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A SIGNIFICANT chapter in the district’s history is up for grabs, with the Merino Hotel going under the hammer next month and there are high hopes for a ‘local’ reviva

THIS year’s Rotary Club of Portland Beats Ride for Hope is fast approaching, and organisers are calling on the community to register for the bike ride to Cape Bridgewater, and open their wallets to support locals suffering from cancer.

IT is billed as Australia’s largest dahlia show and while it might not have been as big as previous years there was still plenty to see in Portland at the weekend.

ONE of Victoria’s premier showcases of craftsmanship will have a double Portland influence this year.

LETTERS exchanged between the former Portland District Health board and the Health Department have cast serious doubts on the government agency’s claims that the board opposed the implementation of a report that would revolutionise the way the health service would recruit doctors.

PORTLAND brothers Daniel and Luke Storer have plenty to celebrate this week after claiming first and second spot at the Murray Bridge Speedway’s wingless sprints meeting on Saturday night.

ear, hits Nelson next Saturday, 19 March.

GRANTS of up to $1,000 are on offer to schools and early learning centres across Australia for environmental projects.

A PLAN that shapes the future of Glenelg Shire libraries over the next five years has become official.

A SIGNIFICANT upgrade to the Heywood’s CFA building is almost complete, making it an easier run for the local fire crew. The large extension has...

PORTLAND and the dahlia go together like hand and glove, and it is almost time for the city to again show off the glorious...

THE crisis that has shrouded Portland District Health has exploded out into the open, with chief executive Christine Giles, former chairman Andrew Levings and...