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Tiana Richardson | PORTLAND resident Lesley Jackson has been honoured with a Regional Arts Australia (RAA) Award. Ms Jackson was the Victorian recipient of the award, and one of seven nationally to be recognised for the invaluable contribution volunteer leaders make to the cultural life of their local communities. The awards acknowledge outstanding contributions from a rural or regional arts based volunteer who has been involved in an arts project, event organisation or community in regional Australia. Ms Jackson said she was honoured … Continue reading 0 Comments
Bill Meldrum | THE Port of Portland will research the future demand for magnetite iron ore in China before pushing ahead with major infrastructure plans linking the port with proposed mining developments near Broken Hill. The Port of Portland and senior State Government … Continue reading 0 Comments
Tiana Richardson | THE Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Portland Flotilla completed its second major rescue in a week on Wednesday when it towed a trawler back to Portland. Portland Coast Guard Commander Stephen Brown said the Water Police notified the Coast Guard at … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | IF YOU haven’t noticed already, it’s winter, and with the cold comes the flu and doctors are urging people to vaccinate in what’s shaping up to be a far reaching flu season. In Victoria, 1000 cases have already been reported … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | THE Glenelg Shire Council has slashed funding for their Meals on Wheels program by nearly 30 per cent, while at the same time increasing the price of meals, generating $76,000 income. The council’s budget papers, adopted last week, show a … Continue reading
Pat Koopman | MICHAEL Blomeley, Mathew Norton and Damien Compton are not only teammates … they’re great mates. In many ways it seemed fitting that they should share the spotlight when they reached personal milestones last Saturday for the Westerns Football Netball Club. … Continue reading
Pat Koopman | PORTLAND Soccer Club continues to make giant strides in season 2012, both at senior and junior levels. The club’s Under-14 team was runner-up in last Sunday’s final of the prestigious Caffe Belgiorno Cup in Mount Gambier. The young Panthers were … Continue reading
Scott Malcolm | FOURTH-placed Tyrendarra is sitting evenly with Dartmoor, Coleraine and Cavendish on 24 points. This makes the Darras’ clash with Westerns tomorrow especially important as they head towards the finals. “It’s a pretty big game for us; they’re going along pretty … Continue reading
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