IT WAS 30 degrees, the breeze was light and the sun rose ahead of a beautiful day. No, it wasn’t a moment out of a Queensland spring morning. That’s how warm Portland’s 50m outdoor swimming pool got to on Wednesday when it opened for the first time after months of being shut down. Forty people […]

EVERYONE has dealt with the current coronavirus pandemic in different ways, for local woman Ebony Morrissey she has spent her time focusing on her work, study and health transformation to make the most out of a chaotic year. The pandemic and lockdown stages were a shock for the 24-year-old, much like everyone else, but after […]

DARTMOOR looks set to receive a major boost with one of the area’s largest employers eyeing off a significant expansion. Alliance Timber Group is looking to significantly boost its workforce at the same time it also received two unexpected boosts from the coronavirus pandemic – which ironically saved it from reducing staff. The Dartmoor mill […]

EMBER the crisis response dog and her owner, Portland firefighter Natalie Brindle, would have been climbing 28 floors of Melbourne’s Crown Metropol Hotel this Sunday to raise money if not for COVID-19. The climb was to be a repeat of the annual Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb, which they have completed two times before. However like […]

SHANNON Malseed and her Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank counterparts are the winners of the 18th edition of the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche in France. Tour de l'Ardeche is a seven-day elite women’s cycling tour, with seven stages taking place in the hills of south-central France. The final stage took place on Wednesday in […]

Charlie Debono now in charge of Portland and Heywood SES TWO neighbouring State Emergency Service groups are now headed-up by the same well-regarded volunteer, Charlie Debono. Mr Debono has been the unit controller of Heywood SES for the past two years, and has returned to the unit controller role at Portland SES after previously being […]

THE AFLW Draft nominations were officially opened for 2020 on September 1, and one young Portlander hoping to one day nominate for the process is Elli Aitken. This year’s AFLW Draft will take place on September 21 and while 17-year-old Aitken is still at least one year away from being eligible to be drafted, she’ll […]

NEYSA and Mu Sutherland are thrilled they have been able to offer a little bit of care to several foster children over the past year.

DREAMTIME at the G and the surrounding Sir Doug Nicholls Round is the Australian Football League’s most socially conscious event of the year and Nathan Lovett-Murray has a stronger connection to the event than most.

25 Palmer St, Portland$850,000Assets Real Estate PortlandPhone: 5522 3333www.assetsrealestate.com.au SET on a 950m2 allotment one block from Portland's central business district, this beautifully restored and extended four-bedroom home is an excellent example of a well-executed heritage renovation that incorporates all the charm of its period features tastefully blended with modern conveniences to create a wonderful […]