PORTLAND and district groups have 100,000 reasons to be grateful for the Uniting Church op shop. Since beginning operation in October 2020, the op shop has donated that amount to various groups – despite also battling the coronavirus pandemic and various other issues. Church secretary Lydia Rogers said that included $60,750 in COVID-hit 2021 and […]
TYRENDARRA has earned redemption for their round one loss against Horsham after beating them on Sunday, 6.7 (43) to 1.2 (8), in their second clash for the season. Tyrendarra came to play in the fourth round of the Western Victoria Female Football League with some new inclusions and added experience in their side setting them […]
PORTLAND couldn’t be happier with its first month of the Hampden Football League season, with Saturday night’s convincing victory over Camperdown at Hanlon Park marking a fourth successive win. Heading into a bye round for the competition this weekend, the Tigers are one of just two sides (the other being South Warrnambool) to go unbeaten […]
IT’S not often the head of one of the nation’s largest sporting clubs drops by Heywood for an afternoon’s footy, but Collingwood Football Club president Jeff Browne literally went the extra mile to do so on Saturday. The main reason was the Magpies partnering with Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation in the Deadly Choices program – the […]
OVER 300 motocross competitors entered the gates at Heywood Sports Park to compete in the Western Region Series across Saturday and Sunday. The Portland Motocross Club hosted the event with the impressive turnout a big win for the club. It was round two of the six-round series with some of the best junior and senior […]
RENEWABLE energy company Pacific Hydro has announced the 2022 Great South West Sustainable Communities Fund ware open as of Sunday. The fund gives local community groups an opportunity to share up to $186,000 in benefits from the Portland Wind Energy Project and Yambuk and Codrington Wind Farms. South Portland Cricket Club was one of the […]
ANOTHER part of Portland hospital has fallen victim to a staffing shortage, with no doctor overnight in the Urgent Care Centre until at least next week. A Portland District health memo to staff at the weekend outline the lack of a hospital medical officer in the centre between 10.30pm and 8am, from Saturday, April 23, […]
IT might be autumn instead of spring, but a popular Heywood event is back on this weekend. The Heywood Tractor Trek takes place Saturday and Sunday. The trek is usually held in the spring, but spokeswoman Simone Moriarty said it was changed to autumn to avoid harvest season in the area. Over the years the […]
MEMBER for Wannon Dan Tehan faced his challengers in next month’s election for the first time on Tuesday night, in a candidate forum in Ararat. ABC Ballarat’s Steve Martin chaired the debate, and remarked at the crowd size, which was well over 100 people, being significantly larger than expected. By Thursday, more than 1500 had […]
“I REALLY need somewhere I can get my eyes fixed.” Those words from Steve Cooper reflect what has happened to ophthalmology in Portland. The service has been in limbo since ophthalmologist Robert Harvey resigned from Portland District Health at the end of March, leaving about 140 patients needing surgery having to assess what options they […]