Westerns secures senior leaders for 2021
WESTERNS have jumped on the front foot with their preparations for the 2021 South West District Football Netball League season, signing their A grade...
Search for new sport to come to Portland
PORTLAND man Philip Hay is trying to bring the backyard game of Petanque to town by campaigning for a new court.
The objective of Petanque,...
Community Sport Back on the Table
SOME Portland sporting clubs are returning to activity this week after the easing of restrictions last week has allowed training and competition under strict...
Portland Surf Life Saving Club removing the financial burden
PORTLAND Surf Life Saving Club has developed their own grant initiative, the All Aboard Fund, to help juniors participate in the club without the...
Malseed and team win French tour
SHANNON Malseed and her Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank counterparts are the winners of the 18th edition of the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche...
One door closes, another one opens
THE AFLW Draft nominations were officially opened for 2020 on September 1, and one young Portlander hoping to one day nominate for the process...
Dreamtime at the G still special to Lovett-Murray
DREAMTIME at the G and the surrounding Sir Doug Nicholls Round is the Australian Football League’s most socially conscious event of the year and Nathan Lovett-Murray has a stronger connection to the event than most.
Portland’s representative footballers still on track to play
THE state-wide NAB League has confirmed further changes to the planned 2020 home and away season with five of the competition’s 12 sides now expected to begin playing on August 22.
Swimmers allowed back in the pool
THE Portland Leisure and Aquatic Centre is opening for lap swimmers from Monday, after an easing of restrictions has given many organisations the go ahead.
Portland heads to Warrnambool to play hockey
IT’S official – the Portland Hockey Club will be a member of the Warrnambool and District Hockey Association for the 2020 season.
Onrust nearing the end of its reconstruction
WHILE the global coronavirus pandemic has brought a lot of developing works to a screaming halt, one project that has not only continued, but...
Region’s golfers experimenting to stay in touch
WHILE the courses at the Portland Golf Club and Heywood Golf Club remain shut due to the global coronavirus pandemic, in backyards, garages, paddocks and even lounge rooms around the region, many golfers are continuing to work on their game.
Nothing separating top tier
THE Surry District Tennis Association competition showcased the quality of teams in the top grade this year with round four seeing Tyrendarra earn a...
