THE Portland Motocross Club held the first round of their grass track series on Saturday with a solid turnout at the Mount Richmond track.

LOCATED in Heywood, on the Uniting Church premises, is a group of ladies with a good eye for quilting. The Fitzroy River Quilters are a group of 35 community members with an interest in sewing, crochet, and being entirely creative – coming together to provide some warmth to locals and even others around the world. […]

FOR many people who have had any more than casual contact with the Portland Observer over the past 60 years, the name Belden has been part of the furniture. First it was Brian Belden, the school teacher/bus driver/taxi driver who began in the 1960s and would write the football and cricket reports in his kitchen […]

THE Portland Eightball Association held their Open tournament across the weekend with a huge turnout resulting in a fourth title for Mount Gambier-based Mark Walker.

IF you have ever considered a winter swim at Portland’s beautiful Nuns Beach, there is extra incentive this Sunday, All comers are invited to Nuns Beach to participate in a Big Freeze event, with no cost, unless they want a bright blue beanie of course. The Big Freeze is a part of former AFL player […]

PORTLAND Football Netball Club hosted league representatives from the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in an open meeting on Wednesday evening to discuss the proposal for Portland to join a newly-formed South Australian league in the 2024 season.

HEYWOOD has well and truly found its stride in the 2023 South West District Football League, with their 12.15 (87) to 8.5 (53) win over Dartmoor their third in a row.

THERE were some close match ups in round eight of the South West District Netball League competition on Saturday with Cavendish, Tyrendarra and Dartmoor recording wins.

SHAWNEE has once again proven to be a cut above the competition in the Portland Basketball Association’s division one women’s competition, running with a straightforward 81-51 victory over Tigersharks.

CELTIX have taken out top honours in the Portland Basketball Association’s men’s division one basketball competition on Sunday, with the side prevailing over Tigersharks in their grand final at Portland Basketball Stadium.