LAST Friday, East Gambier Football Club hosted its inaugural Switch the headspace Match for Mental Health, bringing a collection of both national and local legends to the ground as they sought to raise money and awareness for Australians’ ongoing struggle with mental health.

PORTLAND is on track to lose significantly more money through pokies machines in a financial year than ever before, in spite of the rising cost of living putting pressure on families. In the last six months of 2022, $4,398,561 was lost through the four gambling venues in the city, where all 120 machines in the […]

PORTLAND Touch Association has finally reached the end of yet another successful season, with the division one and two grand finalists for the 2022-23 season decided after four closely-fought semi-finals last Thursday night.

PORTLAND’S Heidi Jones is a Portland sportswoman through and through, having been involved in sports such as basketball and netball from a young age right through to the present day.

ARRESTED livestock carrier the Yangtze Fortune, now a part of the furniture in the Portland Bay anchorage, has been sold for the sum of US$8.5, though who will get their hands on a share of the cash remains unclear. The legal proceedings brought by what is now seven parties claiming debts owed by the Liberian […]

IT just keeps getting bigger and better. That’s the only conclusion to be drawn after the eighth annual Classics by the Bay show ‘n’ shine was run on the Portland foreshore on Saturday. Portland Bay Classic Vehicles president Craig Dennert said an estimated 4000-4500 people, the largest attendance the event has had, enjoyed almost perfect […]

THE Portland Motocross Club hosted the first round of the Junior State Titles at Heywood Sports Park over the weekend, with event organisers describing it as the biggest event the club has ever held.

YOUNG South Portland cricketer Tighe Warburton continues to go from strength to strength, playing a valuable role in getting Western Waves over the line in their under-15s All Star series match against Mallee Murray over the weekend.

LOCAL dairy farmers will next week have the chance to learn about some of the newer ideas around feed systems, and see how one farmer in the area has improved his farm to suit local conditions and save money and feed. Third generation Allestree dairy farmer Jake Coates is hosting the local workshop at his […]

PORTLAND footballers Jay Moody, Daniel Jackson and Lochie Huppatz made the move up north this summer to compete in the Northern Territory Football League with Nightcliff Tigers, in the highest level of football to be played during the summer months in Australia.