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Bill Meldrum | WANNON Water has slashed a quarterly water bill for a commercial property at Heywood from more than $26,000 to less than $600 following an investigation. Fred Wilson who owns property at 71-73 Edgar St, was in shock last month when he received a water bill for the property for more than $26,000 and water usage of 7.5 million litres. Mr Wilson usually splits the bill 50-50 with an existing tenant — Hollyrock milk bar and takeaway operators John and Mary … Continue reading 0 Comments
James Bourke | FATHER of three Paul Beattie has been selected as Portland’s first Community Father of the Year. The inaugural year of the Portland YMCA award was met with a huge response, with hundreds of nominations from district children. From the many … Continue reading 0 Comments
Ross Moir | HUNDREDS of Portland students are crossing one of the busiest roads in the city without the usual supervision of the school crossing. The school crossing in Must Street outside the Portland Secondary College is on one of the major feeder … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | WHEN Wayne Wyllie opened his rates notice on Monday he was expecting an increase — but nothing this large. To his shock, the Glenelg Shire Council has increased Mr Wyllie’s rates by 70 per cent. Yet the shire’s overall rates … Continue reading 0 Comments
Bill Meldrum | SIGNIFICANT progress has been made in the Friends of Sea View House bid to take over Sea View House as a supported residential service (SRS). Steering committee chairwoman Myra Bourke told Tuesday night’s friends’ meeting they were buoyed by a … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | DURING a recent well-publicised international sporting event, the Portland YMCA promoted fitness, especially among the very young, encouraging them to ‘Go for Gold’ and ‘Find the Champion within’. Colouring-in competitions were held in Observer Kids, with $300 of valuable sporting … Continue reading
Huw Cushing | TALKS are ongoing with 20 Kalari employees who were told late last week that they will be made redundant from the company’s Portland branch. A Kalari spokeswoman said yesterday that at this stage no more of the branches 50 employees … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | VICROADS has confirmed it expects funding for road repairs in the south-west will be less than the previous two financial years. It follows concerns that the State Government will cut 450 VicRoads jobs this year, resulting in cutbacks on road … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | AN EXTRA $55,000 in funding will see the North Portland public housing Hot Spot project continue for another year. Victorian Minister for Housing Wendy Lovell announced this week that the funding would enable a worker to concentrate on supporting tenants. … Continue reading
Emma-Jayne Schenk | THE south-west was hit with its highest August rainfall in eight years on Friday, with widespread flash flooding creating havoc across the region. With 26 millimetres of rain drenching Hamilton on Friday and more than 13 millimetres on Thursday, local … Continue reading
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