Report revealed. PDH investigation lays out the challenges facing health service
A CONFIDENTIAL report into Portland District Health has criticised the practice of using expensive locums instead of salaried staff at the hospital and recommends...
Show’s return a huge success
SATURDAY’S 104th Tyrendarra Show was a great successful with a huge crowd flocking to the show after COVID-19 destroyed last year’s show.
Tyrendarra Pastoral and...
They’re back – and boy are they needed
DON Carlyon and Chris Carroll have decades of experience as lifeguards – but their latest rescue perhaps isn’t what they were expecting.
With the Portland...
Double delight for Keppel, TAFE
KEPPEL Prince Engineering and South West TAFE have had a long and productive partnership over the years, and that has never been better demonstrated...
It’s time… Narrawong store to be auctioned
IT has been more than five years in the making but the old Narrawong store has finally been put up for sale.
The store, which...
$30,000 given in community grants
TEN south-west community organisations have received a share of $30,000 from United Way Glenelg to help fund health, education, and employment and skill initiatives.
Grants...
Preparing for the mane event
ONLY a week now until the Tyrendarra Show and there are still cakes to bake, beers to brew and even horses of all breeds...
A tale of one family and one school
WHEN cousins Cruz and Porsha Nelson and Ivy Meek started school for the first time on Wednesday, the five-year-olds should have felt a little...
Portland Women’s Service Club awards two scholarships
THE Portland Women’s Service Club has awarded its tertiary education scholarships for 2022 to Erin Dixon and Brittany Jones, both of Portland.
The young women...
Glenelg citizens recognised at Australia Day event
THE power of community connection was recognised at Wednesday’s Australia Day events, with local volunteer and community advocate Andrew Bryant awarded the Shire’s top...
Glenelg Shire lowers Aboriginal flag to half-mast in sign of respect on January 26
IN AN 11th hour decision, Glenelg Shire Council voted to lower the Aboriginal flag to half-mast on January 26 (Wednesday), during its monthly council...
Whipping up some good competition
THE Tyrendarra Show is approaching, and locals of all ages are encouraged to get their whisks and oven mitts out to get started on...
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...
