AFL Victoria’s new return to play guidelines has shed some light on the parameters that are likely to be in place for the start of the 2021 season. Despite new cases in Melbourne, the new guidelines were released last Friday and outline crowd caps, canteen requirements and changeroom use policies for the foreseeable future. All […]
PORTLAND Bay was once again filled with white sails last weekend, when sailors from all around Victoria’s south west gathered to compete in the Portland Yacht Club’s Regional Regatta.Nearly 30 boats made the trip, coming from Colac, Port Fairy, Stawell, Horsham and Warrnambool yacht clubs.This made up about 60 competitors in Portland for the weekend, […]
A MOTORSPORTS program created to encourage young people to learn leadership – and perhaps technical – skills is a step closer to launching in Portland.Beat the Heat is an international not-for-profit program that already operates at numerous locations in Australia and is led by off-duty police in Victoria.Youths work with automotive professionals and Beat the […]
YUMBAH is looking at ways to make the Dutton Way abalone farm a viable proposition, saying it won’t give up hope on the site until all options are exhausted.While the company will not appeal December’s Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision rejecting a planning permit for the $60 million farm (the deadline for that expired […]
IF YOU see a “couch on wheels” or two shuttling around Portland give them a wave – they are part of the new Cycling Without Age program.Two trishaws – officially known as Triobikes – arrived recently and are being ridden by volunteers or volunteers-in-training who want to share the joy of getting outdoors, visiting nice […]
A STRONG all-round performance from the Portland Coasters has put them a point clear of the competition in the South West Conference of the Country Basketball League.The Coasters started the game against the Colac Kookas with seven unanswered points and did not give up their lead for the entirety of the match, leading at every […]
THE fate of the proposed Cape Bridgewater resort will be decided over the winter, after the government panel hearing into the $85 million project was yesterday delayed for two months.Planning Panels Victoria’s Priority Projects Standing Advisory Committee held a directions (preliminary) hearing by video conference yesterday where the terms for the full hearing were agreed.The […]
