THE Portland Kyokushin Karate Club will host the 10th iteration of the Portland Open Border Challenge at the Portland Secondary College gym tomorrow, in what is expected to be an exciting day of action.

LOCAL and Indigenous-owned Budj Bim Tourism marked its first anniversary last week, having attracted thousands of visitors to the area in that time. Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Tourism has fast become one of the district’s biggest tourism ventures since opening the impressive Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre and other infrastructure in the UNSECO listed world heritage […]

PORTLAND Football Netball Club has unveiled its new Indigenous design football jumpers and netball dresses ahead of Hampden’s Indigenous round which kicks off tomorrow as a part of NAIDOC week.

IT might be a cliché, but a project that took place out Cape Nelson way on Friday certainly did merit the phrase. “This is a win-win for both of us.” So said Friends of Cape Nelson Landcare Coastcare president Lynn Murrell when several Rotary Club of Portland members came out to the Picnic Hill reserve […]

WITH the Portland and Hamilton District Cricket Association amalgamation given the green light in the past month, there’s been plenty of discussion around how each Portland club, along with the association as a whole, will be affected by the change.

COMMITTING to sport across the winter is sometimes a tough ask in south west Victoria but two local cross-code players are enjoying the challenge of backing up a game of netball every Saturday with a game of football on Sunday.

PORTLAND District Health’s (PDH) annual winter blanket and coat drive has received outstanding support from the community this year, with one family going above and beyond to help. The drive was launched in 2016, collecting blankets, coats and other items to keep those in need stay warm over the winter. PDH Community Engagement and Fundraising […]

ANITA Rank, the Glenelg Shire’s longest serving mayor has resigned from the Council, with more than a year to run before the next election. The Councillor of 11 years resigned effective immediately on Friday, and said she was leaving in good spirits after accepting a “Federal Government position”. Ms Rank said she was leaving after […]

ANY football player debut is an important day for both the player and the club, but last Saturday Heathmere Football Netball Club celebrated a debut that was far more special than most.

WHEN Narrawong resident Gerri Torpy saw the range of picturesque destination posters her friend Chris ‘Roy’ Taylor had designed for different councils throughout Victoria she thought: why doesn’t Narrawong have its own poster? With Taylor’s depictions of stunning regions such as the Macedon Ranges, Gisborne and more, Ms Torpy reasoned that because Narrawong is such […]