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.
Young locals being urged to consider forestry as a career
SEEING the wood and the trees… Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub acting executive general manager Scott Whicker is keen for more young people in our region to consider forestry as a career.
Peak season underway and ‘house full’ signs are up
LOCAL accommodation providers are not suffering any sort of post-pandemic hangover as the peak tourist season gets underway.
‘Once in a lifetime’
IT’S 138 years old and can well and truly be said to be a local icon – now the Cape Nelson Lighthouse is getting some much-needed love and care.
Koala concerns as street tree removed
ANOTHER Norfolk Island Hibiscus, or itchy bomb tree, is set to be removed from a central Portland nature strip, with some residents concerned about the impact on the local koala population.
Retailers report steady Christmas business
IT might be hard to compare it to recent Christmases past, but Portlanders don’t appear to be taking the Scrooge route to spending up during this year’s festive season.
Ship and crew abandoned
SOME 36 crew members of the cattle transport ship Yangtze Fortune have been stuck, abandoned and unpaid by their employer, at anchor in Portland for nearly three months.
Student shows Top Arts potential
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD talent Rufus Punton is waiting to find out if his artwork will make it into the National Gallery Victoria exhibition, Top Arts 2023.
School’s best recognised
THIS year might have been the first since 2019 that schools (and everyone else) had close to what might be termed a normal time of it – but it might be fair to say the coronavirus pandemic actually wreaked more havoc.
We’ve got staff shortages, but qualified women can’t return to the workforce
GLENELG Shire Council will plead with the state government to relax rules for the early childhood sector in the region as desperate mothers are unable to fully return to the workforce.
High scoring in hockey fives
PORTLAND has finished the Hockey South West under 12 term two season in third position after recording a convincing win over Panthers in Warrnambool...
