Plant a tree this weekend
FAWTHROP Lagoon will be getting some attention from volunteers this coming Sunday, for National Tree Planting Day.
Local group South West Environmental Education (SWEE) last...
School holidays spent differently
SOME students spend their school holidays relaing, but one Portland Secondary College (PSC) student spent her holidays at the 43rd Professor Harry Messel International...
A crowning achievement
WINNING just one medal in an eisteddfod is quite an achievement.
Taking out a first, a second and a highly commended is remarkable. But taking...
Smelter could ramp up again, but that depends
HIGHER power prices might be bad news for most of us, and they seem to be the key to whether production will get back...
All go at Neighbourhood House
THE Portland Neighbourhood House location in the CBD is up and running – with plans to extend the range of services.
Now run by Kyeema...
The drive of a lifetime
GRAEME Tonkin, in his own words, is always up for an adventure – and his most recent one might have topped them all.
The Gorae...
A room with a view
WHILE most of the action at the Julia Street Creative Space takes place at ground level, look up a bit and there is now...
Schools come together for NAIDOC
NOT often does the entire student and teacher cohorts of every school in the Portland district converge on the one place, but last week...
First passenger train to Portland fashionably late
PORTLANDERS lined the Cape Nelson Road railway overpass over the weekend to watch the first passenger train into the city for decades; somewhat behind...
Hello possums
PORTLAND’S botanical heritage is under threat from an overpopulation of possums, which council workers say are being illegally released into the Portland Botanic Gardens.
Several...
Local YES campaign to hit the streets
A LOCAL group has formed to campaign for the ‘Yes’ vote in the lead up to the Voice referendum, and will be out and about in the district making their case.
Local swimming instructor named best in Australia
LAST week Portland Leisure and Aquatic Centre (PLACE) swimming instructor Wanda Grime was granted best swimming instructor in the country.
Jail time and hefty fines for animal cruelty convictions
MALLEE farmer, Steven Ralston, pleaded guilty to 14 charges under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, which included 9 charges of aggravated cruelty...
