WITH the first round of finals action in the books for the South West District Football League, attention now turns to semi-finals action tomorrow and Sunday, and with a grand final spot up for grabs it’s sure to be a hotly contested weekend of football.

SOUTH West District Netball League finals are in full swing with tomorrow’s clash determining the first grand finalist while Sunday’s match up is expected to go down to the wire.

AFTER a decade of advocacy, lobbying, planning and construction, the long-awaited Alexandra Park pavilion and facilities have finally been unveiled in an event which was hosted yesterday.

LOCAL basketballer Tyleah Barr was a part of Big V basketball history on Saturday night when her Warrnambool Mermaids team won back-to-back division one titles in the grand final clash against Bellarine.

IT came as a surprise to outside observers but the long-term future of the Portland Aluminium smelter looks a lot brighter after Alcoa on Friday announced a new power deal. A nine-year deal to provide about half the smelter’s power has been signed with AGL Energy. The deal begins in 2026, when the existing one, […]

DARTMOOR has opened their South West District Netball League finals account with a one-goal victory against Cavendish on Saturday, 51-50.

IT might not have the high profile of Anzac or Remembrance Days but Vietnam Veterans’ Day can be every bit or even more moving – and such was the case in Portland on Friday. About 25 veterans, their families, RSL and Legacy members gathered in the intimate setting of the Vietnam Memorial Garden on Cliff […]

THE iconic blue whale could be at risk from offshore wind farms in the waters off Portland, a leading local researcher says. Peter Gill was one of three speakers at a meeting organised by the Wild West Marine Alliance and attended by about 80 people at the Portland Yacht Club on Thursday night. The renowned […]

HEYWOOD has kept their season alive in the most dramatic of circumstances, claiming a South West District Football League elimination final victory over Dartmoor 9.12 (66) to 9.11 (65) on Sunday at Cavendish.

ELLA Matters has continued her dominant displays in the pool, smashing a majority of her personal best times at the Victorian Country Short Course Championships in Wangaratta on the weekend.