See yellow this Daffodil Day
DAFFODILS are out in bloom and the good women of the Portland chapter of the Cancer Council will this week be out and about selling them to raise funds to help fight cancer.
Portland visited by cycling adventurer
FRANZ Moeller, 67, is a man comfortable on a bicycle, even though his family thinks he’s “nuts”.
The Albany resident was relaxing for a few...
Students plant 250 trees for resident koalas
STUDENTS at St John’s Lutheran Primary School got their hands dirty last Friday by planting 250 trees for National Tree Day.
Native trees were planted...
End of an era for Portland bookselling couple
IT was the end of an era for both a beloved Portland couple and the town itself.
Sunday, August 4, saw Paper Nautilus finally close...
Students return from assisting schools in Cambodia
THIS year’s journey in Cambodia was a blast for Bayview College students, who already miss the friendly faces they met during their stay.
Sixteen of...
People of Portland: Kay Antony
SINCE 2017, when Portland’s Kay Antony was bitten by the running bug, she has run the equivalent of 260 marathons – around 11,000km.
She has...
Lifelong artist celebrated in solo exhibition
IT could be said that art was in Maureen Watts’s blood.
Sadly, the artist passed away last week, and a planned exhibition will now serve...
New childcare vision for Portland
AN 84-place childcare centre planned for Portland aims to relieve the shire’s childcare drought.
Victorian developers Jane and William Johnson are about to submit plans...
Students take their photography skills around town
BUNDARRA Primary School students recently spent a day of the Hands on Learning program testing their photography skills out on the town.
Bundarra’s Hands on...
Glitz and glam complimented by some familiar faces
PORTLAND Arts Centre celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday night with a whole lot of glitz, glam, feathers, exotic costumes and singing.
Exactly 120 people...
Portland Foreshore Community Pavilion project tender halted
THE Portland Foreshore Community Pavilion project tender has been halted.
That is the big news from the Tuesday night’s Glenelg Shire meeting, as councillors debated...
‘It’s against the law to urinate in the street, but what options do they...
A PORTLAND business owner is calling out for the amenity rooms on Henty Street to be open longer, after someone defecated near the back door of his store.
Laser Cup winners decided at Portland Yacht Club
IT was a huge weekend of sailing for the Portland Yacht Club with the Laser Cup being run despite some tough conditions in the...
