Locals have a can-do attitude
MORE than $600,000 was returned to the pockets of local residents last year as part of Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme, and it looks as...
Cruise season is here
THE Port of Portland welcomes their first 2026 cruise ship full of visitors this week, with the arrival of the Seven Seas Explorer on...
Get ready for the show
THE Tyrendarra Agricultural Show has a plenty of unusual and sometimes bizarre items on display, and most can be found in the Farm and...
Discovering Dunedin
Having explored the tourist meccas of the South Island of New Zealand (Queenstown and Christchurch) I thought it was time to venture further afield...
Chery Omoda musical chairs
It’s getting quite difficult to keep track of the constantly evolving brands and sub-brands within the giant Chinese Chery group.
The most recent development is...
A walk for cancer
FOR a third year, the community is once again invited to join the journey to beat breast cancer with a scenic 20 kilometre walk...
Maintaining the 262km walk
It is indeed astounding how maintenance and upgrades of the 262km Great South West Walk, much of it on Parks Victoria land, is managed...
Be ready for late summer
Be ready for late summer
Happy new year, Victoria. I hope your 2026 is one full of hope, happiness and good health.
But I am also...
Flying high
GLIDERS soared high above a packed Nuns Beach as local residents and visitors made the most of a sun-soaked long-weekend here in Portland.
Walk from Nelson to Mombeong
THE next Monday walk, on 2 February is the perfect summer one.
For 20 kilometres, it follows the wild Discovery Bay.
Walkers will meet at Mombeong...
Truckloads of generosity
LEAPING into action to help farmers hit by recent fires is what Andrew Hudson and his group from the Coleraine and District Action Club...
District market reports
HAMILTON SHEEP MARKET
FRIDAY 16 JANUARY
Agents at Hamilton yarded 10,000 sheep, a similar number to the previous week’s offering.
Overall quality was very good with...
Branxholme Rodeo delivers best night yet
THE Branxholme Wallacedale Football Netball Club Rodeo produced its most successful event in its 12-year history, with upwards of 4000 spectators rolling through the...
