TICKETS are now closed for A Beautiful Mind gala event this Saturday. Portland’s Nea Barclay is behind the event, which is to be held at the Portland Golf Club, and said that plenty of tickets were sold. “Excellent turnout,” she said. “We sold just under 190 tickets.” The event was designed by Mrs Barclay to […]
BAYVIEW College students had a whale of a time participating in the 2024 Tournament of Minds regional and Victorian state finals recently. The set challenges were sent out six weeks before the regional finals, and a team of six Year 7 and 8 students had to invent a device to deal with plastic pollution, and […]
UNEXPECTED, but pleasant news has arrived at Bolwarra Primary School - they have been gifted $50,000. The generous donation is from the estate of Bolwarra resident and former Bolwarra Primary School student John Hanlon, who passed away in August last year. Acting principal Julie-Ann Kelly said the school was delighted to receive the very generous. […]
LAST week Glenelg Council conferred Australian Citizenship on 11 Shire residents. The ceremony, which took place at Glenelg Council’s Portland office, saw Mayor Karen Stephens formalise the residents’ transformation into Australian citizens. The newly minted citizens were supported by family and friends as well as attending councillors. Dr Rakesh Patel, who originally hails from India, […]
The Heywood Consolidated School has benefitted from a grant that has allowed it to open a bike and walking track that supports the aim of providing greater diversity of physical activities for its students and staff. To celebrate the school held an official opening event. School principal Ann Hawker said “the funding was through an […]
