A LOCAL group has formed to campaign for the ‘Yes’ vote in the lead up to the Voice referendum, and will be out and about in the district making their case.

COLERAINE claimed a strong victory over Dartmoor off the back of a big first half, taking it out 9.8 (62) to 4.5 (29), in round 11 of the South West District Football League.

PORTLAND was unable to earn a repeat of their Hampden Football League Anzac Day heroics on Saturday, going down to rivals Hamilton Kangaroos 13.14 (92) to 5.10 (40).

LAST week Portland Leisure and Aquatic Centre (PLACE) swimming instructor Wanda Grime was granted best swimming instructor in the country.

A GAP in childcare services is making life precarious for parents of pre-schoolers, resulting in the region’s State and Federal representatives calling for government help.

DARTMOOR has demonstrated they are once again top contenders for the flag in the South West District Netball League A grade competition, taking care of Coleraine in trying conditions on Saturday, 40-31.

PORTLAND’S Zavier Payne has only been umpiring for a couple of years but that isn’t stopping the young boundary umpire from reaching new heights after he was selected to officiate the under-17 interleague game last weekend between the Hampden FNL and Ballarat FNL.

Community health organisations in the region came together last week in Portland, to strengthen the connection between indigenous communities in the South West. Indigenous Elders, community members converged for the first ‘meeting of the mobs’ event, in a combined effort from local organisations Dhauwurd-Wurrung Elderly & Community Health Service (DWECHS) and Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation (which […]

FOR Heywood Rural Health’s (HRH) annual production, staff put together a glamorous pageant.   Every year the team orchestrates something theatrical and entertaining to amuse residents and families at the hospital. This year it was the Miss Heywood pageant. Thirteen staff members dressed up as individual characters taking on contrasting personalities and features. HRH activities […]

IT has been a bit of an uphill battle for the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre Inc (SRHC), but like the train who thought he could, the SRHC got there in the end. The Portland tourist train is coming.   For president of the SRHC John Crofts and his like-minded train enthusiast friends, this is a […]