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...
Dig deep on Good Friday
MAKE sure to have a pocketful of change on Friday morning, to give to local emergency service volunteers roaming the streets collecting for the...
Creators, Makers and Growers market on Saturday
PLENTY of stallholders will be occupying Richmond Street on Saturday, with a range of food and goods to eat and buy.
The Easter Saturday market,...
Two new residents join Heywood Rural Health
HEYWOOD Rural Health (HRH) now has two new additions to their team, two Ragdoll cats.
The hospital adopted Benji and Marley after their previous owner,...
Good harvest after a tough season
GIVEN everything local grape growers have gone through these past six months, you’d think it’s a victory there’ll be any wine at all coming...
Good Friday golfing
FOR those unsure what to do with their Good Friday, how about a spot of golf?
The fundraising Good Friday Golf Day will hit off...
Cloaked in Colour at the Two Rivers Gallery
TWO Gunditjmara artists have been given an opportunity to expand their arts practice by creating a mural on the north-facing external wall of the...
Record breaker bows out
CHARLIE Cooper has been a fisheries field officer longer than anyone else in Victoria, but his time in the role is about to come...
‘Angels’ of the Great South West Walk
LAST Tuesday afternoon, a group of 12 hikers marched into the Tarragal campsite after coming over the top of Mount Richmond 200km through the...
The Relay returns
SOME 189 relayers in 17 teams have raised $32,570, after 12 hours walking laps of Nelson Park in the return of the Portland and...
Squeeze on child protection services
AN inability to attract staff to Portland looks like it could lead to child protection services being centralised in Warrnambool.
A leaked plan prepared for...
Riding for Destiny
PETER Gilding is the type of bloke you would want on your side in a crisis. A diamond in the rough, when he heard...


















