Celebrations at Heywood Rural Health
A big breakfast, good chatter and foot tapping music was the direction Heywood Rural Health took for National Reconciliation Week.
The hospital held their annual...
Double the entertainment
What could be better than one play, but two.
Portland CEMA Theatre Group normally presents a full length play around June or July each year,...
Quiet and engaged young mathematicians
Almost 50 grade six students from the district put their thinking caps on recently for the annual Heywood and District Secondary College Maths Games...
Salvos: we need you
THE Salvation Army Portland is calling on local residents to lend a hand as part of this year’s Red Shield Appeal in any way...
Waving goodbye to Cheryl
BELOVED school crossing supervisor Cheryl Gunia has retired after 16 years of giving friendly waves to drivers and helping students safely cross the road.
Near...
Council acknowledges Reconciliation Week
Glenelg Shire Council acknowledged Reconciliation Week and its theme ‘Bridging Now to Next’ with a special event including dancing, music and flowers.
Students selected by...
Visitors love the Casterton Kelpie Muster
CASTERTON'S famous Kelpie Muster is this weekend, and will bring together thousands of canine connoisseurs from across the nation to the rural community over...
Portland to hit the small screen
PORTLAND transformed into the fictional coastal town of Port McKenna before our very eyes, as crew members, actors and extras rolled into town as...
Boost to community spirit
NELSON will soon have a newly built Men’s and Women’s Shed space in the township, after it was announced they were successful recipients in...
Holiday work on offer at smelter
INDUSTRY giants Alcoa are calling on local university students to kickstart their careers in the resources sector by joining one of their 16 paid...
Here I Am
THREE Capes Gallery located in South Portland is opening an exhibition of ceramic sculpture and large-scale paintings by artists with lived experience of mental...
Masterplan moves forward
THE Heywood Recreation Reserve Master Plan has been adopted by Glenelg Shire Council, with the plan to spend $908,000 improvements.
The master plan provides a...
Winter fire risk
PARTS of Southern Australia, including Portland and surrounds, have been identified as areas with a heightened risk of bushfire through the 2025 winter period...
