THE business end of the Country Basketball League season begins for Portland on Saturday night, hosting Colac Kookas in a second semi-final beginning at 7pm.

WITH the multimillion-dollar Cape Bridgewater foreshore works set to start soon, a group of residents say they are considering legal action to stop them after becoming concerned at plans to build a revetment/seawall structure along the foreshore. The residents say there is no reason to build the structure and that it could destroy the beach, […]

LOCAL musicians that found each other or a new audience during 2020 lockdowns are breaking out with a live outdoor performance at Bahloo Portland this Sunday.

THE developers behind the proposed $85 million Cape Bridgewater resort have responded to claims by objectors that the project could end up being a front for Chinese investment. Australian Tourism Group is seeking to develop the resort, which is planned to have 88 hotel rooms in four separate buildings and 18 one- and two-bedroom villas. […]

A REPRESENTATIVE team from the Portland and District Cricket Association hit the road on Sunday destined for Monivae College and an intertown clash with the Hamilton District Cricket Association.

ONE of the first major outdoor events since the coronavirus pandemic to be held in Portland went off without a hitch on Saturday. The Classics by the Bay show ‘n’ shine, organised by the Portland Classic Auto Club, took place on the foreshore, with a good crowd backing up some fine weather. It had been […]

THE end of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown means one of Portland’s popular annual events can go ahead tomorrow after all. Classics by the Bay will take place on the Portland foreshore from 10am to 2pm tomorrow, with entry by gold coin donation. The popular show ‘n’ shine was in danger of cancellation had the lockdown […]

THE Portland Basketball Association will begin its 2021 autumn junior season on Wednesday night with hundreds of young athletes now just a handful of sleeps away from hitting the court. The PBA’s junior program will have a new structure this year, adjusting the allocation process and simplifying when games are played during the week. In […]

COVID-19 vaccinations could be given to some Portland healthcare workers in the first week of March. They will be the first people to receive one of two vaccines as part of a five-phase vaccination rollout plan beginning in Australia at one of more than 1000 vaccination administration sites from as early as this month. The […]

PORTLAND Bay was once again filled with white sails last weekend, when sailors from all around Victoria’s south west gathered to compete in the Portland Yacht Club’s Regional Regatta.Nearly 30 boats made the trip, coming from Colac, Port Fairy, Stawell, Horsham and Warrnambool yacht clubs.This made up about 60 competitors in Portland for the weekend, […]