THE sequel was indeed just as good as the original (with apologies for the football analogy in an arts story) when the second annual TRAILS South West Sculpture Exhibition was officially lunched on Sunday. A good crowd attended the unique launch, which saw them gather at Julia Street Creative Space and then stroll 1.2km around […]
PORTLAND export Jamo Ballantyne has stepped up in the Greater Western Victoria Rebels under-19 squad, named in the side’s leadership group for 2022. Ballantyne had a stellar season last year despite COVID interruptions and earned a regular position in the Rebels line up. His growth last year was rewarded with the Shaun Kelly Personal Growth […]
AS dairy farmers Jessa and Ben Laws are pretty used to what life throws at them – but when their worst fears came true on Tuesday morning the Gorae couple were left thanking their lucky stars. Ms Laws gave birth to the couple’s daughter Astrid in the car park of a Port Fairy church, as […]
THE Portland and District Eight Ball Association has fulfilled a long-time ambition with success at last month’s Victorian Eight Ball Country Cup Championships, held at Warrnambool. Portland has long been trying to get a start at the championships and finally got their chance when division four side Sunraysia Green withdrew from the 30th annual tournament. […]
IT was a proud day for the Gunditjmara community on Friday, when the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (GMTOAC) marked the completion of their major infrastructure revamp with the official opening hosted at the new ‘Tae Rak’ Aquaculture Centre at Lake Condah. Five sites on Gunditjmara owned land have been developed thanks to a […]
IT has been a long battle to upgrade the Maroona-Portland rail line but advocates finally had something to cheer about this week – even if the state government was scathing. The federal government on Tuesday announced it had committed $2.2 million to fund a business case – expected to take about 18 weeks to complete […]
WHERE’S the knife?” is not a question you might normally expect to hear echoing around a crowd of respectable retired and semi-retired members of a community meeting. The only scrutiny of guests upon entry was for their triple vaccination certificates so the call for a knife came as a bit of a surprise. However, this […]
A NEW out of school service had been introduced to Bolwarra, providing an exciting place for students to wind down and socialise, while parents are busy with otherwise. Located at Bolwarra Primary School, an out of school service ran through the Melbourne company Big Childcare is aimed at prep foundation to grade 6, Manager of […]