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 […]
ANOTHER Portland Basketball Association junior domestic season is in the books with seven new premiers crowned on a warm Friday afternoon. In the under-16 boys grand final Clippers got the job done over 76ers, 40-31 in a heated final encounter. The first half was all defence with plenty of nervous offence, with Clippers taking a […]
THE saga of the Dartmoor police station has moved another step closer to some sort of resolution. Glenelg Shire Council has applied to buy 398 square metres on Wapling Ave in order to put the heritage-listed former police lockup on the site. The piece of land was home to the former Dartmoor police residence which […]
THE Probus Club of Portland celebrated its 30th anniversary on Tuesday, December 14 marking the occasion with a lunch at the RSL Memorial Bowling Club. Probus clubs are clubs for active retirees, and serves as a way for them to meet each other and remain involved in the community. Over 100 people were in attendance […]
THE Portland Foreshore Family Carnival is back again this festive season, with rides up and running from December 26. Run by TPA Shows, the carnival will continue through until mid-January, with a host of new and old rides on offer. TPA’s Tas Pickett jnr said he looked forward to opening night after a year of […]
AS work continues on the new fence destined for a prominent Portland laneway, a major supporter of the project has praised the participants. Julia Street Creative Space is working with the Portland Re-engagement Program to build the fence for the laneway between Julia St and the IGA supermarket car park, with four students from the […]
AFTER weeks of bringing a touch of colour and twinkle to the Glenelg Shire, the winners of the 2021 Light Up Glenelg Retail Window and Light Display Competition have been determined. The competition asked traders throughout the month of December to adorn their premises with Christmas lights and decorations in a bid to win a […]
PORTLAND’S Mick Doherty is just days away from living out a life-long dream, sailing in the Sydney To Hobart. The Sydney To Hobart has been an iconic event on Australia’s sports calendar for more than half a century, lining up alongside the Boxing Day Test Match, the Melbourne Cup and the Australian Open as once […]
AFTER a tumultuous year in and out of hospital, one Portland youngster will be spending her first holiday of the year at home. Three-year-old Annie Pender is set to spend Christmas in Portland tomorrow for the first time since she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in November 2020. As the face of the Leukaemia […]
A LANDOWNER and two companies have been charged over the deaths of dozens of koalas at Cape Bridgewater. The Office of the Conservation Regulator, part of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, announced on Wednesday that 253 charges had been laid after an incident which saw 70 koalas either killed or humanely destroyed […]