EMBER the crisis response dog and her owner, Portland firefighter Natalie Brindle, would have been climbing 28 floors of Melbourne’s Crown Metropol Hotel this Sunday to raise money if not for COVID-19. The climb was to be a repeat of the annual Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb, which they have completed two times before. However like […]

Charlie Debono now in charge of Portland and Heywood SES TWO neighbouring State Emergency Service groups are now headed-up by the same well-regarded volunteer, Charlie Debono. Mr Debono has been the unit controller of Heywood SES for the past two years, and has returned to the unit controller role at Portland SES after previously being […]

NEYSA and Mu Sutherland are thrilled they have been able to offer a little bit of care to several foster children over the past year.

LOCAL beautician, Abbey Edwards has been left “shocked” to learn that her business will remain closed until late November.

REGIONAL students will head back into classrooms weeks earlier than their Melbourne counterparts.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire chief executive, Michael Tudball has criticised the State Government’s roadmap out of lockdown calling it “inconsistent” and “damaging”.

VICTORIA recorded 76 new COVD-19 cases and 11 deaths on Wednesday, taking the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 694.

VICTORIA has recorded 55 new COVD-19 cases and eight deaths overnight, taking the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 683.

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SUNDAY’S announcement by Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews will see local pubs remain shut for the foreseeable future.