PORTLAND went within a whisker of claiming its first Country Basketball League men’s premiership, going down to Horsham Hornets 87-80 in Saturday night’s South West Conference grand final. With three minutes to play the match was all square, but the more experienced Hornets – with the backing of their home crowd – were able to […]
A CONFIDENTIAL report into Portland District Health has criticised the practice of using expensive locums instead of salaried staff at the hospital and recommends completely overhauling the way doctors are recruited here. After several specialists at the hospital, backed by local GPs, expressed their concerns with the PDH board and Health Department in the Observer […]
SATURDAY’S 104th Tyrendarra Show was a great successful with a huge crowd flocking to the show after COVID-19 destroyed last year’s show. Tyrendarra Pastoral and Agricultural Society president Anne Burley said the show went marvellously and the weather was perfect for a day out. “The crowds were great, probably our second largest crowd ever,” she […]
PORTLAND has claimed its first Country Basketball League premiership following an emphatic grand final victory by the Coasters women. Portland headed into the South West Conference finals having not beaten either of the top two teams during the regular season, but emerged triumphant following two weeks of near perfect basketball. After beating Mt Gambier at […]
DON Carlyon and Chris Carroll have decades of experience as lifeguards – but their latest rescue perhaps isn’t what they were expecting. With the Portland Leisure and Aquatic Centre not immune from a nationwide shortage of lifeguards, Mr Carlyon and Mr Carroll have come to the rescue. The pair have come out of retirement to […]
KEPPEL Prince Engineering and South West TAFE have had a long and productive partnership over the years, and that has never been better demonstrated than in recent weeks – in a way that promises a lot more jobs. The Portland heavy engineering company and the educator have joined forces in two separate ways. They have […]
WITH the Surry District Tennis Association championships done and dusted for another year, the focus now returns to the regular summer season. Competition last weekend was set for Sunday due to the Tyrendarra Show, and with just three rounds remaining before finals it is really getting to the business end. So far the A grade […]
PORTLAND will head into tomorrow night’s Country Basketball League South West Conference men’s grand final against Horsham chasing its first title. The Coasters finished runners-up to Ararat last season, their best ever finish since joining the CBL in 2010-11. That grand final experience, coupled with Portland’s two wins against Horsham this season, have Portland well […]
IT has been more than five years in the making but the old Narrawong store has finally been put up for sale. The store, which closed for business in January 2017, will be sold by auction on site next week. The ANZ bank has been in possession of the property since it closed. A spokeswoman […]
AVID BMX riders will hit the track this weekend for the Portland BMX Club’s come and try day, after the site was resurfaced last week ahead of the 2022 racing season. After a tumultuous few years for the club due to COVID restrictions, president Roger Middleton is hopeful the upgraded track will give interested riders […]