IT’S been a Portland Junior South West Classic to remember for the Portland Coasters’ girls teams, with all four local teams winning their respective divisional grand finals after three days of play. Portland’s most senior group, the under-18 girls, raced through the regular rounds of play unrivalled, defeating Warrnambool Mermaids, Casterton and Horsham in succession. […]
THE power of music (and the arts in general) to bring communities together has probably never been more evident than during the coronavirus pandemic restrictions last year, and that has also been recognised in the naming of the Glenelg Shire Citizen of the Year. Rosie Collins was named the recipient of the top honour at […]
TWO large commemoration events were held to mark January 26 on Tuesday, and organiser Chris Saunders was pleased at the wide range of community members who attended. The Gunditjmara man, 23, said 300 people were at the beach event at the Convincing Ground massacre site in Allestree at 9am, and about 400 people were at […]
ONE of the biggest events on the Portland Basketball Association’s calendar begins today with the Portland Junior South West Classic kicking off at venues right around the region. Play begins tonight and will continue through until Sunday evening, with 11 divisions of boys and girls play running from the under-18 through under-12 age groups. The […]
IT’S a case of lights, camera, action for the new scoreboard at Hanlon Park after the final touches were put on it on Friday. The scoreboard will make its debut at the cricket on Saturday and features a large television screen that enables a range of uses, as pictured in Tuesday's Observer. It can also […]
ALL good things come to an end, and it’s no different for one of the annual highlights from Treloar Roses. The Bolwarra rose grower, Australia’s largest, has decided to end production of its annual colour catalogue, an institution since 1966. It means rose lovers will have to go online to treloarroses.com.au to get their fix […]
THE fate of the proposed $85 million resort at Cape Bridgewater is closer to being decided after the state government appointed a committee to examine planning issues surrounding the development – but objectors claim the process is being stacked against them. Planning Minister Richard Wynne has referred the application to the Priority Projects Standing Advisory […]
THE ceremonial turning of the sod has happened and work is underway on the Portland foreshore redevelopment. Regional Development Minister Mary-Anne Thomas joined Glenelg Shire Council Mayor Anita Rank on the foreshore on Monday afternoon to launch the project. Ms Thomas, who toured the region that day, including visiting the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape and […]
CAPE Bridgewater’s picturesque shoreline and waters will be packed with surf boat rowing teams tomorrow with the arrival of the 2021 Victorian Surf Rowers League’s State Championships. The Portland Surf Life Saving Club hosted the event for the first time in January of last year and tomorrow, more than 35 teams from 15 different clubs […]
THE Portland Coasters men’s team had a difficult start to the Country Basketball League season on Saturday, going down to the Ararat Redbacks 84-72. Host team Portland went behind after an inefficient start to the game and never quite recovered. To their credit, however, the Coasters fought until the bitter end, and rallying periods in […]