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THE Elsa MacLeod Kindergarten staff got their steps up last month while raising money for Camp Quality, in support of one of their young students diagnosed with cancer.

WHEN Laurel Pedrazzi was born in 1922 she shared her birth year with a bunch of stars. So announced the front page of The Party Times, the tabloid newspaper masthead designed for her by her grandson and his wife in honour of her recent milestone one hundredth birthday on September 28.

FOR those unhappy with the rate hikes from the Glenelg Shire Council – local candidates in the upcoming State Election are on your side.

A PORTLAND automotive apprentice has been judged the best in the region – for the second year in a row.

THE future of the Portland Aluminium smelter is safely in managing part-owner Alcoa’s hands for the foreseeable future, as its departing plant manager says its long-term future would be assured by renewable energy developments planned for the region.

LAST week might not have been a good example, but the (hopefully) warmer weather coming our way has also seen the return of a favourite to our streets and roads.

AFTER forecasts early last week threatened to make a mess of Kyeema’s Spring Sale, thankfully the weather held off on Saturday – and the reward was a great crowd and record takings.

WHILE some may think they are just learning how to break boards, Portland’s Kyokushin Karate Club members spend plenty of time practicing generosity and giving back to the community, which they shared last week with four local causes.

COAST Guard Portland’s long battle to get a new facility has finally seen some positive news – though it will require a change of state government to become a reality.

GLENELG Shire residents are refusing to lie down and take the rates hike dished out to them in this year’s council budget, with a series of meetings and petitions planned, starting next week.

PORTLAND will soon be left without a movie theatre after Showbiz Enterprises decided to close its cinema operation. The lack of a suitable venue has...

LOCAL charity Beats Cycle for Hope has bulked up the Portland District Hospital’s (PDH) ‘wig library’ for cancer patients. The nine new wigs, as well...