LETTERS exchanged between the former Portland District Health board and the Health Department have cast serious doubts on the government agency’s claims that the board opposed the implementation of a report that would revolutionise the way the health service would recruit doctors.
A SIGNIFICANT upgrade to the Heywood’s CFA building is almost complete, making it an easier run for the local fire crew. The large extension has included new changing rooms, a larger meeting room and space for the iconic red trucks. “They put an extra bay onto the southern side of the shed, all new toilets, […]
FLYING Mascot, a horse with connections to Portland, posted another city win on Saturday. A short-priced favourite in the Group 3 Mannerism Stakes over 1400m at Caulfield, Flying Mascot proved too strong for the field of seven to claim her fifth win from 12 starts, taking her prizemoney to more than $400,000. It was her […]
PORTLAND and the dahlia go together like hand and glove, and it is almost time for the city to again show off the glorious tubers. The Portland Dahlia Society will host the annual Portland Dahlia and Rose Show on March 12 and 13, Australia’s largest show of its kind. This year the venue has had […]
THE last round of the Portland and District Cricket Association’s A grade home and away season arrives tomorrow with two matches offering little more than momentum before the business end of the summer. The final four has been locked in for a handful of weeks already and now, the formation won’t change either – with […]
THE crisis that has shrouded Portland District Health has exploded out into the open, with chief executive Christine Giles, former chairman Andrew Levings and the Health Department in a war of words over what has happened at the health service. Ms Giles has spoken publicly for the first time on the circumstances that led her […]