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THE Old Time Wood Days are well and truly back.

THE Heywood Hotel was egged last Friday by a group of local and not so local artists part of Brave New Skills (BNS) Art Collective.

WHAT do Portland and reality television show LEGO Masters Denmark have in common?

TONY Fleming has been the public face of Promoting Portland since it was launched six years ago, but the organisation now has a new president.

“I JUST wanted to make a difference and I love helping people.”

REMEMBRANCE DAY this year in Portland will be paying special respect to veterans who have served in more recent conflicts that Australia has been involved in. After the service on Friday at the Portland Memorial Triangle, the Portland RSL will be unveiling a plaque recognising veterans from the first and second gulf wars in Iraq, the Afghanistan war, and the peacekeeping mission in East Timor.

A LOCAL crossing supervisor received a great surprise when she was declared the best in the whole of Victoria Gail Birch has been Portland South Primary School’s friend and crossing lady for seven years, standing her ground on Moorhouse Street for seven years every morning and afternoon.

ys it is hopeful that the federal government will finally commit to funding the Maroona-Portland rail line upgrade in May, when it hands down its next Budget. While there was no money for the upgrade in the recent Budget, the new government’s first, Port chief executive Greg Tremewen said there had been plenty going on behind the scenes.

THERE are plans, and there are plans – but for any organisation to get significant government funding these days, there must be a masterplan.

PORTLAND Bay School has more reason than most to hope the sun decides to make a return to the city soon.

PORTLAND Primary School has been recognised for its engagement with the local Gunditjmara culture and people as a finalist in the Education Department’s outstanding Koorie education award.

PORTLAND Cable Trams has shown it has bounced back from the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns stronger than ever by carrying the highest number of passengers in its history — despite having to close for 49 extra days over the past year.