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CHANGES to COVID-19 vaccination recommendations saw Portland District Health (PDH) pivot their vaccination program quickly last week.

Portland Observer - April 13, 2021

THE Portland Tigers played their first Hampden Football League match in 18 months on Saturday and while they were outpaced by a superior Koroit outfit, not a single onlooker could fault their effort.

Portland Observer - April 13, 2021

THE chrysanthemums are yet to bloom, but plans are well underway for a grand and proud floral display at Portland’s Memorial Triangle this Anzac Day.

Portland Observer - April 13, 2021

PORTLAND’S journey through the 2021 Hampden Football League season begins at 5pm tomorrow night with a round one clash against reigning premiers Koroit. After the loss of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, tomorrow’s contest is going to be an experienced defined by firsts for the Tigers – the first game in more […]

Portland Observer - April 8, 2021

FINDING a house builder is not easy at present and the numbers well and truly confirm why – Glenelg Shire is well and truly in the middle of a building boom. Local builders are experiencing their busiest period for a decade, with the demand largely driven by new homes. Two sets of figures bear that […]

Chalpat Sonti - April 8, 2021

A LEADING blue whale researcher is delighted to have found 22 of the ocean’s giants in the region, up from just two sightings last year. Dr Peter Gill from The Blue Whale Study led an aerial survey of the continental shelf off south-west Victoria and south-east South Australia last week and said the results were […]

Portland Observer - April 8, 2021

HEYWOOD and district has once again done itself proud during the Good Friday Appeal, overcoming the coronavirus obstacles to raise more than $14,000 for the cause. Despite the charity golf day at Heywood Golf Club being unable to hold the usually popular auction, it still managed to raise $5805, while the Heywood fire brigade’s tin […]

Chalpat Sonti - April 7, 2021

RUNNING out of wind and diesel wasn’t enough to ruin Good Friday for six yachtsmen after they were rescued by Portland’s volunteer Coast Guard. Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Portland Flotilla spokesperson Shirley Stanford said the six men were sailing to Adelaide after the 13m Beneteau vessel had been purchased in Sydney, however they got into […]

Portland Observer - April 7, 2021

A PICTURESQUE Narrawong garden will be open to the public this weekend, INTRO Alison and David Aplin’s Timandra, at 82 Windham St (the Princes Hwy and opposite the Narrawong fire station), will be part of the Open Gardens Victoria initiative from 10am to 4.30pm on both Saturday and Sunday. The event is not only an […]

Chalpat Sonti - April 7, 2021

A NEW Indigenous-managed exhibition space featuring the works of nearly 20 artists launched at Tyrendarra yesterday one year after COVID-19 deferred plans. Two Rivers Gallery has opened at the former Methodist Church and secondhand goods retailer on the Princes Hwy, near the busy intersection with Tyrendarra-Ettrick Rd. Woodwork, basketry, linocut and mono prints, paintings, textile […]

Portland Observer - April 5, 2021

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