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THE exact final cost is still being counted, but the Alexandra Park new pavilion and upgrades will come in significantly over budget, with Glenelg Shire Council to cover the extra spend.

AFTER a long history of running the tradition, Portland’s Mission to Seafarers will no longer run the blessing of the fleet, now a part of the Upwelling Festival.

HEYWOOD library was busy over the past fortnight with lots of children visiting to join the school holiday activities.

SOME of the inmates (as they like to call themselves) of Lincoln Place’s Portland Lifestyle Estate are sick to death of pumpkin soup.

THERE’S a fresh face behind the counter of Portland’s Percy Street butchers, now called The Uppercut, but the shop continues to churn out prize winning product.

KYEEMA Spring Sale is approaching, and all the favourites are gearing up.

COMMUNITY radio station 3RPC has been serving Portland and district for more than 40 years – but warns it won’t be around for anywhere near that amount of time in future if it can’t find more volunteers.

ANGRY customers who lost possessions through water damage at a Portland storage business are demanding answers after claiming they have been kept in the dark for months.

THE fisher at the centre of the Portland Bay gill netting storm says he and his workers and family have had to put up with death threats, intimidation and a “disgraceful” campaign to get rid of them – but he isn’t doing anything to harm the marine life of the area or the recreational fishing sector.

THERE would be few for whom a flick through the Portland Observer would not turn up something of interest written by senior reporter Chalpat Sonti, who today finishes a run of more than 20 years in the newspaper business.

THE Bunnings store planned for Portland’s outskirts has received the all-clear to proceed, but there is no timeline yet.

THE conductor getting off the tram to warn traffic it is coming is now a thing of the past, thanks to the flow-on from the winding up of Portland WorkSkills – and there’s more to come.