Great day for a bike ride
This year’s edition of the Rotary Club of Portland Beats Cycle for Hope is done and dusted, with the charity ride to Cape Bridgewater...
South West Community Foundation seeks grant applications
GROUPS in south west Victoria seeking funding for projects which help connect and grow their community can now apply for a 2022 grant from the South West Community Foundation (SWCF).
The Heywood Herald: Chairs, vases and other bits and bobs
A HONDA generator 2.2, a wooden spinning wheel and painted vases, these are just some of the things that will be found at the...
Beats cycle this Sunday
PORTLAND Rotary are all set to go for this year’s Beats Cycle for Hope ride from Portland to Cape Bridgewater.
Focus on Portland in TV show
PORTLAND is providing the scenery for a new TV show, ‘Portland Charter Boat Wars’,
which aired its first episode on 7mate on Wednesday night.
The series...
Property of the week: Country bliss
TUCKED away off the Henty Highway, about midway between Heywood (12km away) and Portland (17km away), and after a short drive down a well-sealed, tree-lined road is an unassuming slice of paradise just waiting to be injected with new life.
Looking for past students to help celebrate
THIS year, Education Week celebrates 150 Years of Public Education, exploring the theme, ‘The
evolution of education.’
This year, Victoria will celebrate Education Week from May...
A fun welcome to new Live4Life crew members
STUDENTS from across the Glenelg Shire have been inducted as the next wave of youth mental health leaders following the official welcome event for Live4Life.
New ideas for helping new parents
A NEW style of first-time parents’ group is being launched in Portland, with the focus being shifted to parents reflecting on their upbringing and forming a community village for their families.
Solar at Legacy Lodge
LEGACY lodge, the home of Hamilton and District Legacy’s Portland Group, has had an upgrade with a new solar panel system with hopes to cut costs for the group.
Lending a helping coin
THE northern NSW city of Lismore has been devastated by floods, but a fitting fundraiser for it will be held in Portland.
High hopes for ‘local’ revival of historic hotel
A SIGNIFICANT chapter in the district’s history is up for grabs, with the Merino Hotel going under the hammer next month and there are high hopes for a ‘local’ reviva
Bushfire burns 2200 hectares
AFTER burning through more than 2000 hectares of Budj Bim National Park, a bushfire 10 kilometres south west of Macarthur has been brought under...
