Joey bumps up to a cub
A YOUNG Portland scout has found his persistent efforts in the community worth it, as he is the first to earn the cub scout award since 2018.
Bunnings is coming
BUNNINGS has won approval for its proposed Portland store, but not before some impassioned pleas from some of its new neighbours objecting to it.
Four more years of Britnell as Labor loses big in Portland
LIBERAL MP Roma Britnell has been re-elected into the Victorian Parliament for the South-West Coast with an emphatic turnout in her favour at the polls, though her party did not share in her victory.
Paint work a message of unity
PEOPLE entering Portland this week might have noticed that the new entrance sign welcoming visitors to the city has a new look.
Encouraging plans for a Heywood community garden
THERE was a homegrown spread of food at Heywood District and Secondary College last Tuesday, with the aim to capture locals’ attention with a green idea.
Portland sisters talk it up in Tassie
PORTLAND Secondary College students and sisters Milly and Daisy Bayona have returned from Tasmania after participating in the legacy junior public speaking national finals.
Chaotic scenes at Glenelg Council meeting
EVEN by the standards of recent Glenelg Shire Council meetings, Tuesday night’s one was something else – accusations, interjections, apologies and even a threatened walk-out.
Helping the floods from the air
A Portland SES volunteer has added a new string to his bow, joining a special air rescue team for three days last month.
‘Simply the best’
THEY came, they saw, and they got down on the dancefloor – and it was all for a great cause.
Mouth2Mouth to change
NARRAWONG’S largest community event is going back to its roots in the New Year.
Pilates powerhouse
NETTIE Hill has a ‘reformer’ in her pilates studio which, to the uninitiated, brings to mind some kind of medieval torture rack.
Medals galore for Tri State Games athletes
EIGHT local athletes have returned with an abundance of medals after representing Kyeema Support Services at the Tri State Games for 2022.
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...
