Bike track opened
The Heywood Consolidated School has benefitted from a grant that has allowed it to open a bike and walking track that supports the aim...
175 years of Catholic education
TO celebrate 175 years of Catholic education in Portland, All Saints Parish School is diving into history and hosting a few events for the community to attend.
Wild weather batters Portland
SUNDAY night and Monday morning saw Portland battered by strong winds which brought down trees and tore roofs from homes.
Sigh of relief as branch stays in town
IT’S Business as usual for the Portland branch of the ANZ Bank, at least for now.
Students head to the American West
HOLD onto your cowboy hats and holster your revolvers.
Hundreds of dollars raised for local Red Nose Day initiative
MORE than a thousand dollars have been raised for Red Nose Day by the Short Street Takeaway and Cakes store.
Line dancing and rock ‘n’ roll
SOUTH Portland Hall Committee is once again hosting a cabaret with something for everyone, inviting people near and far to grab their dancing shoes...
Schools prep for Performing Arts Festival
STUDENTS across Portland and the district are warming up their voices and tuning their instruments for this year’s Performing Arts Festival.
Mid-2025 for completion of Bunnings store
THE construction period of the new Portland Bunnings now has an approximate end date.
See yellow this Daffodil Day
DAFFODILS are out in bloom and the good women of the Portland chapter of the Cancer Council will this week be out and about selling them to raise funds to help fight cancer.
Portland visited by cycling adventurer
FRANZ Moeller, 67, is a man comfortable on a bicycle, even though his family thinks he’s “nuts”.
The Albany resident was relaxing for a few...
Students plant 250 trees for resident koalas
STUDENTS at St John’s Lutheran Primary School got their hands dirty last Friday by planting 250 trees for National Tree Day.
Native trees were planted...
Musical master’s world premiere at gala concert
Musician and composer David Scheel moved to the south-west district two years ago and settled in Merino.
David is the son of a British Army...
