AT long last the eagerly awaited Country Basketball League 2021-22 fixture has been released and Portland’s two senior teams have a tip-off date, November 27. Seven teams will occupy the CBL’s South West Conference for the upcoming summer – Portland, Mount Gambier, Warrnambool, Surfcoast, Terang, Horsham and Colac. Colac are fielding a men’s team but […]
NARRAWONG ladies gathered for a social drink with a cause, raising money for Days for Girls over the weekend. The event, which was organised by Trisha Jelbart, saw Narrawong residents of all ages get together for a their first catch-up since lockdown started earlier this year. Ms Jelbart said she was surprised with number of […]
TYRENDARRA Football Netball Club are preparing for a bigger and better 2022, with the addition of a women’s football side to the club that could have gone close to premierships in 2021, if they were given the opportunity. The shortened ending of the 2021 season has left a feeling of unfinished business around the club, […]
PLENTY of money was raised for a good cause at McDonalds Portland on Saturday, with the restaurant raising around $2000 on the annual McHappy Day. McHappy Day takes place each year in November, with participating franchises raising money for the Ronald McDonald House Charity, which supports children with severe illness and their families. The store […]
IT has been a hard couple of years for local crayfishers, but they are optimistic that this season might bring them something better. While the season runs from July to June, November 15 marks the start of the season proper – when either sex of crayfish can be taken from western Victorian waters. This year […]
ANOTHER of Portland’s junior summer sports is back, with the Portland Surf Life Saving Club’s Nippers and Cadets programs starting this weekend with a come-and-try and registration day. The program will run for 10 Sundays, beginning two weeks after the come-and-try day and ending on February 27 next year, with a break from December 19 […]
IT would be fair to say that, especially during the last lockdown, no place in Portland was busier than the Civic Hall – and yet not a single function of other celebration event has been held there since early in the year. But Portland District Health will have something to celebrate as it winds down […]
KYEEMA Support Services will aim to raise $10,000 through an online auction of donated goods and services. The auction will raise much-needed funds for the services’ My Place Portland project – an initiative that will see two purpose-built specialist disability homes in the city. Typically, the service would host a spring fete as its main […]
WESTERNS’ preparations for the 2022 South West District Football League season went to a new level over the weekend with the appointment of Nick Alexandrou as senior coach. Alexandrou will be a fresh face for the Roos, joining the club from Old Collegians in the Warrnambool and District Football League. Prior to his time with […]
PORTLAND post office staff are sporting a bit of scruff this month, as a number of them have signed up to support Movember. A crew of four mates from the shop are growing their “mos” for the first time in decades in support of the cause after being prompted by a memo from head office. […]