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Ten years for Portland Bupa

PORTLAND Bupa is opening their doors for locals to celebrate ten years with them. That’s right, Portland’s Bupa has been standing for ten years now...

A birthday celebration

THE Portland Senior Citizens’ Club has been around a long time – since 1968, to be exact – and while it like many others...

The change makers – making the world a better place

THIS week has been declared National Volunteer Week 2023 by Volunteering Australia. Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering, it runs from May 15-21 this year...

Once beheaded, now re-headed

AFTER the decapitation of his prized carved cypress tree ram that marked the entrance to his property along the highway, east of Narrawong, Peter...

New site on cards And why the helipad is actually closed

THE helipad at Portland hospital is unlikely to be used again, with Ambulance Victoria confirming an alternative site is being investigated. That news comes as...

It’s grouse to work on the lighthouse

WHEN it comes to job satisfaction, it would be hard to beat what’s going on in a Portland business at present. Portland Precision Engineering is...

They’re still talking about it

THREE years in, reunions of employees of the former CSR Wood Panels (Softwoods) are going as well as ever. About 27 people turned out to...

Dig out your knitting needles

WHAT can you make with some wool and knitting needles? Beanies. Rotary Club of Portland and Seaview Real Estate have partnered together to take on...

Portland shipping fuel project announced

PORTLAND could be the home of a facility worth hundreds of millions of dollars, producing a low carbon shipping fuel alternative for the Port...

Get those dancing shoes on

THE Something for Everyone cabaret at the South Portland Hall on Saturday night certainly lived up to its name. A special feature hosted by the...

ABA Portland celebrates 40 years

MAY 4, 2023, marks an important milestone for an essential Portland community service: 40 years of continuous support and education to local breastfeeding mothers...

Ruby’s cut for a good cause

AT just nine years old, Portlander Ruby Smith has decided to lop off her golden locks for the second time, to be donated and...

Exceeding expectations: Storer claims biggest win to date

LUKE Storer earned his biggest sprintcar win to date after he was crowned the Chariots of Thunder champion in Darwin on Sunday September 14...

Competition wrap up