Good Friday golfing
FOR those unsure what to do with their Good Friday, how about a spot of golf?
The fundraising Good Friday Golf Day will hit off...
Cloaked in Colour at the Two Rivers Gallery
TWO Gunditjmara artists have been given an opportunity to expand their arts practice by creating a mural on the north-facing external wall of the...
Record breaker bows out
CHARLIE Cooper has been a fisheries field officer longer than anyone else in Victoria, but his time in the role is about to come...
‘Angels’ of the Great South West Walk
LAST Tuesday afternoon, a group of 12 hikers marched into the Tarragal campsite after coming over the top of Mount Richmond 200km through the...
The Relay returns
SOME 189 relayers in 17 teams have raised $32,570, after 12 hours walking laps of Nelson Park in the return of the Portland and...
Squeeze on child protection services
AN inability to attract staff to Portland looks like it could lead to child protection services being centralised in Warrnambool.
A leaked plan prepared for...
Riding for Destiny
PETER Gilding is the type of bloke you would want on your side in a crisis. A diamond in the rough, when he heard...
Ship’s crew head home, but still to be paid
AFTER being stuck at anchor in Portland Bay since September, the remaining 16 crew and the captain of the Yangtze Fortune are en route...
Portland anaesthetists on cusp of groundbreaking discovery
WHEN Portland District Health anaesthetist Peter Reid made a casual remark to colleague Jun Parker one day about how a change in his technique...
Club’s $1 million roof plan for “world-class” facility
PORTLAND RSL Memorial Bowling Club has unveiled what it says is the first stage of an ambitious plan to transform its Must St site...
Narrawong Store restoration underway
AFTER a long hiatus, the Narrawong Store is well on its way to once again becoming a thriving community hub.
Narrawong residents are eager to...
A smooth ride to Bridgewater
ROTARY Club of Portland’s Beat Cycle for Hope went smoothly on Sunday, with a great turnout of participants – similar in number to last...
Dig deep for Anzac Appeal
AS Anzac Day approaches, Portland’s RSL sub-branch is on the lookout for volunteers to raise funds for veterans and their families through the selling...
