ALCOA says that it has restored the stability of the production process at the Portland Aluminium smelter – and for the first time has outlined the cost of doing so. But there is no timeline yet on a restart. The revelations came yesterday at the release of the multinational corporation’s earnings for the first three […]

THE Portland Croquet Club’s representative teams have come leaps and bounds in the past few years with their rise showcased last week when they claimed the South Western Croquet Association’s golf croquet pennant championship.

THERE are friendships, there are lifelong friendships, then there’s the story of Warwick McEachern and Jack Kerr. From the Great Depression through a world war, to their working lives in the region and through long retirements, they’ve been there for each other right through. To give it some context, the pair met while attending Drik […]

THE Greater South West Junior Football League season got underway on Saturday, with eight games taking the field across three age brackets.

THE South West District Netball League finished round one with solid wins across the board from last year’s grand finalists Dartmoor and Tyrendarra.

THE Rotary Club of Portland is getting its youth exchange program back up and running, and is looking for young locals who are interested in expanding their world view. It has been a few years since the last Portland participant jetted off, with travel restrictions and hesitance to send a young person off during the […]

JULY 1 is D-Day for council-run community aged care support services in Glenelg Shire and while no provider has yet been found, the federal government says it is confident an arrangement will be reached. The need for a new provider or providers has become urgent since Glenelg Shire Council decided in February to pull out […]

TYRENDARRA has opened their account in the 2023 South West District Football League season with an emphatic round one win over Westerns, taking home the points 16.10 (106) to 5.8 (38), at Hanlon Park on Saturday.

WITH inclement weather expected tomorrow, the South Coast Drag Racing Association has been forced to cancel its Powernats burnout 2022-23 season finale.

HEYWOOD Rural Health (HRH) has welcomed a new member to their team as director of clinical services. Following the retirement of Port Fairy resident and HRH past director of clinical services Glynis Dean, another Port Fairy resident Taneha Benson has stepped into the role. Ms Benson is currently working part time as she sees out […]