If Meta was a miner we’d shut them down
I’m often asked why Meta (owners of Facebook) should be forced to pay compensation to news publishers.
It’s a fair question.
On the surface, Facebook can...
Firewood collection opens September 1
LOCAL residents looking to stock up early on firewood before next winter will have the chance to collect firewood for domestic use in state...
Friendship, satisfaction in a job well done
EACH month, bright and early on a Monday morning, another industrious crew of volunteers sets out with the GSWW vehicle towing a trailer loaded...
Teacher stole meds
A former Monivae College teacher appeared in Hamilton Magistrates Court, on September 3 pleading guilty to a theft charge.
Benjamin White, the former teaching...
Expect a spring soaking
WHILE Portland was hit by a rainy end to the winter months, the region, and those surrounding, continue to see the persistence of long-term...
What’s on in the district
Document Signing Centre
A document signing service runs at the Portland Library, Bentinck Street, every Friday from 11am until 12.30pm. Documents such as statutory declarations,...
Nine kilometres for nine lives
DRIVEN by personal experience and a passion to make change, a team of Portlanders are leading a nine kilometre walk to raise funds and...
Portland cops the worst
PORTLAND’S SES unit was the busiest in the state as the region was hit by a wet and wild end to winter, the unit...
Festival of young voices
Secondary and primary school students from the Glenelg Shire put their musical talents on display to the community on Tuesday, August 26 and Wednesday,...
MP champions young voices
TEENAGERS aspiring to be politicians or public speakers across the electorate are being invited to envision themselves as newly elected Members of the House...
Focus on in-home aged care support
With major government reforms to aged care coming in November, Portland nurse Fiona Antony is preparing her new palliative care business to help families...
Portlanders invited to Hampden league counts
PORTLAND has a solid contingent of players invited to the annual Hampden league presentation event on Sunday September 21 as they eye off reward...
