“VOTE early and vote often” is a standard joke for success at election time, but electors in the Glenelg Shire Council poll are certainly fulfilling the first part of the saying. While voting forms were only sent out last week, about 2200 had been received back as of yesterday, out of a total possible roll […]
IT’S been a strange year for local businesses with changing Covid-19 restrictions creating a challenging time for retailers and the service sector, particularly for small businesses that often don’t have the support of a larger organisation to fall back on. Recognising the importance of small businesses in our local community and how well some have […]
KEEN gardeners know the secret, and all the region’s 2020 garden converts have a hot tip-off here, too: Seawinds Nursery have fantastic sales every spring. Even better, the sales provide a great fundraiser for the not-for-profit business which provides supported employment for people with a disability in association with Kyeema Support Services. Seawinds’ plant sale […]
IT’S only fitting that the painters Phil Darby most admires are the Old Masters, such as Leonardo da Vinci. Because in his own way, the Portland artist is something of a Renaissance man when it comes to his own work. Not for him a focus on one type of art. He paints, for sure, but […]