GORAE-Portland have notched their first win of the Hamilton District Cricket Association A grade season thanks to a second-innings blitz with the ball, Sam Atchison and Tom Roberts combining for nine wickets as their side defeated Hamilton by 66 runs. Batting first in Hamilton, Gorae-Portland opener Sam Roberts set to work in a dashing innings […]
AFTER four games, Portland Colts sit a game clear atop the Hamilton District Cricket Association and the team’s young English import, Jak Hotchkiss, is keen to help his new club to glory this season. The 19-year-old, who joined the team this season after making the long flight from Doncaster early last month, has quickly become […]
WHERE one person may see scrap, Gavin Symes sees potential. The Portland resident is hosting his first exhibition of his wood turning work at the Julia Street Creative Space in Portland, an event years in the making. “It’s a culmination of probably 30-odd years of work,” he said. Mr Symes started doing wood turning when […]
FOLLOWING the thrilling final round of the 2024 Victorian Country Series in Hamilton last weekend, three Portland District Karting Club drivers have been crowned winners of their classes. Scott King claimed a three-peat of series wins in the TaG Heavy class after taking out honours last year and in 2022, rising star Brocklan Parker won […]
GET ready to see Heathmere Speedway transform into one of the biggest youth-focused music festivals that the shire has ever seen. Southern 500 Speedway, Heathmere, and FReeZA are hosting a festival this December with live music, food, body art, games and their headliner, indie rock band Teenage Joans. Turn Up The Track is a youth-focused […]
THE Portland Coasters will be playing for the chance to compete in a home title-decider this year, after it was announced the Country Basketball League’s grand finals will be played at Portland Basketball Stadium next month. The Coasters women’s dreams of claiming back-to-back South West premierships would be made all the sweeter if they were […]
A PAIR of wins against Warrnambool in round six of the Country Basketball League South West’s season has seen Portland’s women’s team move six points clear of second place with two games remaining in the regular season. The side proved they could get the job done both at home and on the road, kicking off […]