What’s on
Probus
Active Retirees, looking for fun & friendship. Portland Men's Probus Club meet 10am, second Tuesday every month at Hanlon Park clubrooms. Enquiries: John Fisher...
Boost for local organisations
LOCAL groups received a financial boost heading into 2025 after Community Bank Heywood and District distributed $56,900 between 15 organisations.
The community sponsorship has provided...
Learning about the Bogong Moth
Plenty of colourful moths were flying with the helping hands of children at the Portland Library during the school holidays.
As part of their school...
Portland CEMA celebrate 80 years of creativity
In honour of its 80th birthday, Portland CEMA Inc. is bringing four sessions to the Portland Libraries After Dark program in February.
CEMA stands for...
Big crowds get Hooked
Portland’s annual Hooked on Portland event attracted huge crowds on Saturday January 18. Fishing competitions, seafood cooking demonstrations and exciting musical performances greeted patrons.
Survival Day gathering
There was a big crowd at the ’Celebrate Gunditj: Survival Day’ event on Sunday January 26 at the Portland foreshore to acknowledge the mourning,...
Online business course for farmers
Agriculture Victoria is inviting South West Victorian farm business owners and managers to take part in a free online business program.
The innovative program supports...
Hamilton market reports
HAMILTON LAMB
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15
Hamilton agents yarded 17,900 lambs, representing a decrease in numbers of 20,900 on the opening market for 2025 of which approximately...
Happy return for Genesis
The gift that keeps on giving: due to an ‘unscheduled incident’ on a recent test car I was left with a gap on my...
Portland local recognised by more than half a century of service
PORTLAND local Pixie Endacott has a gift.
For 52 years she has been helping young mothers with breast feeding.
Last week, Glenelg Shire Mayor Karen Stephens...
Here’s this year’s dux
YEAR 12 VCE students across Portland and the district anxiously started up their devices yesterday to find out their ATAR scores.
To their surprise, three...
Mo’s grown for Movember
THIS November, teachers from Portland Secondary College have been growing moustaches to raise funds for ‘Movember’.
They call themselves the PSC Mo Legends and the...
Celebrating 175 years of Freemasonry
A LONG time community asset and a part of Portland’s extensive history, Portland Freemasons is celebrating 175 years.
On Saturday, July 19, a month after...
