AFTER a number of years on hiatus, Portland will be represented in women’s soccer once again in the 2024 South West Victorian Football Association (SWVFA) season, with the club having committed to fielding a side this year.

THE Heywood Golf Club has crowned a new women’s club champion, with Sharon Cole taking out top honours at last week’s tournament.

A MARRIAGE of 60 years is still a newsworthy milestone, but for Portland’s Phyllis and Cyril Cram the decades have flown by.

LUKE Evans has capped off his stunning season with the Hamilton and District Cricket Association’s (HDCA) highest individual honour, the P.F. Christie Medal, on Wednesday night.

Portland cricket has a whole had a very strong showing on the night with numerous award winners across the grades.

MARGARET Thatcher’s famous words are being strongly replicated at Australian Bluegum Plantations (ABP) where some of the most highly valued employees are women, including many young achievers who “just get on with the job”.

LAWN Purple has confirmed its status as the pre-eminent side in the Surry District Tennis Association for the 2023-24 season, defeating Lawn Red convincingly in the A grade grand final at Lawn tennis courts, with the final score reading 5-44 to 1-27.

SQUIZZY Taylor and assorted other scoundrels will feature in an unusual theatre experience to be in staged in Portland next month.

PORTLAND and district residents can keep an eye out their windows for emergency service volunteers who will be roaming the streets on Good Friday.

TYRENDARRA has completed its season from heaven, securing the crowning achievement of a 2023-24 Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade premiership victory over St Andrews by three wickets.