Years of fundraising finally pays off
After over three years of fundraising, Dartmoor Primary School finally have a new playground.
Primary School staff in the running to get slimed
NINE Portland Primary School (PPS) staff members are in the running to be slimed, and it all comes down to who receives the most donations.
Portland audiences in luck
US millionaire Anthony Hendon is treated to one helluva holiday in Monte Carlo.
Beloved bookstore closing
BOOK lovers have come from far and wide to browse and buy at Portland’s Paper Nautilus over the past 15 years. But its final chapter is about to be written.
Club’s grand plan begins
PORTLAND Memorial Bowling Club is planning for a big, bold future.
Callout for tree planting day
CALLING all environment lovers interested in helping to plant 2300 native trees.
Turning the ‘banal’ into poetry
THE light of early mornings and evenings, in particular, stirred Clarice Beckett’s soul.
She captured that essence in luminous paintings of silver ocean at moonrise and pink whispers of sunsets and, just as evocatively, wet nights and grey days, soft green trees and brilliant blue or storm-tossed seas.
Fuelled by frustration
DISAFFECTED customers are united in frustration over a new self-serve fuel station in Tyers Street, Portland.
Planning for boom times
GLENELG Shire Council aims to be well prepared for anticipated boom times driven by renewable energy.
A sea of hands for Sorry Day
THE Dhauward-Wurrung Elderly and Community Health Service (DWECHS) has a Sea of Hands on its front lawn, put together by little hands for Sorry Day last Sunday.
Master of the seas
RETIRED ship’s captain Mike Lockwood has sea water in his veins.
Can you guess the pumpkins weight?
THERE is a considerably large pumpkin hanging around the GardenLife Nursery, and its name is Nefertiti.

















