Your photos can help whales
THEY’RE the yearly visitors whose massive size and elusiveness intrigues locals and visitors alike as the winter months start to set in, and as...
Final call for 2025 Red Shield Appeal
IT'S the final week of the 2025 Red Shield Appeal, with just days left for donations to the annual fundraiser.
The Salvation Army Portland...
‘A little bit o’ this, and a little bit o’ that’
PEOPLE listening to local community radio station 3RPC FM may know him, and those walking down the street may see him.
Every Monday from 10am...
Prince Engineering rebrand almost complete
IN the midst of a rebrand and restructuring process after being acquired in full by long-term executive director Steve Garner, Prince Engineering (formerly Keppel...
An insatiable appetite for learning
SELF-PROCLAIMED born and bred 'city girl', Michelle Kearney, moved to Portland to teach, then suddenly 14 years flew by.
Friday July 4 is Dr Kearney’s...
A double bill of plays happening now
The cast and crew of Portland CEMA (Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts) Theatre group have been working hard for weeks rehearsing...
Biggest Morning Tea success
Friends, families and businesses rocked up to South West TAFE Portland on Wednesday, June 4, for a slice and cuppa. VCE VM students Alex...
Stolen goods recovered in Portland
LOCAL police are reminding community members that no piece of information is too small and no stone will go unturned, after the assistance of...
Past student helps school
Bolwarra Primary School has a new lectern, made by one of its very own students.
Ken Hollis is a past Bolwarra student, having enrolled...
AI technology minimises forestry fire risk
ARTIFICIAL Intelligence has quickly permeated into everyday life, but its importance as a critical firefighting asset in Victoria’s south west can’t be underestimated -...
Kelp restoration made possible
Portland’s kelp is spikey, but not prickly, according to marine science students visting through Portland as they explore the coast collecting the algae.
Deakin University...
Kentbruck hope community benefit will follow approval
THE proposed Kentbruck Green Power Hub wind farm has been selected as part of the Commonwealth Government’s Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), as the only...
Celebrating Gunditj
THE annual Celebrate Gunditj event on 26 January saw a big turnout at the Portland foreshore on Gunditjmara Country as community celebrated the survival,...
