Cheap transport fares a winner
RECENTLY elected Victorian upper house member Jacinta Ermacora visited Portland on Monday, to celebrate the significant cut in fares with local bus users.
Since the...
Big bill for Portland Aluminium smelter as production issues addressed
ALCOA says that it has restored the stability of the production process at the Portland Aluminium smelter – and for the first time has...
‘It’s a great thing’
THERE are friendships, there are lifelong friendships, then there’s the story of Warwick McEachern and Jack Kerr.
From the Great Depression through a world war,...
Student exchange program returns
THE Rotary Club of Portland is getting its youth exchange program back up and running, and is looking for young locals who are interested...
Deadline approaches
JULY 1 is D-Day for council-run community aged care support services in Glenelg Shire and while no provider has yet been found, the federal...
HRH welcomes a new face
HEYWOOD Rural Health (HRH) has welcomed a new member to their team as director of clinical services.
Following the retirement of Port Fairy resident and...
Easter bonanza
THE tourists are well and truly back – and spending – if the past week around Portland is anything to go by.
Retailers, tourism operators...
Letting their music do the talking
WHEN you’ve played in the backing band for Frank Sinatra or forged a career as one of Australia’s premier jazz singers, it’s hard to...
Small towns, big donations
ALTHOUGH the whole district dug deep to support the Good Friday Appeal last week, some of the tinier towns in the area more than...
Another shiny medal for Ember
FIREDOG Ember has done it again, competing in another stair climb located in the ‘Gold’ city of Queensland.
Ember the crisis response dog and Labrador...
Portland icon celebrates 21 years of operation with yet another record
WHEN more than 100 people gathered at the Portland Golf Club on Saturday night to celebrate the past, little were they to know that...
What will replace the Anderson Point steps?
JUST one more day remains to have a say on the future of Anderson Point’s beach access, with the current steps set to be...
Teen takes over local business
One daring 17-year-old Portlander has taken on her own business, and so far so it's been smooth sailing.
Taya Allen is just 17 and already...
