Rotarians taking the lead
The Rotary Clubs of Portland held their combined changeover evening recently.
The two community service clubs gathered at the Royal Hotel Portland to hold this...
Rebuilding the flock lecture at Sheepvention
THE third annual Sheepvention Peter Schroder Lecture will include three speakers on the theme: Rebuilding the Flock: Shaping Sheep for Tomorrow’s Consumer.
The lecture will...
Support for the next generation
PORTLAND and district schools came together to commemorate NAIDOC Week on July 25, and it was quite the large crowd.
This year’s theme ‘The Next...
The forest to the river
This month’s Friends of Great South West Walk Monday Walk will be on August 4. It sees us return to the beauty of the...
Crash leads to drug bust
PORTLAND Police have discovered an amount of methamphetamine inside a car that was involved in an early morning crash north of Portland on Tuesday...
A blue symbol of hope
TWO Portland mothers have shed tears of joy after years of lobbying for the city to take on the Blue Tree Project.
Path walkers, car...
Port figures stable or Port trade stable, Port trade strong
IMPORT and export figures at the Port of Portland remained steady over the 2024/25 financial year, and although a slight downward trend in some...
Electrical fire extinguished
THE immediate response of local firefighters has ensured what could have been a hazardous fire believed to have started in an electrical room was...
Smelter workers vote to strike
PORTLAND Aluminium workers have voted to take protected industrial action, after the Australian Workers Union announced Enterprise Agreement negotiations with Alcoa "have gone nowhere."
Workers...
Free fishing forum
CASTERTON will host a free fishing forum at Casterton Angling Society in early August, as part of a number of annual forums hosted by...
Chance to join farming talk in Coleraine
An event all about the future of farming in dry conditions and keeping farming mental health strong, is set to take place in Coleraine...
Music icon to perform at Sheepvention
AUSTRALIAN music great Shannon Noll will headline the Sheepvention After Dark Drought Relief Concert this Sunday night at the Hamilton Exhibition and Conference Centre.
The...
