Plate balancing at its finest
There’s been plenty of plate balancing and hula hooping with feet at Bolwarra Primary School recently.
The school received a visit from Circus Challenge, an...
Appreciative feedback from walkers
Great South West Walk Friends Work Crews and Recreational Walking Groups often receive compliments from walkers they meet out on the trail who are...
Ann Kirkham’s 15 years of service
PORTLAND'S Ann Kirkham is being praised for her 15 year contribution as a board member of United Way Glenelg, as she says farewell.
Ms Kirkham...
OAM for Bayview College’s first principal
BAYVIEW College’s founding principal, Reverend Doctor James (Jim) Connelly was honoured with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in this year’s King’s...
In need of knitting hands
Winter is here and it’s time to pick up those knitting needles and get busy.
For the past two years, Seaview Real Estate and Rotary...
A dream made real
EVER hunted down a ute, and its original engine, separately? Well Alan Smith has, all so his parents could feel 20 again.
It was 1971,...
Seismic blasting proposal delayed
AUSTRALIA’S offshore energy regulator NOPSEMA delayed their decision on the proposed seismic blasting in waters off the shores of South West Victoria earlier this...
MP alarmed by crime rise
AN increase in the number of criminal incidents over the past 12 months has left some local police officers “burnt out” according to Member...
Fatal collision east of Nelson
VICTORIA Police are investigating the circumstances of a fatal collision on Portland-Nelson Road that saw the driver of a car die at the scene,...
Rates jump up 3%
WHILE Glenelg Shire Council’s rates and budget were adopted with little fanfare this week, there was some dissent in the ranks, with one councillor...
Your photos can help whales
THEY’RE the yearly visitors whose massive size and elusiveness intrigues locals and visitors alike as the winter months start to set in, and as...
Final call for 2025 Red Shield Appeal
IT'S the final week of the 2025 Red Shield Appeal, with just days left for donations to the annual fundraiser.
The Salvation Army Portland...
