Winter Warmer at Port Fairy
Port Fairy is gearing up to host its much-loved Port Fairy Winter Weekend,
running from Friday June 6 to Monday June 9.
The festival offers a...
$1000 raised from morning tea
Stratus Legal Group have hit their fundraising goal of $1000 to donate toward the Cancer Council.
The team held a Biggest Morning Tea at their...
Blue for men’s health
The Portland District Health Annual Charity Golf Event on Friday June 23 created a field of blue, with one exception.
There were 14 teams of...
Poly tunnels boost food security
There is a significant boost to local vegetable production at the Portland Community Garden thanks to the two new poly tunnels installed.
This initiative was...
Don’t use Fido for your password
In our increasingly digital lives, the struggle to remember numerous online passwords is real.
Shockingly, many Australians are turning to something seemingly innocent –...
Wet, windy and high tides
A WET and wild start to the final week of May greeted Portland following months of dry weather to start 2025, with a trio...
Country as a Canvas launches
The 'Country' as a Canvas exhibition is open now at Julia Street Creative Space. Group members and invited IUndigenous artists have collaborated in a...
Proposed Renewable Energy Zone for region
AN approximately 100km long area stretching from Darlington in the east to Branxholme in the west and spanning through several of our region’s local...
Young musos produce four songs
A songwriting workshop has brought out the young talent of the Glenelg Shire who have collectively written and produced four original songs.
The Glenelg Shire...
Long-term seed supply secured
Just a few kilometres north of Heywood, Australian Bluegum Plantations has opened a dedicated seed orchard at Unima.
Its purpose is to secure long-term seed...
Reflections of a walker
I had to laugh. Andy, one of our walk leaders had unique footwear.
I had registered for the Friends of the Great South West Walk...
First free pantry to focus on hygiene
A new Little Free Pantry offering free hygiene products is now available to the Portland community, thanks to a partnership between the Salvation Army...
Local store shines in bright lights
FILMING has continued across parts of Portland for the six-part Apple TV+ thriller series The Dispatcher, with keen-eyed Portlanders catching glimpses of some of...
