THE margin may not have been huge, but the significance of the victory certainly was, as Portland’s men’s basketballers took down a previously undefeated Horsham opponent 75-67 on Saturday night at Portland Basketball Stadium.

PORTLAND’S women’s basketballers enjoyed a dominant victory over top of the table Horsham, winning 90-62 off the back of dominant second and fourth quarters in their Country Basketball League clash at Portland Basketball Stadium.

IN 2024, PORTLAND Football Netball Club will field a full complement of junior footballers for the first time since joining the Hampden Football Netball League, with the club announcing they will have an under-10s mixed team for the upcoming season.

HEATHMERE’S Southern 500 Speedway will be in action once more tonight, with the first round of their 2023-24 calendar to see the Super Rods highlight an exciting round of action.

LOCAL soccer star Jasmine Siemon continues to impress at a high level in representative soccer, with the young player looking to represent both Victorian and South Australian soccer leagues into the future.

SOUTH Portland has continued their impressive resurgence in the 2023-24 Hamilton and District Cricket Association, toppling a previously undefeated Casterton District side by 67 runs at Monivae College on Saturday.

LOCAL cyclist Tim Cutler has taken out top-place on the weekend in the ‘Dirty Warrny’ bike race, a more than 246km event which takes riders from Geelong all the way through to Warrnambool.

THE Portland Yacht Club hosted a contingent of about 80 sailors from across Victoria and South Australia on the weekend as part of the Western Region Regatta 2023. A number of local and out of town competitors hit the water with the events kicking off on Friday night with the Port Fairy to Portland keelboat […]

THE Surry District Tennis Association hits round four of the competition tomorrow with teams settling into their line ups. Two of the top teams will go head-to-had at Lawn tomorrow with Lawn Purple taking on Lawn Yellow. Both sides have had impressive starts to their 2023-24 campaign with the experience of Lawn Purple proving tough […]

IT was a welcomed turnout at the Heywood Pony Club’s 50th anniversary celebrations on Sunday with past and current members reminiscing days since its inception in 1973. Around 140 people attended the event with plenty of action across the day including presentations and demonstrations from current riders. Amid many highlights was awarding 12 new life […]