THE annual TRAILS sculpture exhibition has become something of an institution in Portland after just two short years – and the third event promises to be better than ever.

IT was a great weekend of cricket for Tyrendarra.
After Friday night’s Twenty20 grand final victory, they came out on Saturday and produced a mammoth total of 9-336 in their Portland and District Cricket Association clash with Gorae-Portland at Tyrendarra Recreation Reserve.

IT was a hard-fought win for Portland’s Country Basketball League women’s side on Sunday, with the young line up securing an 83-75 victory against Horsham.

AS the Tyrendarra Show approaches, locals are putting together their creative pieces of all sorts for the show’s variety of competition sections.

MANY volunteers give enormously to the community – and occasionally, an individual gives their time and dedication for an exceptional commitment.

TYRENDARRA claimed the Portland and District Cricket Association’s Twenty20 grand final by the narrowest of margins on Friday evening, defeating Portland Tigers by just a solitary run at Henty Park.

THOSE readers with long memories might remember that ‘other’ pandemic that swept the world in the 1980s – that of HIV, and the doomsday scenarios and absolute fear and panic it generated in the population at large.

WITH the 2023 South West District Football Netball League season fast approaching, teams are starting to lock-in in their coaching ranks for the year ahead, with some fresh and familiar faces among them.

THE Heywood Sub-branch of the Returned and Services League (RSL) is welcoming locals interested in joining and helping the group thrive.

THE Portland and District Cricket Association has welcomed under-13 representative sides from across the region to a country week tournament from Monday to Wednesday this week, with the aim of developing the next generation of young cricketers.