THEY’VE come, they’ve seen, and they’ve learned a lot more about how to be safe at Narrawong beach. That’s the upshot from the lifesaving education program being held at Narrawong. The program began on Tuesday and ends tomorrow. A total of 45 children aged five to 13 are taking part in the program this year, […]
NARRAWONG Island Holiday Park had been packed these past few weeks with Portland locals and people from other towns, travelling over to kick back and relax for the summer. The park had been overrun by campers coming from close towns such as Heywood, Coleraine and Koroit, enjoying Narrawong’s weather (although a few days have not […]
THE Portland Coasters are preparing for the long run to finals in the Country Basketball League, with that goal more than attainable for the women’s side. The finals series is due to start in February, and so with the team taking part in a double header this weekend, they will be looking to boost their […]
SAILING Australia’s Tackers Program returned to Portland this week, for its annual three-day junior sailing program. Local sailors from the ages of seven and up, in the Tackers and OutThere sailing programs, have spent Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on the water, learning the basics and advanced techniques of sailing. The weather was pleasant enough on […]
IT’S all systems go for Narrawong’s largest community event on Sunday except for one thing – the organisers of Mouth2Mouth would dearly love to see more participants. Entries are a bit light for the 2022 version of the event, the first in two years after the coronavirus pandemic restrictions ruled it out 12 months ago. […]
WITH less than a month until January 26 rolls around, conversation is already swirling about what the date will mean in 2022 and into the future. Gunditjmara man Chris Saunders is just one of many making their voices heard on the important topic, organising two events on the day to commemorate January 26 as a […]
A MASSIVE crowd was on hand for the return of racing at the Southern 500 Speedway on Saturday night. And they didn’t go home disappointed with almost six hours of racing – and plenty of laughs with the Anton Domburg Memorial Caravan Race providing the usual carnage and a big clean-up job for club volunteers. […]
WHEN Stuart Silvester was looking to ward off malaria in the jungles of Cambodia about 30 years ago, little could he have known that the “medicine” he chose would lead to an innovative new business in Portland in 2021. But how else to describe Neart Tide Distillery, a new venture by Mr Silvester and his […]
GLEN ‘Froggy’ Curtis, one of the area’s longest-serving umpires, has been honoured for his services by being awarded life membership of the South West District Football League Umpires Association. Curtis started umpiring in 2006, after playing football at Westerns in the South West District Football League, where he is a premiership player and life member. […]
PORTLANDER Michael Doherty took part in this year’s Sydney To Hobart and despite plenty of carnage it’s been an experience he’ll remember for a lifetime. The Sydney To Hobart is considered one of the most difficult yacht races in the world for a good reason and on Boxing Day, the difficulty of the sailing conditions […]