PORTLAND’S Hampden league senior footballers will make the trip to Friendly Societies Park tomorrow to take on one of the premier sides in the competition in South Warrnambool.

A top five position on the premiership ladder will be the reward awaiting Penshurst, Glenthompson-Dunkeld or Hawkesdale-Macarthur should these teams prevail in round eight of the Mininera and District Football League today.

A GOOD size field participated in Saturday’s stableford event, with 65 men and 13 women playing.

THE Melville Oval redevelopment has passed its final hurdle with works set to get underway next month.

WHILE Heath Bourke has been able to achieve some recent success on the harness racing track, the Portland local said it’s a family tradition which goes back multiple generations.

HAMILTON KANGAROOS suffered its second loss of the season on Saturday, going down to Hampden Football Netball League powerhouse, Koroit, 42-46 at Victoria Park.

HAWKESDALE-MACARTHUR took a major step forward in its development on Saturday when the Eagles tamed the Lions of Great Western at Macarthur Recreation Reserve, 17.15 (117) – 8.8 (56).

HAMILTON KANGAROOS has begun the long climb towards the summit of the Hampden Football Netball League as it took on the might of the reigning premier, Koroit, at Victoria Park on Saturday.

PORTLAND had a tough match up on Sunday in the Western Victoria Female Football League under-18 competition, defeated by second-placed team Horsham.

THIS last week was a busy week at Parklands Golf Club on Saturday with the annual anti-cancer event and the final two rounds of the ladies open championship won by Irene Box in a play-off from Kelly Hitchcock.