IT’S not quite as large a field as last time but plenty of candidates have put their hands up to become a Glenelg Shire councillor. When nominations closed at noon on Tuesday, 15 people had officially entered the race, just four fewer than 2016’s bumper field. They will be contesting seven seats on the council. […]
SOME Portland sporting clubs are returning to activity this week after the easing of restrictions last week has allowed training and competition under strict protocols. The restrictions allow for all outdoor junior training and sport to take place; however, no indoor sporting activity is allowed. For adults, outdoor non-contact training has been given the go […]
VOTERS will have plenty of choices in the upcoming local government elections, with 15 nominees running for a seat on the Southern Grampians Shire council. Nominations closed at midday on Tuesday, with 15 community members putting their hands up for the seven seats on the council. There will be at least two new faces on […]
IT was a season punctured by coronavirus, briefly got back on track and ended with a whimper – but local crayfishers can see some positive signs heading into summer. The 2019-20 crayfishing season ended last Wednesday with a whimper, as the disruption caused by the coronavirus made itself well and truly felt – particularly with […]