Gunditj Mirring slams abalone farm proposal
THE region’s Traditional Owners group has blasted Yumbah Aquaculture over its handling of the proposed Dutton Way abalone farm, saying it has been left...
Gone in a Flash – Halliday’s becomes The Uppercut
THE unthinkable is happening.
Flash (Andrew) Welfare is moving on.
The owner of Halliday’s Butchers – itself a Portland institution – has decided 12 years at...
Help Michael complete his wishlist
USUALLY quite private people, the last week or so has been overwhelming for the Roosa family who have been swamped with support after putting...
Weather puts a dampener on Glenelg Shire’s largest one-day festival
THEY might be down, but the organisers of Wood, Wine and Roses are certainly not out despite plenty of best-laid plans coming to grief on Saturday.
Heywood Rural Health in good shape
HEYWOOD Rural Health (HRH) held its Annual General Meeting last Friday, with the board of directors presenting a strong position in terms of finance...
‘David and Goliath’ battle as Yumbah tries to get abalone farm approval
THE battle over Yumbah Aquaculture’s proposed Dutton Way abalone farm has begun, with the fate of the controversial venture resting on what happens in...
The big day is here
IT’S almost time again for Glenelg Shire’s largest annual one-day event with Wood, Wine and Roses to take place in Heywood tomorrow.
With the festival...
Pokies losses bigger than ever
PORTLAND is on track to lose significantly more money through pokies machines in a financial year than ever before, in spite of the rising...
Ship sold, money yet to be divided
ARRESTED livestock carrier the Yangtze Fortune, now a part of the furniture in the Portland Bay anchorage, has been sold for the sum of...
‘Absolutely fantastic’
IT just keeps getting bigger and better.
That’s the only conclusion to be drawn after the eighth annual Classics by the Bay show ‘n’ shine...
Cream of the crop in the dairy industry
LOCAL dairy farmers will next week have the chance to learn about some of the newer ideas around feed systems, and see how one...
Rehabilitating our native grasses – register now for seminar
NATIVE grasses in Australia, like a lot of our bushlands, have largely been lost. However, a recent surge of interest in learning more about...
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...
