Community rallies for the environment
A significant environmental conference will be hosted in Portland on Saturday February 1.
Southwest Environment Alliance is behind the Our Community, Our Environment Conference, that...
Spotlight on Heywood heroes
The annual Heywood Citizen of the Year Awards was held on Sunday January 26, where the town heroes of 2025 were named.
Promoting Heywood and...
Chance to walk Discovery Bay
On Monday February 3 the Friends of the Great South West Walk recreational walking group will take on Discovery Bay with a 20km walk...
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...
Upwelling Festival call out
THIS year’s Bonney Upwelling Festival theme is ‘Ecology and Economy’, inspiring coast dwellers to embrace all aspects of the ocean as well as the...
