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Portland

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Today Thursday Friday Saturday
It is forcast to be Partly Cloudy at 10:00 AM EST on May 22, 2013
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Chance of Rain
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It is forcast to be Clear at 10:00 AM EST on May 24, 2013
Clear
16°C/11°C
It is forcast to be Scattered Clouds at 10:00 AM EST on May 25, 2013
Scattered Clouds
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Casterton

Local four day forecast
Today Thursday Friday Saturday
It is forcast to be Scattered Clouds at 10:00 AM EST on May 22, 2013
Scattered Clouds
15°C/8°C
It is forcast to be Chance of Rain at 10:00 AM EST on May 23, 2013
Chance of Rain
11°C/7°C
It is forcast to be Clear at 10:00 AM EST on May 24, 2013
Clear
15°C/5°C
It is forcast to be Partly Cloudy at 10:00 AM EST on May 25, 2013
Partly Cloudy
15°C/9°C

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Ian Lewis  GLENELG Shire Council general rates will increase by 4.88 per cent and garbage service charges 21.5 per cent for the 2013-14 financial year. And the council estimates that rates will increase by more than six per cent for the next three financial years, the first time they have gone over the six per cent mark since the 2010-11 budget when rates rose by almost eight per cent. The proposed budget, which was adopted in principle by the council on May … Continue reading →  0 Comments


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Ian Lewis  WHEN Dylan Ayton moved to Casterton as the new playing coach of the Casterton Football Club, he knew he had a big job on his hands. The Cats had not played finals football for the previous five years and they struggled to win more than a handful of games in the last three years. The club knew it had to recruit heavily and it needed a teaching coach to introduce modern football methods to the club. A good footballer was … Continue reading →  0 Comments

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