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, […]

IT was a tough opening match for Tyrendarra in the Western Victoria Female Football League, going down to South Warrnambool on Sunday 3.5 (23) to 2.2 (14).

Tigers full back Jake Wilson fights for possession in what was a strong showing for him despite the big margin of defeat against Warrnambool.

PLENTY of stallholders will be occupying Richmond Street on Saturday, with a range of food and goods to eat and buy. The Easter Saturday market, titled Creators, Makers and Growers, will get underway at 9am this Saturday, in Richmond St with some undercover attractions in adjacent McIntyre Arcade which can be entered from Richmond Street. […]

PORTLAND’S open netballers will take plenty of positives from their round one account against Warrnambool despite suffering a three-goal loss on Saturday.

HEYWOOD Rural Health (HRH) now has two new additions to their team, two Ragdoll cats. The hospital adopted Benji and Marley after their previous owner, an elderly member of the community, said they could no longer care for them. They are mature and have been raised on a farm, making the outdoors a common spot […]

GIVEN everything local grape growers have gone through these past six months, you’d think it’s a victory there’ll be any wine at all coming out of Australia’s premier cool climate region. But there will be, and it seems winemakers are itching to get their hands on the grapes. That won’t be yet – but it […]

FOR those unsure what to do with their Good Friday, how about a spot of golf? The fundraising Good Friday Golf Day will hit off at 8.30am on April 7 at the Heywood Golf Club. The annual event will include a raffle open to enter all day and a charity auction to start after the […]

TYRENDARRA begins their second season in the Western Victoria Female Football League on Sunday when they take on South Warrnambool in a rematch from last year’s elimination final. It’s a fresh season for the Darras as they add an exciting contingent of newcomers while coach Glenn Kane says first-year players from last year have lifted […]

TWO Gunditjmara artists have been given an opportunity to expand their arts practice by creating a mural on the north-facing external wall of the Two Rivers Gallery at Tyrendarra. Not only that, but they will also be able to work with an experienced local mural artist who will guide them in the design, development and […]