ONE hundred motorbikes rumbled from Heywood to Portland on Saturday for the annual toy run, with many people pillioning to bring the estimated number of participants to 130. The ride was led by organiser David Upton (right) towing his trailer “sleigh”; he also gave Peter Stamp from Portland’s Salvation Army a lift. Lieutenant Stamp and […]

FOUR Portland-region schools will receive $670,000 to complete maintenance and outdoor improvement works following an announcement from the state government. Portland South Primary School is the biggest winner from the Minor Capital Works Fund allocation announced last week, receiving $500,000 to re-roof their senior school building, help prepare a new classroom for 2021 and reinstall […]

WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) and the Southern Grampians Shire are encouraging the community to enjoy the holiday period in a COVID-safe manner.

AFTER rescheduling their wedding three times this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local couple, Linda and Ross Sanders finally tied the knot on Saturday in front of family and friends.

PENSHURST’S David Jenkin has won the Australian Beef Industry Foundation and Marcus Oldham College’s 2020 Howard Yelland Award.

“CAN I pat your dog?” is a question Ashley Southam gets asked often.

FINDING the right role model can be tricky for any young person, but it can be even more difficult to find the right person to connect with for those in foster care.

VICTORIANS no longer have to wear masks in the office or when visiting cafés and restaurants after premier, Daniel Andrews, eased the state’s COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday.

PORTLAND exporters faced with the loss of Chinese markets are starting to find other markets to take up the slack. While the China-Australia trade standoff continues with no end seemingly in sight, locals in the timber and crayfishing industries have begun work on alternative destinations for their exports. The timber ban means no softwood (pine) […]

IT’S almost the sound of Portland coming out of the coronavirus restrictions, and it’s back. The reassuring and familiar ‘ding’ of the Portland Cable Trams as they make their way along Bentinck St and other areas was heard again on Tuesday for the first time in four months. While the easing of restrictions has slowly […]