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.

AFTER the death of her daughter in 2020, renowned local artist Judy Antill is doing good in her memory by raising money for a cause near to her heart.

THE senior Portland Coasters teams are back in action this weekend as they head into a crucial two weekends of play in the Country Basketball League’s south west conference.

GLENELG Shire Council has this week made public its intention to stop providing home and community-based aged and disability services later this year.