What’s on in the region
South West Environmental Education Inc.
Join us on Wednesdays from 1;30-3:30 pm for Habitat Rehabilitation works at Leywhollot-Fawthrop Lagoon. Meet at Project sign corner Gawler...
No clarity on Coles
VICTORIA’S Department of Transport and Planning confirmed earlier this week that decisions impacting the Coles supermarket proposed to be built in Portland’s Percy St...
Solemn ceremony remembers sacrifice in Vietnam
PORTLAND commemorated Vietnam Veteran’s Day with a sombre ceremony at the town’s Vietnam Memorial Garden on Monday August 18, as veterans, families and residents...
Big numbers for regional walk
BUSHWALKING Victoria holds Federation Walks annually, hosted by clubs and walking groups.
This year the walk will be held in the Grampians (Gariwerd) National...
Kai the dancing service dog
MEET Portland’s dancing duo, Psy and Kai, however one of them is a bit furrier than the other.
Psy Broom is very human, but Kai...
Help lead youth-led public art project
AN exciting new public art project at the Portland Arts Centre will see the Glenelg Shire Council invite local artists to take the...
Proposed Renewable Energy Zone split
A SOUTH-West renewable energy zone that was originally proposed to run inland between Portland and Hamilton to as far as East of Warrnambool has...
The Royal Hotel raises the bar
THE Glenelg Shire raised a glass to The Royal Hotel last week, after the local pub took the crown as this year’s Business of...
Tehan urges offshore wind rethink
ONE of Victoria’s largest offshore wind farm projects has hit major turbulence, with BlueFloat Energy pulling the plug on its proposed Gippsland Dawn project,...
Legend of the Tongs
Nev Bowd and Kev Pratt from Dartmoor Football and Netball Club are the local footy volunteers to be recognised as part of the 'Legend...
Veteran’s outrage at replica medal sales
A LOCAL Vietnam veteran has expressed his concern that members of the public may be unknowingly wearing replica military medals they are not entitled...
A special week for sister school
BAYVIEW College welcomed 20 Year 10 and 11 students from their sister school in Japan, Ichiritsu Senior High School.
Ichiritsu students stayed in Portland for...
Comment sought on battery park
THE team behind the proposed Portland Energy Park project that would see four 250 megawatt battery “park” areas created either side of Madeira Packet...
