THE Portland Motocross Club welcomed a huge contingent of drivers to Heywood for the first round of the Western Region series across the weekend.

ROTARY Club of Portland are holding their third annual clean-up for Clean up Australia Day this Sunday, March 3.

HEYWOOD’s Wood Wine and Roses Festival was greeted by lovely summer weather and a huge crowd.

PORTLAND Memorial Bowling Club had a day to remember on Saturday’s weekend pennant grand final day, with the club winning all four divisions of the competition in a remarkable feat.

PORTLAND Panthers are gearing up for another South West Victorian Football Association season with premiership glory in their sights, and they’ll be aided in the pursuit of that goal by two new recruits who have arrived at the club from out of town.

PORTLAND’S own Kaden Wilson marked a huge milestone in his cricket journey on the weekend, making his first ever century in the Warrnambool and District Cricket Association’s division one competition for Port Fairy against Welsey Yambuk on the weekend.

THE annual Classics by the Bay Show ’n’ Shine was a hit last Saturday, with a huge turnout of cars, bikes and other vehicles.

MEMBERS of the Heywood Riverwood Social Support Group have been busy crafting roses to display at the Wood Wine and Roses Festival tomorrow.

PORTLAND’S King of the Dunes has been on hiatus for the past six years; however, tomorrow will see the return of the event which will see more than a dozen racers descend on the town to take on the 12km circuit.

PORTLAND footballers Chloe Reynolds and Airlie Aldridge will be looking to take their play to the next level this season, as they’ve been selected to the under-18 and under-16 Greater Western Victoria Rebels girls squads respectively for 2024.