Annie celebrates Christmas at home
AFTER a tumultuous year in and out of hospital, one Portland youngster will be spending her first holiday of the year at home.
Three-year-old Annie...
Kola deaths – 253 charges
A LANDOWNER and two companies have been charged over the deaths of dozens of koalas at Cape Bridgewater.
The Office of the Conservation Regulator, part...
Marathon for a cause
AFTER months of preparation, Heywood’s Nicola Handreck has completed the Melbourne Marathon in memory of much-loved South West resident Narla Saunders.
Narla passed away earlier...
Lifesavers young and older
IT’S nippers but not by that name – a lifesaving education program for Narrawong will be back soon, while older lifeguards are being called...
Let the countdown begin
THE coming days mark a crucial time for those who want to enter the rose section of February’s Tyrendarra Agricultural Show – if you...
World’s largest jigsaw complete
PORTLAND is now home to one of the world’s largest puzzles after a Glenelg shire resident completed the project earlier this month.
Portland Secondary College...
Starting a new chapter
AFTER 31 years of teaching at Bundarra Primary School, Sandra Logan, this week, retires to take the next step in her life.
Ms Logan first...
Community asset officially opened
AN official opening ceremony was held for the Portland Town Jetty this week, with Glenelg Shire councillors and members of the public gathering to...
Year 12 students reach final hurdle
THE wait was finally over this week with Year 12 students in Glenelg Shire waking up on Thursday morning ready to receive their Victorian...
Recognition for Heywood’s Gunditjmara war heroes
HEYWOOD’S water tower war memorial had its grand opening on Wednesday,
The mural, dedicated to Gunditjmara servicemen and women in the South West, ensures First...
Portland welcomes new citizens
GLENELG Shire welcomed its newest Australian citizens last week, with a citizenship ceremony held in its reception room.
Carol Holmes, Daniel May and Olli Virtanen...
You can’t bulldoze history
THIS is a story about a bulldozer. Not a large one (though it was for its day). Not even a particularly unique one. But...
Works ongoing at Nelson cave
A NEW operator of Nelson’s Princess Margaret Rose Cave has been arranged as confirmed by Parks Victoria, but the scheduled timeline of reopening the...
