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...
Portland protestors demand halt to seismic blasting
PROTESTERS descended on Nuns Beach on the weekend to call for a halt to seismic blasting in the Otway Basin.
The roughly 20 protesters unfurled...
A bus full of presents
THIS year’s 31st Toy Run saw 98 motorbikes hit the road and a bus loaded with presents for less fortunate kids this Christmas.
Motorbike riders...
A first for Portland RSL president
HISTORY was made last week with Ellen Linke being elected the first woman president of the Portland RSL Sub Branch at the organisation’s Annual...
Ambulance Code One incident response time improves
THERE has been a slight improvement in waiting times for ambulances responding to Code One incidents in Glenelg Shire.
According to an Ambulance Victoria’s Performance...
Portland’s treasure turns 96 today
IF anyone’s life is book worthy, it has to be Portland’s Joy Davis.
Not only was she a businesswoman, council reporter, proofreader, columnist, councillor, mayor,...
CEO Amor farewells Kyeema
JULIE Amor has been Kyeema’s CEO for ten years and has declared it’s time to step back and focus on her to-do list.
After 18...
Sad day as Observer announces closure
THE news that the Portland Observer will be closing down has been met with a mixture of shock and sadness by the community.
Staff at...
New team at the top for Glenelg
NEWLY Re-elected mayor Karen Stephens is “looking forward to getting down and working with the team” as she enters her second consecutive year as...
Adjusting to the next generation of Year 7
PORTLAND Secondary College’s new Year 7 Hub, due to start in 2025, aims to respond to the changing needs of students entering secondary college.
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...
