Sport

PORTLAND’S women’s basketballers are in a unique position in the Country Basketball League’s 2023-24 season, as despite the league taking a two-week hiatus for the Christmas and New Year break, they have just one more regular season game to look forward to.

WHILE it was an up and down 2023 for Portland’s men’s basketballers, coming into the final three weeks of the season post-New Year they’re in the hunt for a finals spot and will be looking to get the ball rolling in their clash against Colac.

PORTLAND’S Nuns Beach will swarm with swimmers on Sunday as it plays host to the second leg of the annual Shipwreck Coast Swim Series.

THE Southern 500 Speedway closed out 2023 in style on Saturday, with their final night of competition headlined by the Modlite Victorian Titles and Portland’s leg of the F500 speedweek.

PORTLAND Memorial Bowling Club’s Leanne Evison is not someone to sing her own praises, but there’s only a handful of people in town who...

LOCAL sailor Michael Doherty battled some tough conditions for the 2023 Sydney to Hobart yacht race with his boat Extasea eventually crossing the line...

THE Heywood Golf Club has not honoured all that many life members over its history, but Brad Koenig can now count himself among them...

IF there’s one thing that John and Naomi Pye love about Portland Bowling Club, it’s the community spirit and active engagement that keeps them...

SOUTHERN 500 Speedway is hosting one of its biggest events for the season tonight with Modlites Victoria hitting the track along with Formula 500s...

TARGET shooting may not be the most popular or well-funded sport going around, but if you ask local enthusiasts there’s no place they’d rather...

AFTER multiple Western Victoria Female Football League best and fairests (including one with Portland in 2022), a broken leg and thousands of kilometres of...

UP and coming local footballer Chad Finck is ready to take his game to the next level, as the 16-year-old has recently been selected...