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Huw Cushing | NEARLY a quarter of the Portland police force has been honoured for longstanding ethical service. Eight of the station’s nearly 40 police officers recently received National or Victorian Police Service Medals. The medals are presented to all police officers after 10 years of service and a clasp awarded for every additional five years of service. The presentation was held in Hamilton last month to award officers from across the district, including Casterton, Dunkeld, Dartmoor, Balmoral, Penshurst and Hamilton. The most … Continue reading 0 Comments
Lisa Cameron | A NUMBER of south-west police have been acknowledged and commended for their years of service. Acting Assistant Commissioner, Jack Blayney and Superintendent Tracy Linford, were in Hamilton to present the different medals and certificates last month. The officers came from … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | THE Department of Sustainability and Environment has a burning ambition to reduce fuel in the south-west’s forests, and is only about half way into this autumn’s planned burns. So far 5000ha of fuel reduction burns have been completed, and another … Continue reading 0 Comments
Tiana Richardson | A TRUCK driver was transported to Mt Gambier Hospital yesterday with minor injuries after the truck he was driving ran off the road due to poor visibility on the Princes Hwy West, near Marp Rd, Mumbannar. The accident occurred shortly … Continue reading 0 Comments
Steve Robertson | LIKE Frankenstein’s monster, with parts from here, there and everywhere, very old cars and trucks get a new lease on life in the backyard shed of Portland welder and collector Eric Pearce. For more than 10 years, Mr Pearce has … Continue reading
Danielle Grindlay | A LOSS of customers has done little to sway ANZ, who announced the Casterton branch would close next month. Business owners and customers received a letter from district manager, Mark Davis, last Tuesday, informing them their accounts would automatically be … Continue reading
Pat Koopman | PORTLAND senior playing coach Jarrod Holt described Saturday’s pre-season Elastoplast Cup as a positive day for the Tigers. The round robin competition at Casterton’s Island Park enabled the Tigers to showcase several of their talented young brigade at the top … Continue reading
Lisa Cameron | THE south-west’s own Mr Cycling, Wal Smith, died in Bendigo on Sunday at the age of 84. Mr Smith, known throughout the south-west for his love and dedication to the cycling community, was in Bendigo for the weekend to watch … Continue reading
Wayne Drew | CASTERTON Bowling Club was the target for a burglary overnight on Saturday. Leading Senior Constable Ian Lee, of Casterton, said a small amount of alcohol was stolen. Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact Casterton police on … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | PORTLAND hosted the secondary schools from Hamilton and Casterton for the interschool swimming carnival for the first time on Wednesday. The enlarged competition, a result of Portland and Heywood Secondary Schools Interschool Association and the Glenelg Secondary Schools Sports Association, … Continue reading
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