Protecting Sea Country
A CROWD gathered on the beach at the mouth of the Surry River in Narrawong on Thursday morning, for a dance ceremony on the sand to kick off Gundtijmara-led event centred around the importance of protecting the Southern Ocean.
The climax of true craftsmanship
“I’VE always taken the hardest job I can because I like to be challenged.”
The family fun is back
AFTER a three-year break, Portland Lions Club is re-introducing it free Children’s Fun Event at the Fauna Park.
A busy time of year for Narrawong
THE BIG4 Narrawong Island Holiday Park has been busy over the Christmas and New Year period, welcoming families from near and far.
Au revoir Charley
SEVENTEEN-year-old Charley Thorp is just weeks away from leaving for France, her new home until January 2025.
“Making memories”
FOR 41 years the family summer carnival has been coming to Portland, giving locals and visitors a fun way to kick off the end of year and start the new year.
Hello to 2024
IT is officially 2024, and as tradition, Portland celebrated New Year’s Eve in spectacular style.
Cray-zy Christmas trade
THE end of year trade was busy for Portland retailers in the lead up to Christmas with locals and visitors keeping shop staff hard at work.
Summer Gathering back in Narrawong
THE Narrawong Mechanics Hall will once again be the venue for a day of live music, good food, and family summer vibes, with the return of the Summer Gathering Saturday, January 6.
Increased services for recycling machine
IN response to popular demand, TOMRA Cleanaway has increased services to the Woolworths reverse vending machine.
Helping out at the hospital
OVER the past financial year, Portland District Health (PDH) has benefitted from over 6500 hours of volunteer work, delivering meals, transporting patients and generally keeping the hospital ticking over.
Petchy throws in the Banana Bus towel
IT’S been 28 fantastic years but Daryl Petch is finally throwing in the towel. From January 30, 2024, there will be a new bus driver at the wheel of Portland’s arguably most recognisable mode of school transportation: the Banana Bus.
Hospital operating theatres back operating
AFTER two weeks of cancelled surgeries, Portland District Health’s two operating theatres have reopened.
The theatres were unexpectedly closed in March for urgent repair works,...
