A look back at previous editions of the paper 50 and 25 years ago.

PORTLAND Salvation Army and Portland Aluminium employees teamed up on Monday to assist the less fortunate and celebrate an anniversary.

PEOPLE of all ages gathered on December 3 to celebrate Grace Fellowship’s Party in the Park and welcome in the Christmas Season.

WITH summer heat looming, the CFA have restored full access for all their members serving as volunteers across the state by removing the mandates to COVID-19 vaccines.

FAMILY, friends and fellow firefighters are remembering a well-known local who was “always happy to lend a hand”, even in the most trying of times.

THE prospect of a new electric vehicle charging station near the Dartmoor Memorial Hall has a tick of approval among the locals, despite having to overcome the challenge of finding the right site for it.

WINDA-Mara Aboriginal Corporation unveiled their new family clan map last week which is featured on the wall of the Gilgar building at the Tyrendarra Indigenous Protected Area.

AS part of the Scholastic promotion, ‘Every Child Deserves a Book’, Hamilton North Primary School (HNPS) gave away a book to every kid in the school last week, all of who were excited to take home and read.

GATHERING at the centre of town on Tuesday evening for the combined Lions and Townscape Christmas BBQ was a significant number of the Cavendish community.

With the year drawing to a close, I wanted to take time to give residents an important update on some of the major projects we have ticking along behind the scenes at Council.