Bringing the show to the cattle
IT’S not long until it’s Tyrendarra Agricultural Show time again but this year there’s a new feature event which will mean the show will go to the people, rather than the other way around.
A great day for Mouth 2 Mouth
THE new-look Mouth 2 Mouth event on Sunday attracted plenty of people to its beach walk from the Fitzroy River Mouth and kids colour run, raising money for lifesaving on Narrawong beach.
Hope on the horizon for unpaid ship crew
BACK at anchor in Portland Bay, the outlook for the 36 Filipino men who have been stuck onboard the Yangtze Fortune have slightly improved.
A big week for the kids
IT was a huge turnout on the first day of the annual Portland SUFM Kids’ Program on Tuesday.
Another year for Bush Nippers
THE Bush Nippers Education Program returned to Narrawong for its third kick off this week.
‘This is the moment’ for Richard Frankland
RENOWNED local musician and film director Richard Frankland has been tipped for a resurgence in popularity, with a new album on the way and a performance booked for this year’s WOMAD festival.
Another big weekend of summer events
THE best of Portland and surrounds will be on offer this weekend with a series of special events sure to delight both locals and visitors.
Narrawong tradition lives on
THERE must be something special about holidaying at the Narrawong Island Holiday Park, because many of the campers there have been returning to the same spot for decades.
Santa and all his helpers
ANYONE driving down Foleys Road in the last week or so would have been hard pressed to miss this display in a roadside paddock.
Dates confirmed for Yumbah hearing
THE fate of the revised proposal by Yumbah Aquaculture for an abalone farm on Dutton Way will be decided in Portland.
Three local teens move to dance school, and one graduates
THREE Portland teenagers are on the road mid-January and they’re heading straight toward Transit High School Academy, where another Portland girl has departed and is reaching for the stars.
Taking Portland to the world
BEEN watching Irreverent? The Netflix show set in Far North Queensland has certainly been a hit, but you might be surprised to know it actually has its roots in the Portland CBD.
Shire road upgrades
Glenelg Shire Council has completed resheeting works across nine rural roads, improving over 21 kilometres of key local routes as part of the Australian...
