THE Melville Oval redevelopments are one step closer to getting underway after Wannon MP, Dan Tehan announced a further $1.2 million from the Federal Government for the project on Thursday.

THE HDCA has confirmed its Twenty-20 schedule for this season with games set to move from Thursday nights to Sundays to accommodate teams and COVID-19 protocols.

PIGEON Ponds will travel to College Turf to take on the Eagles in a Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade third versus first clash today.

A YOUNG Portland family are facing a major challenge after their two-year-old was sent for cancer treatment in Melbourne, forcing them to leave their one-year-old twins at home. Shauni Morrissey and Tom Pender were told their daughter Annie had the blood cancer acute lymphoblastic leukaemia last Thursday, just four days after the cancer possibility was […]

THE spectre of the coronavirus has returned to Portland after fragments were found in the city’s wastewater. Local authorities were advised of the finding yesterday morning and have moved to ramp up testing of both symptomatic and asymptomatic residents. Meanwhile the border to South Australia has been shut on the Victorian side for the first […]

THE Portland Football Netball Club has secured all of their football coaches for the 2021 season with a focus on collaboration. The club has appointed its 10 coaches across three different leagues – the Hampden Football Netball League (seniors and juniors) the Greater South West Junior Football League and the Western Victoria Female Football League. […]

WILDWOOD Wildlife Reserve will benefit from a government grant of just under $21,000, which wildlife carer, Pam Turner, is thrilled to receive.

HAMILTON Police are investigating after a stolen vehicle was crashed at a pedestrian crossing on Mt Baimbridge Road.

THE Grampians Peak Trail and Mackenzie Falls were some of the big winners in yesterday’s Victorian Tourism Recovery Package announcement with $13 million to be spent upgrading the local attractions.

MOORALLA Golf Club’s ‘Doing it for Jarrod’ fundraiser proved a hit on Sunday.