THERE will be three new faces around the Glenelg Shire Council table while a long-serving councillor has lost his bid for re-election. Scott Martin, 40, Michael Carr, 35, and Jayden Smith, 25, were all elected after preferences were distributed yesterday, while Geoff White will no longer be at the table after 23 years as a […]
A MAJOR expansion of one of Heywood’s main tourist attractions has received a substantial boost – and it is likely to be the first step in a plan to see it play an even bigger role in the town. The Pioneer Wagon Shed and Museum has received funding through the same federal government program that […]
THE first round of the Portland and District Cricket Association’s 2020-21 A grade season pitted the competition’s most experienced side, Portland Colts, against the youngest, South Portland, on Saturday. The two sides met at Henty Park for a one-day contest to kick the season off and Colts came away with a tidy three-wicket victory. South […]
PORTLAND’S newest art installation might be a tribute to the Bonney Upwelling, but it’s as much about health. The Revive the Reef exhibit was installed yesterday on the fence on Bentinck St near the Julia St intersection. It is the work of 27 local artists of all age ranges and including students from the Portland […]
CRICKET action is back in town tomorrow for round one of the Portland and District Cricket Association season. It will be a new look for the A grade competition with the two-day format ditched for a full season of 40-over one-dayers for the entire season, including finals. It is a huge move for the association […]
THE Dartmoor Rail Trail is about to become a reality, following a four-year battle with bureaucracy to turn a neglected eyesore into a source of community pride – and a tourist attraction. Work will start on the rail trail much sooner than expected, after the Glenelg Shire Council received more than $2 million in federal […]
HANLON Park is set for a major overhaul after receiving federal government funding for a major upgrade of its netball facilities, as well as a new football/cricket scoreboard. The projects will be funded through the federal government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program, announced in July and in which Glenelg Shire Council received $2.273 million […]
A 62-YEAR-OLD man spent a windy night in his tent on Friday night when he became lost between Nelson and Lake Mombeong. The Warrnambool-region man was rescued by police helicopter on Saturday at about 11am and was reportedly in good health. A Victoria Police spokesperson said the man had started walking along a coastal section […]
YOU might call it going back to the future, but that’s exactly what a local group of citizen scientists wants to do with the Dutton Way sea wall. The Portland Beach Safety and Restoration Alliance is pushing for the sea wall to be replaced by ‘whale tail’ (T-shaped) reef groynes, which it says has been […]