Walk wild Cape Bridgewater
The Friends of the Great South West Walk’s next Thursday walk is on May 22.
Starting at the Whites Beach car park we head in...
The first step
Works have officially begun to repair the Heywood Old School roof.
This is the Glenelg Shire Council’s first step to making the building accessible again,...
In need of a laugh?
The Comedy Festival Roadshow is almost in Portland, ready to produce plenty of giggles and chortles.
On Sunday, May 25, from 7pm, five comedians...
Generosity fast-tracks gardens plan
THE Portland Botanic Gardens is getting a large donation for its rose displays after local growers, Treloar Roses, donated about 100 roses to the...
Golf, fundraising and health checks
For the first time, Portland District Health’s Annual Charity Golf Event will be held in Heywood.
PDH is partnering with Heywood Golf Club this year...
A rare piece of history
A PIECE of history will return to Portland on Wednesday May 21 as a 1610 Geneva Bible dated 415 years old with local ties...
Alcoa world leader backs Portland
ALCOA’S President and CEO Bill Oplinger has reiterated the company’s long-term commitment to Portland Aluminium’s smelter, but has flagged the need to find a...
Glenelg Shire Council celebrate local volunteers
GLENELG Shire Council are calling on the local volunteers who keep the region ticking to celebrate as part of National Volunteer Week when they...
Homicide detectives investigate Hamilton death
HOMICIDE squad detectives are investigating after police discovered the body of a woman in a home on the Henty Highway in Hamilton on the...
Severe dry takes hold
THE dry spell hitting south-west Victoria continues to cause havoc for farmers and the communities across the region, with the south of the nation...
Workers strike for a pay rise
MULTINATIONAL company Kempe Engineering is not agreeing to its Portland employees' pleas for a pay rise, resulting in a second work stoppage since Easter.
On...
Celebration at Pastoral Museum this weekend
The Hamilton Pastoral Museum is set to roar to life this weekend, celebrating 100 years of Caterpillar machinery.
From crawlers to scrapers, graders and loaders,...
25 years in the fire towers
After 25 years of climbing up a 30 metre fire tower every day, Heywood’s Rhonda and Peter Barrand have made the decision to throw...
