Ship’s crew head home, but still to be paid
AFTER being stuck at anchor in Portland Bay since September, the remaining 16 crew and the captain of the Yangtze Fortune are en route...
Portland anaesthetists on cusp of groundbreaking discovery
WHEN Portland District Health anaesthetist Peter Reid made a casual remark to colleague Jun Parker one day about how a change in his technique...
Club’s $1 million roof plan for “world-class” facility
PORTLAND RSL Memorial Bowling Club has unveiled what it says is the first stage of an ambitious plan to transform its Must St site...
Narrawong Store restoration underway
AFTER a long hiatus, the Narrawong Store is well on its way to once again becoming a thriving community hub.
Narrawong residents are eager to...
A smooth ride to Bridgewater
ROTARY Club of Portland’s Beat Cycle for Hope went smoothly on Sunday, with a great turnout of participants – similar in number to last...
Helipad goes to Canberra
THE issue with the Portland hospital helipad has been raised in the Federal Parliament.
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan brought up the issue during...
More than just an ambulance driver
Having started out as a St John cadet at just 12 years old, there is not much of Tony Oxford’s life where he has...
A boom like no other
THERE are fish, there is money to be made – and then there’s orange roughy.
The species that is more identified with fortunes than just...
Goodbye summer
JUST 10 days into March and Summer seems well and truly in the rear view, as wet and windy colder weather rolled into the...
Backlog has desperate vehicle importers looking to port for relief
IT has been about 40 years since cars and other vehicles were offloaded at the Port of Portland, but all that might be about...
Horror day for dog owners
FOR two Portland dog owners, the worst happened on Saturday – in separate incidents their pets were bitten by a snake and when they...
For the love of forests, flora, and fauna
IN May 2023, the Portland Field Naturalists’ Club (PFNC) will be just two years shy of 80.
Established in May 1945 out of concern for...
A Glenelg River walk
The next Friends of the Great South West Walk Saturday recreational walk will be a Twilight Walk on February 14 in the Lower Glenelg...
