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 […]
PORTLAND scooter rider James Moore has been crowned 14 and under state champion, while injury and some bad luck has stolen Zeth Bennett’s big moment in his first time competing in the open division of the state championships, but still managed to claim second spot. Moore blitzed the field with his best run score of […]
PORTLAND enters the 2022 Hampden Netball League open grade season under joint coaches – Michelle Finck and Remy Grant – with the Tigers to travel to Warrnambool for Saturday’s opening round. Finck, who led the Tigers at the top grade in 2016 and 2017, will coach from the sidelines while Grant, last year’s club best […]
THE first 289 games breezed through with barely a hiccup, but the final 11 games seem to have taken an eternity. When Heathmere opens the new South West District Football League season with a home game against Heywood on Saturday, it will mark Kris Hill’s 300th game with the club. It’s a milestone he thought […]
THE influential union representing midwives says it has a solution that would see births return to Portland District Health and wants to meet with the service to discuss it. The comments from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian branch) secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick come as Health Minister Martin Foley visited PDH on Wednesday. Birthing services […]
PORTLAND will launch into the new Hampden Football League season intent on proving last year’s strong performances were no fluke. The Tigers won seven of 12 games in 2021 – enough to qualify the club for their first finals appearance since joining the Hampden league in 2013, only to see that finals series cancelled due […]
TYRENDARRA are the Portland and District Cricket Association’s champions for the 2021-22 A grade season after besting Portland Colts in the grand final on Saturday. Played out in plenty of sunshine and warmth, Colts and Tyrendarra met at the turf wicket at Henty Park for the biggest contest of the year and after winning the […]