THREE years in, reunions of employees of the former CSR Wood Panels (Softwoods) are going as well as ever. About 27 people turned out to the now annual event at Hanlon Park on Sunday, to catch up and remember the old days. As always, there was plenty of good humour. “They’re all happy to be […]
WHAT can you make with some wool and knitting needles? Beanies. Rotary Club of Portland and Seaview Real Estate have partnered together to take on one goal – to knit 100 beanies. The beanies are purposed to give warmth to those who need it as winter approaches, including Mission to Seafarers, as it gets especially […]
A 4-3 loss wouldn’t usually be the way a team would want to start their season, but in spite of this all the emphasis is on the positives for Portland, who went down in such circumstances to Corangamite in the South West Victorian Football Association last Sunday at Scotts Creek.
PORTLAND could be the home of a facility worth hundreds of millions of dollars, producing a low carbon shipping fuel alternative for the Port of Melbourne. Melbourne-based company HAMR Energy this week made its plans for the Portland plant public, signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Port of Melbourne and some of the world’s […]
THE Something for Everyone cabaret at the South Portland Hall on Saturday night certainly lived up to its name. A special feature hosted by the South Portland Hall Committee, it was in place of the traditional Saturday night dances at the venue. It featured music, as always, by the Tarragal Band. Band member Helena Lucas […]