New role, same passion
THE tide has turned at the Portland and Heywood State Emergency Services as long-standing controller Charlie Debono has stepped down from his dual role...
Renewed plea to vaccinate
5000 jabs given in Portland, but 700 on waiting list for Pfzier
Spiderwebs produce a winter wonderland
MOST people in the district woke to a freezing Friday morning with ice on cars, grass and footbridges in Portland. But one Heywood worker...
Dancers back on stage
For the first time in more than a year, the students performed in front of their family and friends after coronavirus lockdowns made concerts...
$5M foreshore building
ANOTHER jewel in the multimillion-dollar foreshore redevelopment crown will soon be underway with a whopping $5m delivered by the State Government on Wednesday.
Offshore wind farm proposal
A $1.5 billion offshore wind farm of up to 62 turbines is being proposed for the Discovery Bay region north-west of Cape Bridgewater.
Australis Energy...
How’s this for a close-up look
ZOOM might in these coronavirus pandemic days be almost exclusively associated with software that enables online meetings, but its original meaning holds truer than...
Heywood COVID call. How many locals want the coronavirus vaccine?
HEYWOOD Rural Health is calling on the community to let it know if they want the coronavirus vaccination in the town after being limited...
All systems are grow
PORTLAND Secondary College’s tree planting program is moving forward in its bush area, with 240 trees due to be planted today.
The bush area, toward...
Lovett-Murray documentary tackles racism
IT was a project more than two years in the making, stalled during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but it all...
Crocodiles, cane toads and creativity
PORTLAND is about as far from northern Australia as it is possible to be, but a local craftsman is doing his best to spread...
Big Percy St development plan
THE development boom in Portland is poised to move into the business sector with plans finally on display for a prime site on Percy...
Street Car Challenge hits the strip
REV heads across the region will have the opportunity to catch a number of powerful cars cruising through the streets of Portland, thanks to...
