THE coming days mark a crucial time for those who want to enter the rose section of February’s Tyrendarra Agricultural Show – if you want the best blooms it’s time to start pruning those bushes. With the Show making a welcome return on February 12, this weekend marks a significant date for roses. Rachael Matuschka […]
PORTLAND is now home to one of the world’s largest puzzles after a Glenelg shire resident completed the project earlier this month. Portland Secondary College principal Jo Kindred started the 51,300-piece puzzle at the beginning of the COVID pandemic which features the 27 wonders of the world including the recognisable Great Barrier Reef, Chichen Itza […]
AFTER 31 years of teaching at Bundarra Primary School, Sandra Logan, this week, retires to take the next step in her life. Ms Logan first began her teaching career in 1981 at Warrnambool Primary School and spent six years there before a move to to Portland South Primary School where she spent the three years. […]
10 of Portland’s Junior Coasters squads hit the road across Saturday and Sunday, contesting the Hamilton Basketball Association’s Junior Tournament. Portland fielded two teams at the under-18 boys level, contesting the first and second divisions. In division one Portland finished with two wins and three losses from five starts, placing fourth. Portland’s two wins were […]
AN official opening ceremony was held for the Portland Town Jetty this week, with Glenelg Shire councillors and members of the public gathering to celebrate the occasion. The $1.5 million project, funded by the State Government’s Building Works program, saw the former popular site reinstated with a 175-metre-long floating pontoon. The all-abilities jetty has designated […]
THE Portland Gymnastics Club have finished their season with a flourish last weekend, holding their end-of-year performance. The club’s season has been interrupted on a number of occasions, but despite this, when they have been able to do gymnastics, they have been reasonably successful. Although the pandemic has hit participation as well, a strong core […]
THE wait was finally over this week with Year 12 students in Glenelg Shire waking up on Thursday morning ready to receive their Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) results. Almost 65,000 students across the state took part in the process with 50,723 students will graduating with their VCE […]
HEYWOOD’S water tower war memorial had its grand opening on Wednesday, The mural, dedicated to Gunditjmara servicemen and women in the South West, ensures First Nations’ peoples part in Australia's war history is honoured for generations to come. The mural depicts Gunditjmara brothers, Privates Herbert, Frederick, Edward and Leonard Lovett who enlisted and served in […]
GLENELG Shire welcomed its newest Australian citizens last week, with a citizenship ceremony held in its reception room. Carol Holmes, Daniel May and Olli Virtanen officially accepted their citizenship during the ceremony after living in the community for a number of years. In 1970, Mr Virtanen immigrated to Australia from Finland with his parents and […]
THE Portland Coasters senior women’s team have made it two wins in a row in the Country Basketball League after a comfortable win over the South Coast Chargers at the Wurdi Baierr Stadium in Torquay on Saturday night, 77-45. On paper, the game looked challenging for the away side, as they only had seven players, […]