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Huw Cushing | PRESSURE on Portland’s public housing services is easing with fewer applicants waiting for accommodation, but the state government says the current model is unsustainable and needs changing. The number of people on Portland’s housing waiting list has dropped 12.8 per cent in the past three months, from 110 to 96. The drop is a 23.3 per cent turn around since the number of applicants rose from 110 to 125 in June of last year. Since then, upgrades to 16 public [...] 0 Comments
Kristy McDonald | HAMILTON punters heading to this week’s Warrnambool May Racing Carnival have the edge with a winning tip from the TAC: Get a breath test before leaving the race course and avoid tragedy on the roads. Free TAC breath tests for [...] 0 Comments
Steve Robertson | FIRE investigators have begun the complex task of trying to figure out what caused a large blaze that apparently started in the roof of Portland’s IGA Supermarket early Sunday morning, a fire that caused an estimated $4.5 million damage. Two [...] 0 Comments
Kristy McDonald | A FORMER Casterton man, accused of murder, will reappear in Warrnambool Magistrate’s Court on June 12. Aaron Jamie Ball, also known as Aaron Hutchins, appeared in court this week, facing two counts of murder and one of attempted murder, after [...] 0 Comments
Danielle Grindlay | EXPECTANT mothers seeking specialist care in Hamilton must not only pay the ‘excessive’ fees the Government previously subsidised, they have to travel to Warrnambool to see the nearest obstetrician. Specialists have renewed efforts to reverse a decision that meant federal [...]
Tiana Richardson | A NUMBER of homes stand half completed around Portland, Warrnambool and Port Fairy and suppliers and tradesmen are thousands of dollars out of pocket after the Hotondo Homes Portland franchise ceased trading on Tuesday. Run by Heywood-based couple Tony and [...]
Pat Koopman | PORTLAND RSL Memorial Bowling Club will be strongly represented at this year’s State Champions Week. The club will feature in men’s fours, men’s triples, women’s pairs and women’s singles. The best bowlers from throughout the state will be showcased in [...]
Bill Meldrum | LYONS dairy farmer Rex Matthews is a walking encyclopaedia on Victorian ginger beer stoneware. The 62-year-old started collecting when he was nine years-old, but it has only been in the past 10 years his collection has taken off. “It is [...]
Pat Koopman | EXPECTATIONS are high at Westerns as the Roos prepare for the 2012 South West District Football Netball League season. Senior players went through their paces in their first practice match, outside of intra-club contests, against East Warrnambool last Saturday at [...]
Scott Malcolm | PORTLAND Karting Club hosted an inter-club meeting on Sunday with some great racing from around 30 competitors. “We’re very happy with the turnout,” Portland Karting Club president Brad Anderson told the Portland Observer. “This one’s a warm up for the [...]
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