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,...
Time to celebrate Gunditj
FOR the 10th year in a row a Celebrate Gunditj day was held on 26 January at the Portland foreshore on Gunditjmara Country for...
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
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...
Sky’s the limit for Tigers tall
PORTLAND Tigers new signing Tylar Watts has high hopes for the Tigers 150th anniversary season in 2026, with his eyes set on the biggest...
