THE Portland Little Athletics Centre wrapped up season 2022-23 with its recent presentation night. Although weather had an impact on its weekly Thursday competition at Nelson Park, it was a big season for the club with its membership increasing to 117 participants – a rise of 39 athletes on the previous season. The club also […]
FIREDOG Ember has done it again, competing in another stair climb located in the ‘Gold’ city of Queensland. Ember the crisis response dog and Labrador has completed yet another stair climb, this time being the 77 floors of Gold Coasts Q1 building. It was 35-degree weather on March 19 when Ember completed the climb at […]
WHEN more than 100 people gathered at the Portland Golf Club on Saturday night to celebrate the past, little were they to know that the future looks even brighter. But that’s what it’s looking like for Portland Cable Trams, after it broke the monthly record for the number of visitors riding its trams. General manager […]
JUST one more day remains to have a say on the future of Anderson Point’s beach access, with the current steps set to be removed due to unstable footings. The popular steps at the end of Wade Street were closed to the public last August by the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action (DEECA, […]
PORTLAND basketball referee Jeremy Morton’s journey has continued on its upward trajectory over the past couple of weeks, with two big announcements – his selection to the NBL1 development panel as well as to referee the upcoming under-18s national championships next week.
MAKE sure to have a pocketful of change on Friday morning, to give to local emergency service volunteers roaming the streets collecting for the Good Friday Appeal. CFA member Stuart Richardson is coordinating the Portland effort again this year, and said volunteers from the CFA, FRV, Coast Guard, and SES be out collecting from 9.30am, […]
