ALL are welcome to kick off the summer holidays next week with the Southern Grampians Shire Council’s youth pool party.

TENS of thousands of students around Victoria received their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) results Thursday morning, showcasing the hard work of many local students.

MAJOR Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Mortlake on Thursday afternoon.

YEAR 12 VCE students across Portland and the district anxiously started up their devices yesterday to find out their ATAR scores. To their surprise, three students discovered they received the highest result out of their entire year-level, crowning them dux. This year’s Portland Secondary College dux is Gina Shemeld, 17, who got an 87.1 ATAR. […]

AT the first meeting of the new Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC), Cr Katrina Rainsford took the opportunity to again raise the closure of the Glenthompson War Memorial Swimming Pool.

THE sale of the Hamilton Spectator and Portland Observer mastheads has been confirmed in a statement (see below), with the contract set to be finalised next week.

THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has partnered with leading Australian farm safety software developer AirAgri to fast-track farmers access to new technology to enhance on-farm safety.

THIS November, teachers from Portland Secondary College have been growing moustaches to raise funds for ‘Movember’. They call themselves the PSC Mo Legends and the team has raised just under $2000 for the Movember Foundation, supporting more than 1250 men’s health projects around the world. “We as a staff participated in Movember this year to […]

THOUSANDS of firefighters will soon be sporting new boots as CFA goes to market to find the perfect fit for their female firefighters.

IT’S that time of year again when you can get out in the fresh air and enjoy some live outdoor music in the majestic Hamilton Botanic Gardens for the ‘Music in the Gardens’ sessions beginning this Sunday, December 15, from 2-4pm.