THIS year’s Rotary Club of Portland Beats Ride for Hope is fast approaching, and organisers are calling on the community to register for the bike ride to Cape Bridgewater, and open their wallets to support locals suffering from cancer.

IT is billed as Australia’s largest dahlia show and while it might not have been as big as previous years there was still plenty to see in Portland at the weekend.

ONE of Victoria’s premier showcases of craftsmanship will have a double Portland influence this year.

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.

PORTLAND brothers Daniel and Luke Storer have plenty to celebrate this week after claiming first and second spot at the Murray Bridge Speedway’s wingless sprints meeting on Saturday night.

ear, hits Nelson next Saturday, 19 March.

GRANTS of up to $1,000 are on offer to schools and early learning centres across Australia for environmental projects.

A PLAN that shapes the future of Glenelg Shire libraries over the next five years has become official.

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 […]