Gorae West Community Fundraising Day on Saturday was a great success, with more than $45,000 raised for a local family impacted by a tragic collision on Christmas eve as well as for the Gorae West community. Co-organiser Cristin Smith said the organising committee wanted to send their “utmost gratitude to everyone involved: those who donated […]
HIGH-risk patients could be contacted by their medical clinic soon as COVID-19 vaccines start to become available in the coming weeks. Active Health Portland is hoping to receive 80 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine this Friday, March 19, which will be allocated to their patients. However the date Active Health will be able to deliver […]
THIS year’s annual Portland Easter Saturday Fair has been cancelled. Co-organiser, Committee For Portland board member Anita Rank said a lack of resources and support from the community contributed to the decision to cancel. “Unfortunately, at the moment we don’t have the resources to run the fair,” she said. “COVID has taken up valuable resources […]
HAMILTON Police are investigating a series of damage offences at businesses along Lonsdale Street over the weekend. Signage and fences at KFC, McDonald’s and Chris’s Kebabs and Grill were damaged, with police collecting forensic evidence on Monday. Anyone with information about the damage can contact Hamilton Police on 5551 9100 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
