THERE’S a fresh face behind the counter of Portland’s Percy Street butchers, now called The Uppercut, but the shop continues to churn out prize winning product.
THE AFL grand final is set to take place tomorrow with plenty of local stories behind the support of either Collingwood or Brisbane with keen interest ramping up ahead of the 2.30pm bounce at the MCG.
WHILE plenty of people will have vested interest in the AFL grand final tomorrow one local family in particular, the Bailey’s, are more invested than most with Brent Bailey’s son, Zac Bailey, taking to the field for Brisbane.
COMMUNITY radio station 3RPC has been serving Portland and district for more than 40 years – but warns it won’t be around for anywhere near that amount of time in future if it can’t find more volunteers.
FOUR of Portland’s youngest representative basketballers attended one of Basketball Victoria’s first talent pathways, competing in the under-12 Jamboree in Echuca last week.
PORTLAND Touch Football Association hosted the first of two come and try events on Thursday, with approximately 35-40 people coming down to try their hand at the sport ahead of the upcoming season.
RISING star in the basketball scene, Portland Coasters player Tyleah Barr continues to impress on the representative stage with selection to the Victorian team for the National Indigenous Basketball Tournament.
ANGRY customers who lost possessions through water damage at a Portland storage business are demanding answers after claiming they have been kept in the dark for months.