Extensions a boost to fire fighting
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...
Dahlia delights
PORTLAND and the dahlia go together like hand and glove, and it is almost time for the city to again show off the glorious...
Health battle escalates. CEO speaks out on why she’s not at PDH
THE crisis that has shrouded Portland District Health has exploded out into the open, with chief executive Christine Giles, former chairman Andrew Levings and...
Festival attracts thousands
"WE’RE really thrilled.”
Those words by Wood, Wine and Roses organising committee chairman Ross Barclay neatly summed up the feeling of many involved with Glenelg...
Call for volunteers as trams almost back to ‘normal’
THEY’VE been back for a while, and are almost as good as ever, but there are a couple of things that would make life...
Long road to remediation
JANUARY’S hailstorm may have been short and sharp, but its effect on one of Portland’s major buildings is going to last a lot longer.
Glenelg...
Wood, Wine and Roses returns after two-year break
GLENELG Shire’s largest event is all set to go at Heywood on Saturday, with Wood, Wine and Roses organisers as confident as they can...
March on as MP demands answers
THE march to protest issues at Portland District Health will take place at 1pm today, as those issues hit the floor of the Victorian...
Former local buys Narrawong store
THE old Narrawong store’s fate has attracted a great deal of attention since it closed five years ago, and it took its first steps...
Street rods to make their mark
THERE might be a few changes at Wood, Wine and Roses next Saturday, but there’s not going to much reduction in horsepower.
One of the...
Celebrating volunteers
VOLUNTEERS are becoming harder and harder to come by for many local organisations, as seen in recent editions of the Observer, but for the...
Classics is back
IT’S the largest event to be held in Portland since, well, the last time it was held, and the foreshore certainly looks the place...
Sweet sixteen for Withers
ALEXANDRA Park played host to a goal-kicking masterclass in round 12 of South West District Football League action, as Tyrendarra spearhead Jordi Withers piled...
