THERE was no slow up at the bowling green, as Christmas disappears and the new year is in full swing.

AS mentioned in an article in The Spectator in December, St Mary’s Primary School impressed at last month’s Hooptime outing in Dandenong.

THE Southern 500 Speedway closed out 2023 in style on Saturday, with their final night of competition headlined by the Modlite Victorian Titles and Portland’s leg of the F500 speedweek.

Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade competition resumes this Saturday.

PORTLAND Memorial Bowling Club’s Leanne Evison is not someone to sing her own praises, but there’s only a handful of people in town who could claim to have had as much of an influence over the success of the sport in recent years.

The second part of the year in review

A roundup of the year that was - part 3A

LOCAL sailor Michael Doherty battled some tough conditions for the 2023 Sydney to Hobart yacht race with his boat Extasea eventually crossing the line at about 2.30am on Saturday morning.

PEDRINA Park soccer field is getting a drainage upgrade that will rid the arena of the problems that have plagued the facilities since the complex was first built.

THE Heywood Golf Club has not honoured all that many life members over its history, but Brad Koenig can now count himself among them as he was recently made their 11th inductee.