“VOTE early and vote often” is a standard joke for success at election time, but electors in the Glenelg Shire Council poll are certainly fulfilling the first part of the saying. While voting forms were only sent out last week, about 2200 had been received back as of yesterday, out of a total possible roll […]

YOUNG Portland BMX talent Gracie Piergrosse has been selected for the 2021 BMX Victoria Junior Development Program after dominating her races earlier in the year. The program was devised to take some of the best junior BMX talent across Victoria based on their performances in the 2020 State Series; however, with the coronavirus pandemic forcing […]

IT’S been a strange year for local businesses with changing Covid-19 restrictions creating a challenging time for retailers and the service sector, particularly for small businesses that often don’t have the support of a larger organisation to fall back on. Recognising the importance of small businesses in our local community and how well some have […]

WELCOME to the Tough Guy Book Club (TGBC), there are only a couple of rules you need to follow to join.

FORMER Hamilton premiership player and coach, Jim Read, passed away suddenly at the weekend, aged 76.

MACARTHUR Primary School welcomed a new face to its community to begin term four, with Jane Langley stepping into the role as acting principal after the departure of Ben Kelson.

THE Dunkeld community will now benefit from a 24-hour accessible automatic external defibrillator (AED) thanks to Ambulance Victoria.

CRICKET associations will have to get creative if they are to play representative games, after Melbourne Country Week (MCW) was cancelled for the 2020-21 season due to coronavirus concerns.

COLLEGE wasted no time getting wins, defeating Grampians to open the Hamilton and District Cricket Association Under-16 season on Tuesday.

THE Portland Little Athletics Centre’s season will begin on Thursday October 22. Despite the state government’s approval some weeks ago for non-contact outdoor junior sport to return, it was only last week that the final go-ahead was given to regional Victorian centres with Return to Play protocols having to be formulated and approved. For Portland, […]