Portland CFA captain lends expertise in Canada
WHILE temperatures plummet in Portland throughout our region’s colder months, Portland CFA Fire Brigade captain Ian Hamley is preparing to head across the globe...
$10,000 raised from ration challenge
PORTLAND Secondary College students and staff have challenged themselves for another year by undertaking one aspect of the refugee experience.
This year the school doubled...
Works ongoing at Nelson cave
A NEW operator of Nelson’s Princess Margaret Rose Cave has been arranged as confirmed by Parks Victoria, but the scheduled timeline of reopening the...
Keep safe near rail works
LOCAL residents are being reminded to stay safe around railway crossings and train tracks, with Portland experiencing an increase in rail corridor activity due...
All things ‘micro’
‘Micro’ is the name of Julia Street Creative Space’s July exhibition featuring, well, all things small.
Artists have managed to achieve the theme in many...
20 years of Glenelg Ark
PEST management project Glenelg Ark is marking 20 years of dedicated efforts to fortify the local populations of endangered mammals, and their consistent efforts...
A passion for palliative care
AFTER years of study and dedication, Portland District Health’s nurse manager of district nursing and palliative care Jo Spurge is now a community palliative...
Celebrating NAIDOC Week
Community gathered at the Ngootyoong Mara Cultural Healing Centre on Tuesday for hot drinks, awards, conversation and a flag raising to kick off NAIDOC...
Welcoming two new board directors
TWO fresh faces have been inducted into the Heywood Rural Health team as board directors, and both bring their own skills to the table.
Portland...
Walk Mount Richmond to Swan Lake
THE next Friends GSWW Saturday walk is to be held on July 12.
The walk is a 10km, medium-grade walk along the GSWW from...
The next generation
THE culture, history and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples locally and nationally have been highlighted this NAIDOC Week with the next...
Help needed with historic collection
VERN McCallum’s collection of historic photographs dating from 1859 to the 1960s is the largest to ever be assembled showcasing Victoria’s south west, and...
Teacher stole meds
A former Monivae College teacher appeared in Hamilton Magistrates Court, on September 3 pleading guilty to a theft charge.
Benjamin White, the former teaching...
