AN unusual amnesty is being offered in Portland this month.

LOCAL junior cricketer Tighe Warburton has been making a name for himself throughout the past few years for his efforts primarily within Portland and the south west region of Victoria, but recently he has taken his talents international.

THE wait might have been a little longer than expected, but Portland’s soccer teams are set for their first round of action tomorrow when they travel to Port Fairy to take on the Plovers in round one of the South West Victoria Football Association’s 2024 season.

MANY former students, teachers and even principals attended Bayview College’s 140th celebration last Friday.

THE Portland Little Athletics Club has been recognised as among the best Little Athletics centres in Australia, with the club being recognised with the outer regional Centre of the Year Award at a presentation in Adelaide on Friday.

THE Future Leaders program for 2024 officially launched on Tuesday with 12 participants from four schools in the region.

A MEMORANDUM of Understanding (MOU) has been signed that formalises the important collaboration that has been occurring over recent years between Heywood Rural Health and Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation.

DARTMOOR got the job done on Saturday in round three of the South West District Football League against a building Westerns side, 13.5 (83) to 8.9 (57), at Alexandra Park.

DARTMOOR held off a strong Westerns outfit on Saturday to claim a 61-52 win in round three of the South West District Netball League competition.

PORTLAND was the epicentre of Operation Barrel over the unofficial Anzac Day long weekend as hundreds of boaters and fishers poured into the region.