Heywood leads the way
HEYWOOD is leading the way in suicide prevention efforts, with recent training sessions equipping local residents with vital skills to recognise and support those...
A cup full of support
THE community rallied on Melbourne Cup Day in a touching show of support for a friend with breast cancer, and successfully raised more than...
Barden, Biddle-Maitland claim hat-tricks for Huff & Puff
THE fifth round of Portland Touch Football Association’s season provided plenty of action once again, with double-digit tries scored across all of the games...
Foundation to help students get a start in dairy
DemoDAIRY Foundation is launching a new round of scholarships to help young south-west Victorians to get a start in the dairy industry.
And it might...
Old Times on display
This year Milltown's annual Old Time Wood Days held its 30th event, with a weekend filled with old machinery, slow-cooked meats, wood carving and...
Celebrations and preparations
The Australian Border Force (ABF) led a week of action in Portland in the last week of October, putting on notice any criminal activity...
Tri State Games proves a hit
IT has been a big week for Portland, with a significant flow of visitors from across the state and interstate coming to stay while...
Acclaimed author in the region
ONE of Australia’s acclaimed non-fiction writers, Peter FitzSimons AM, is coming to Hamilton on Tuesday 18 November for an evening of history and conversation,...
Buy a burger and help a family
IF every there was a time to eat a Maccas burger - it is now.
For a limited time every $2 Big Mac sold equals...
Speedy search spots students
WHAT could have been a dramatic coastal search ended in relief for local State Emergency Service (SES) and Victoria Police members, following the quick...
New plan for tourism
A NEW tourism strategy is to be developed by the Glenelg Shire Council - and community input is sought.
Tourism direction, or lack of it,...
Dunkeld to host national choir
FOR the third year running, Dunkeld will host the internationally-renowned Australian Chamber Choir, on December 5 and 12.
The concerts will feature composers through the...
