THE Portland Powerhouse Motor and Car Museum is back running after being knocked around by the January storm that left many Portland and district buildings in shambles. Monday will be the first open day for the museum after five months of cleaning up and repairing the damage caused by extensive flooding. Located at the bottom […]
EMMA Watkins, better known as the recently retired yellow wiggle, has been the talk of the town this week, as news spread of her Tyrendarra wedding on Sunday. Though the couple live in Sydney, the groom, Oliver Brian, grew up in Woodford and has lots of family in the South West, and Longmeadow Estate was […]
IT was a dominant start from Portland’s most senior sides in round one of the South West Victoria Football Association with their three top teams earning victories on Sunday.Portland’s division one men’s side claimed their win against Warrnambool Rangers with a 3-0 score reflective of a solid first game performance.Dylan Murray has come into the […]
A PORTLAND sculptor’s tribute to ageing has taken out the People’s Choice Award at the Sculpture TRAILS exhibition. ‘Creases in Time’ is Rebecca Marriott’s interpretation of, as she puts it, “beauty in time-worn surfaces, finding strength in connection”. “What I stated to think about was the beauty that’s in aged things and in our culture […]
THE Heywood Golf Club’s annual Autumn Tournament is underway.On Tuesday the opening day of the tournament was held with a women’s and men’s stableford aggregate events.In the women’s event the winners were Ann Dickinson (17) 34pts and Beth Rundell (33) 31pts for a combined score of 65pts.The runners-up were Phyl Prescott (22) 32pts and Coral […]
PORTLAND Hockey Club’s under-18s kicked off their season on Saturday, taking on Technique in round one of the Warrnambool District Hockey Association.Portland travelled to Warrnambool with the young side showing their class early to claim a 4-0 victory.The under-18s were the only Portland side to take to the field on Saturday with the senior women’s […]
IT was a fantastic day last Saturday as fellow tractor owners of Heywood banded together for a morning trip to Hotspur Hall. The Heywood Tractor Trek group achieved around $2200 in funds for the Cancer in kids @ RCH (CIKA) with the help of caterers Christine and Andrew Duyvestyn. Heywood Tractor Trek member Simone Moriarty […]
PORTLAND will head into this weekend’s Hampden Netball League bye weekend ruing a frustrating performance against Camperdown. Fresh from their first victory of the season against Hamilton Kangaroos on Anzac Day, the Tigers could not reproduce that form and suffered a 13-goal loss, 42-55, at Hanlon Park on Saturday in what had been considered a […]
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 […]