Make smart road choices this Christmas
WHETHER you are journeying across the state to visit family or staying home and hitting the local roads this holiday season, drivers across south...
Salvos reveal the hidden cost of Christmas
THE Salvation Army has delivered a devastating snapshot of the festive season, with new research showing 21 per cent of Australians are concerned their...
Awarding high achievers
THE 2025 Heywood and District Secondary College presentation evening was held on Wednesday 10 December, where young hard working minds were awarded and another...
Alcoa give back at Vinnies
PORTLAND Aluminium employees are into the giving spirit this holiday period, with local employees rolling up their sleeves and lending a hand at the...
What’s on in the district
Dartmoor meeting
Dartmoor and District Public Hall and Recreation Reserve Committee will hold a meeting at Dartmoor Hall on Tuesday 13 January 2026 at 7pm....
Governor takes cultural tour
DURING her trip across the Glenelg Shire, the Governor of Victoria, Professor Margaret Gardner, made a stop by Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre and Budj...
Hope for wind towers
THE manufacture of wind farm towers could return to Portland by early 2027 according to local industry leaders Prince Engineering, after the business had...
Huge celebrations await
PORTLAND is set to host a massive New Year's Eve celebration filled with a smorgasbord of live music that will get you up on...
District market reports
HAMILTON LAMB MARKET
WEDNESDAY 17 DECEMBER
Agents yarded 49,500 lambs at Hamilton where the quality of the new season’s lambs was again excellent.
The top-end lambs...
72,000 pieces of fresh fruit
THE Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, backed by a $41,000 investment from Alcoa, has distributed 72,000 pieces of produce this year alone.
Admella's Fruit n...
A versatile family SUV
Isuzu Ute MU-X is a seven-seat family SUV from a Japanese company that has a long history of producing hard working vehicles.
Indeed, Isuzu...
Students lead the way for youth mental health
YOUNG people from across the Glenelg Shire have marked another successful year of the Live4Life initiative by coming together to celebrate and highlight the...
