COMMUNITY members of Heywood came together on Thursday last week to share a free Christmas lunch.

FOR the first time since 2019 the Portland Swimming Club is hosting a local meet at the Portland Leisure and Aquatic Centre tomorrow.

FORMER Heywood Football Netball Club president Craig Keating has been inducted as the inaugural life member of AFL Barwon recently, receiving the honour at the commission’s recent Annual General Meeting in late November.

IT might not have been the prettiest win of all time, but nonetheless Portland’s women’s basketballers came away with the victory against Mount Gambier in the Country Basketball League on Sunday afternoon, 67-59.

THE Portland Basketball Association hosted its junior grand finals on Friday night with plenty of tough match ups across six games.

PORTLAND’S festive celebrations are all ready to go, with the Bentinck Street Christmas tree lights lifted into place this week, and New Year’s Eve foreshore entertainment announced.

PORTLAND Primary students and teachers all came to school in pink on Tuesday, to support grade one student Matilda Barclay who cut her hair to donate to charity.

TYRENDARRA Football Netball Club has locked in its senior top grade coaches across all competitions for the 2024 seasons.

THE South Coast Drag Racing Association held its annual South Coast Nationals on Friday through to Sunday last week, with over 150 entrants taking to the asphalt for the first action the raceway has seen for the 2023-24 calendar.

A NEW 57 place childcare and kindergarten will be built on the grounds of Portland South Primary School, to open in 2026.