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 […]
AFTER losing nearly two full years of football due to the coronavirus pandemic, Portland key defender Jake Wilson is ready for a huge 2022 campaign within the Hampden Football League. Wilson recently signed a new 12-month contract with the Tigers and has been one of many hard at work since preseason began on November 22. […]
PORTLAND youngster Violet Burgess has raised more than $4500 for the Breast Cancer Foundation after shaving her head earlier this month. A just nine-years-old, the primary school student undertook the brave task of raising funds for the important charity after losing two close family friends to the disease. Aiming to raise $2000, Violet said she […]
RETAIL trade across Portland has reached impressive heights this holiday season, after almost two years of restrictions putting pressure on the industry. Tourists have flocked to the seaside community to celebrate the New Year, with some retailers reporting record customers in recent weeks. Bi Rite’s Liz Lindsey said there were more tourists in Portland than […]
FORMER Portlander Liam O’Brien is ready to surf the world stage, after earlier this month qualifying for the 2022 World Surf League Championship Tour. Qualifying during the Haleiwa Challenger event in Hawaii, the 22-year-old will now face off against 35 of the world’s top surfers in an 11-stop tour. He was in Portland to visit […]
RACING makes a long-awaited return to the Southern 500 Speedway this weekend with the Heathmere track roaring back into action with its first meet since February 2020. The Southern 500 Speedway has been one of the hardest hit local sports clubs by the coronavirus pandemic, with the second half of the 2019-20 schedule, all of […]
HEYWOOD residents will be waiting until the new year to enjoy the town’s pool, after a “mass shortage” of lifeguards has left the facility in limbo. In a post on the pool’s Facebook page last week, Belgravia Leisure said there had only been three participants willing to undertake training required to be a lifeguard at […]
ASK Sudhir Chhetri how architecture helps his art, and you get a response born of experience. “In architecture you see the details and that might have an influence on me seeing the depths in the objects that I paint,” he said. And that influence is starting to become better known around Portland as Mr Chhetri […]