Student exchange program returns
THE Rotary Club of Portland is getting its youth exchange program back up and running, and is looking for young locals who are interested...
Deadline approaches
JULY 1 is D-Day for council-run community aged care support services in Glenelg Shire and while no provider has yet been found, the federal...
HRH welcomes a new face
HEYWOOD Rural Health (HRH) has welcomed a new member to their team as director of clinical services.
Following the retirement of Port Fairy resident and...
Easter bonanza
THE tourists are well and truly back – and spending – if the past week around Portland is anything to go by.
Retailers, tourism operators...
Letting their music do the talking
WHEN you’ve played in the backing band for Frank Sinatra or forged a career as one of Australia’s premier jazz singers, it’s hard to...
Small towns, big donations
ALTHOUGH the whole district dug deep to support the Good Friday Appeal last week, some of the tinier towns in the area more than...
Another shiny medal for Ember
FIREDOG Ember has done it again, competing in another stair climb located in the ‘Gold’ city of Queensland.
Ember the crisis response dog and Labrador...
Portland icon celebrates 21 years of operation with yet another record
WHEN more than 100 people gathered at the Portland Golf Club on Saturday night to celebrate the past, little were they to know that...
What will replace the Anderson Point steps?
JUST one more day remains to have a say on the future of Anderson Point’s beach access, with the current steps set to be...
Dig deep on Good Friday
MAKE sure to have a pocketful of change on Friday morning, to give to local emergency service volunteers roaming the streets collecting for the...
Creators, Makers and Growers market on Saturday
PLENTY of stallholders will be occupying Richmond Street on Saturday, with a range of food and goods to eat and buy.
The Easter Saturday market,...
Two new residents join Heywood Rural Health
HEYWOOD Rural Health (HRH) now has two new additions to their team, two Ragdoll cats.
The hospital adopted Benji and Marley after their previous owner,...
Portlanders invited to Hampden league counts
PORTLAND has a solid contingent of players invited to the annual Hampden league presentation event on Sunday September 21 as they eye off reward...
