A GROUP of Cape Bridgewater residents has ramped up its opposition to a foreshore rock wall, saying it will consider a court injunction to stop work unless the Glenelg Shire Council holds a community meeting about the project. But the council says it needs to start work soon to meet state government and other deadlines. […]

THE Heywood Pony Club hosted its annual Open Horse Trails on Sunday and Matilda Shand, riding Clover Lodge Casanova, was one of many local faces to take part. More pictures in Friday's Observer.

PORTLAND Beach Holiday Park might not be a familiar name (yet) but it’s literally a new spin on one of the district’s long-established accommodation providers.

THEY came, they saw, and they had a great time as the opening of an ambitious new entry on the Portland arts scene went off in great style on Sunday afternoon.

MIGHTY Mighty House Cats have won Division 1 of the Portland Touch Football Association, defeating Touché in a grand final that was insanely close and went to a golden try situation. Touché started the game on the front foot, scoring six tries in the first half, including four from the hands of the exceptional Rhys […]

A PORTLAND doctor is urging locals to make sure they get the coronavirus vaccine after several eligible people refused the offer on the first day.

HEYWOOD Golf Club’s charity day for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal has been a big fundraiser for several years, but there’s an extra dose of inspiration to make the event a success this year.

PORTLAND Boxing Club members Mitch Riddell and Darryl Robinson are off to the 2021 Fight Factory Lionel Rose Cup tomorrow to make their debuts. The Lionel Rose Cup happens annually at the Whitehorse Function Centre in Burwood in Melbourne, with a huge collection of Victoria’s amateur male and female boxers coming together to fight on […]

KEPPEL Prince Engineering has been warning for months that many of its workers’ jobs were at risk if it could not find more wind tower work, and those warnings became reality on Wednesday when 42 staff took redundancy packages. The cuts were across the Portland company, with 16 staff across all divisions accepting voluntary redundancy, […]

SUE Hides from Sale, Gippsland, said she usually travels around the world to hike “from soft bed to soft bed.” Speaking during a lunch break at Mt Richmond on Tuesday Ms Hides said she was delighted to have been able to find a “world class” supported walk a lot closer to home. She is one […]