THE Portland Senior Citizens’ Club has been around a long time – since 1968, to be exact – and while it like many others battled the coronavirus pandemic restrictions and lockdowns, it is still going strong. The club celebrated its 55th birthday with a lunch at the Mac’s Hotel on Wednesday, a function attended by […]
THIS week has been declared National Volunteer Week 2023 by Volunteering Australia. Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering, it runs from May 15-21 this year as a thank you to the millions of people each year who give up their time to help their communities. This year’s theme is The Change Makers, defined by Volunteering […]
AFTER the decapitation of his prized carved cypress tree ram that marked the entrance to his property along the highway, east of Narrawong, Peter ‘Splinter’ Bryant said the world just didn’t feel right. For 15 years the ram kept watch at the end of Mr Bryant and his wife Sandra’s driveway, a spectacle for visitors […]
THE helipad at Portland hospital is unlikely to be used again, with Ambulance Victoria confirming an alternative site is being investigated. That news comes as the Observer can reveal why the helipad was actually closed in December. So far the official line has been that a review late last year found that improvements were required […]
