Rehabilitating our native grasses – register now for seminar
NATIVE grasses in Australia, like a lot of our bushlands, have largely been lost. However, a recent surge of interest in learning more about...
Air ambulance using airport after review finds improvements required
THE helipad at Portland hospital, built after a long fundraising campaign, is closed after falling foul of government regulations.
Emergency flights to and from the...
Big day planned on the Bay
PORTLAND’S show ‘n’ shine February continues on Saturday as the popular Classics by the Bay returns to the foreshore.
Tyrendarra Show proves another great success
THIS year’s Tyrendarra Agricultural Show attracted another huge crowd with its many competitions, displays and plenty of good food.
Popular event at Wood, Wine and Roses faces uncertain future
IT’S been a crowd-pleaser and hugely popular part of Glenelg Shire’s largest one-day festival for many years, but what is the future for woodchopping?
Heywood Consolidated welcomes new preps
TWELVE new students were welcomed into Heywood Consolidated School this year, and they’re fitting in just nicely.
A good read after a long walk
HAVING walked the entire length of it, few people are more generally informed about the coastline of Victoria than Graham Patterson, who has written a book about western end of it.
‘We just want a little bit back’ unions say, after years of sacrifice
A WAGE dispute that has been brewing at the Portland Aluminium smelter for several months is about to face its crucial test.
A meeting with the Queen
ATHOUGH her picture appeared in the Portland Observer only last September, Sharon Dixon at first went unrecognised when she visited the office to collect a copy of the paper.
A milestone to celebrate
GLENELG Shire’s largest one-day event isn’t far away and this year there’ll be something extra to celebrate.
Hard harvest ahead
LOCAL wine grape growers face a nervous few weeks as a wet spring and several other setbacks since are going to lead to a delayed and reduced harvest.
Extension almost finished
IT has been a while coming, but a major expansion of the Pioneer Wagon Shed and Museum is almost finished.
A new L-shaped shed has...
Portland bloods new players in opening round
PORTLAND’S top netball group will get to test out their new-look line up for the first time against Koroit at Hanlon Park in round...
