PORTLAND’S Southern 500 Speedway will host the MJS Street Stock Series tomorrow for the very first time, in what is a major development for the club.

ATHOUGH her picture appeared in the Portland Observer only last September, Sharon Dixon at first went unrecognised when she visited the office to collect a copy of the paper.

JUNIOR basketballers flocked to town throughout the weekend to compete in the Portland Basketball Association’s junior South West Classic tournament, hosted in Portland, Heywood and Port Fairy.

IT was back-to-back titles for Kerri-Ann O’Keefe and Aiden Mibus on Saturday when they took out the Surry District Tennis Association singles A grade championships for 2022-23.

GLENELG Shire’s largest one-day event isn’t far away and this year there’ll be something extra to celebrate.

LOCAL wine grape growers face a nervous few weeks as a wet spring and several other setbacks since are going to lead to a delayed and reduced harvest.

PORTLAND’S women’s basketballers bowed out of the 2022-23 Country Basketball League season on Saturday, going down to premiership favourites Millicent 65-44 in their semi-final, in what was nonetheless a hard-fought encounter.

IT has been a while coming, but a major expansion of the Pioneer Wagon Shed and Museum is almost finished. A new L-shaped shed has been built on the western side of the site, more than two years after plans were first announced. The coronavirus pandemic played a big role in the delay, of course, […]

ON Wednesday, Portland’s South Coast Raceway hosted the Street Machine Drag Challenge, with racing enthusiasts from across the state descending on the town to partake in the event.

AROUND 30 Glenelg Shire farmers and their dogs were treated to a working dog workshop from one of the countries best trainers, as the traditional method of working livestock is experiencing a resurgence in popularity.