PORTLAND cyclist Dylan Lindsey has produced one of the strongest rides of his career to claim 17th place at the Road National Championships over the weekend. Riding for NCMG Criterion Racing in Sunday’s elite men’s road race at Buninyong, Lindsey was one of just 21 riders to complete the 185.6km race, with the sapping 32 […]
PORTLAND Surf Life Saving Club president Roger Trewavis is delighted with the support shown by the local community towards the Shipwreck Coast Swim Series. The series itself has been running for more than a decade through the Warrnambool, Port Campbell and Port Fairy clubs, with Portland’s introduction this year making it a four-race series. “I’m […]
A MASSIVE crowd was on hand for the return of racing at the Southern 500 Speedway on Saturday night. And they didn’t go home disappointed with almost six hours of racing – and plenty of laughs with the Anton Domburg Memorial Caravan Race providing the usual carnage and a big clean-up job for club volunteers. […]
PORTLANDER Michael Doherty took part in this year’s Sydney To Hobart and despite plenty of carnage it’s been an experience he’ll remember for a lifetime. The Sydney To Hobart is considered one of the most difficult yacht races in the world for a good reason and on Boxing Day, the difficulty of the sailing conditions […]
RACING makes a long-awaited return to the Southern 500 Speedway this weekend with the Heathmere track roaring back into action with its first meet since February 2020. The Southern 500 Speedway has been one of the hardest hit local sports clubs by the coronavirus pandemic, with the second half of the 2019-20 schedule, all of […]
THE Portland BMX Club is a long way from where it was a couple of months ago. Then, it had less than 20 members and was not able to race because of coronavirus restrictions. Now, the club has over 40 participating members, three of whom went off to Shepparton last weekend to compete in the […]