Record breaker bows out
CHARLIE Cooper has been a fisheries field officer longer than anyone else in Victoria, but his time in the role is about to come...
‘Angels’ of the Great South West Walk
LAST Tuesday afternoon, a group of 12 hikers marched into the Tarragal campsite after coming over the top of Mount Richmond 200km through the...
The Relay returns
SOME 189 relayers in 17 teams have raised $32,570, after 12 hours walking laps of Nelson Park in the return of the Portland and...
Squeeze on child protection services
AN inability to attract staff to Portland looks like it could lead to child protection services being centralised in Warrnambool.
A leaked plan prepared for...
Riding for Destiny
PETER Gilding is the type of bloke you would want on your side in a crisis. A diamond in the rough, when he heard...
Ship’s crew head home, but still to be paid
AFTER being stuck at anchor in Portland Bay since September, the remaining 16 crew and the captain of the Yangtze Fortune are en route...
Portland anaesthetists on cusp of groundbreaking discovery
WHEN Portland District Health anaesthetist Peter Reid made a casual remark to colleague Jun Parker one day about how a change in his technique...
Club’s $1 million roof plan for “world-class” facility
PORTLAND RSL Memorial Bowling Club has unveiled what it says is the first stage of an ambitious plan to transform its Must St site...
Narrawong Store restoration underway
AFTER a long hiatus, the Narrawong Store is well on its way to once again becoming a thriving community hub.
Narrawong residents are eager to...
A smooth ride to Bridgewater
ROTARY Club of Portland’s Beat Cycle for Hope went smoothly on Sunday, with a great turnout of participants – similar in number to last...
Helipad goes to Canberra
THE issue with the Portland hospital helipad has been raised in the Federal Parliament.
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan brought up the issue during...
More than just an ambulance driver
Having started out as a St John cadet at just 12 years old, there is not much of Tony Oxford’s life where he has...
Danz Danz Danz
Portland dance school Danz X-tensions held their mid-year performance on the weekend at the Civic Hall, with many of their family and friends watching...
