GLENELG Shire Mayor Anita Rank has been re-elected to serve a sixth straight term in the top job, but a changing of the guard was hinted at in her new deputy. For the fourth year in a row Cr Rank was elected to the top job by defeating Casterton-based councillor Karen Stephens 4-3, in a […]
A UNIQUE Portland home for the disabled children of veterans has marked 25 years of existence, but plans are in place for a public celebration when coronavirus restrictions allow. Blair House was opened in October 1996, the first (and only) home in Victoria funded by the RSL for the purpose. It was the culmination of […]
PORTLAND’S touch football season is nearly upon us, kicking off on Thursday, and preseason is officially done now too, with the Never Late Freight Cup held on Sunday. The round-robin tournament was held at the Portland Touch Football Association’s home of Henty Park, and was won by Sore4days, who went undefeated through the tournament. They […]
PORTLAND Colts has kicked off the Portland and District Cricket Association’s 2021-22 A grade season with a seven-run victory under pressure against South Portland. South Portland hosted Colts at Cavalier Park on Saturday and after winning the toss, opted to send the visitors out to bat first. The opening duo of Alister Stannard and Scott […]
PORTLAND Aluminium has announced it will increase its capacity by 35,000 tonnes a year, in a further boost to the smelter’s long-term prospects. The decision will also be a massive boost for the local jobs market, with the smelter seeking 30 new employees for its own staff, and another 50 likely to be filled by […]
PORTLAND’S own Henry Rundell is working up a sweat for a good cause this month as part of the Stroke Foundation’s annual Stride4Stroke campaign. Every dollar raised through Stride4Stroke will help the foundation prevent stroke, fund research and support survivors and their families at all stages of the recovery journey. Mr Rundell will walk a […]
IT goes without saying, that cancer one of the most horrible experiences a person can go through. For a child, it is arguably even worse. So when a Year 9 student at Portland Secondary College, Jaymon White, was diagnosed with leukaemia earlier this year, his friends decided they had to do something – anything – […]
