Former local buys Narrawong store
THE old Narrawong store’s fate has attracted a great deal of attention since it closed five years ago, and it took its first steps...
Street rods to make their mark
THERE might be a few changes at Wood, Wine and Roses next Saturday, but there’s not going to much reduction in horsepower.
One of the...
Celebrating volunteers
VOLUNTEERS are becoming harder and harder to come by for many local organisations, as seen in recent editions of the Observer, but for the...
Classics is back
IT’S the largest event to be held in Portland since, well, the last time it was held, and the foreshore certainly looks the place...
Report revealed. PDH investigation lays out the challenges facing health service
A CONFIDENTIAL report into Portland District Health has criticised the practice of using expensive locums instead of salaried staff at the hospital and recommends...
Show’s return a huge success
SATURDAY’S 104th Tyrendarra Show was a great successful with a huge crowd flocking to the show after COVID-19 destroyed last year’s show.
Tyrendarra Pastoral and...
They’re back – and boy are they needed
DON Carlyon and Chris Carroll have decades of experience as lifeguards – but their latest rescue perhaps isn’t what they were expecting.
With the Portland...
Double delight for Keppel, TAFE
KEPPEL Prince Engineering and South West TAFE have had a long and productive partnership over the years, and that has never been better demonstrated...
It’s time… Narrawong store to be auctioned
IT has been more than five years in the making but the old Narrawong store has finally been put up for sale.
The store, which...
$30,000 given in community grants
TEN south-west community organisations have received a share of $30,000 from United Way Glenelg to help fund health, education, and employment and skill initiatives.
Grants...
Preparing for the mane event
ONLY a week now until the Tyrendarra Show and there are still cakes to bake, beers to brew and even horses of all breeds...
A tale of one family and one school
WHEN cousins Cruz and Porsha Nelson and Ivy Meek started school for the first time on Wednesday, the five-year-olds should have felt a little...
Giants aim to take next step
DARTMOOR will be looking to go one better this season, as they chase their first South West District Football premiership since 2019 after last...
