Voters keen to have their say
“VOTE early and vote often” is a standard joke for success at election time, but electors in the Glenelg Shire Council poll are certainly...
Recognising the importance of small businesses
IT’S been a strange year for local businesses with changing Covid-19 restrictions creating a challenging time for retailers and the service sector, particularly for...
Spring plant sale starting today
KEEN gardeners know the secret, and all the region’s 2020 garden converts have a hot tip-off here, too: Seawinds Nursery have fantastic sales every...
Fingers in many artistic pies
IT’S only fitting that the painters Phil Darby most admires are the Old Masters, such as Leonardo da Vinci.
Because in his own way, the...
Steady rain creates localised flooding.
STEADY rain caused the temporary closure of Mount Clay Rd yesterday after more than 30mm of rain fell between 9am on Wednesday and 9am...
Scholarship helps cap off a good year for Maya
MAYA Jones counts herself as fortunate in many ways.
She was lucky enough to get a gap-year job in the education sector at the beginning...
Fundraiser for three community projects a resounding success
A SHIFT online didn’t hinder enthusiasm for United Way Glenelg’s second annual live crowd fundraiser on Thursday with a larger audience and more money...
The beauty of roses proves popular
THE busy rose season continues for Treloar Roses after an unprecedented year for sales of bare root roses and potted roses.
It was a sell-out...
Courage found through leadership program
NIKKI Edwards never thought she would have the courage to take on a management position or lead a board of directors.
But the Portland woman...
Holiday visitors welcomed
HOLIDAY accommodation providers reported mixed occupancy levels over the past two weeks of school holidays while regional Victorians got used to the latest COVID-19...
The weed war continues
THE battle against the menace that is sweet pittosporum is an ongoing on, which recently received a little help.
A local group, the South West...
Kyeema stays strong
TUMULTUOUS times started in December for Portland’s largest disability provider, Kyeema Support Services, however the organisation remains relatively unscathed and continues to grow its...
Anzac Day role for Young Portlander
PORTLAND’S 14-year-old Ajay Sonti has been specially selected to read at the Melbourne Anzac Day RSL Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance.
Ajay is...
