

Flying a kite for 24 hours

FLYING kites is a part of most childhoods growing up - a phase that may last only a few weeks before the kits...

Open day at new early learning centre

PORTLAND'S newest day care centre is holding a special open day on Wednesday 18 March. The newly-completed centre is holding a recruitment open day at...

Technical college opens in Mt Gambier

A $38.5million technical college was officially open in Mount Gambier last week. The college was opened by former Portlander, and now South Australian Minister for...

Big bin chook

IT appears as though the local guerrilla sculpture artist has returned in recent months, this time depicting Australia’s favourite bin-scavenging bird, the Ibis, in...

Thriller set in local area

BESTSELLING author Fiona Lowe has drawn inspiration from the Narrawong area for her latest novel, ‘The Drowning’. Ms Lowe will be in Portland to discuss...

District market reports

Hamilton Cattle Market Friday 27 February Hamilton Agents yarded 85 cattle for Fridays Prime Cattle Market, 90 less than last week. There were 11 bulls...

Join a Saturday walk

WE begin this Saturday 14 March walk with a gentle stroll along the Great South West Walk overlooking Bridgewater Bay, through coastal heathland, pausing...