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Tiana Richardson | SCORES of people ventured out on a chilly Portland Monday evening to show support for the embattled Sea View House. Support was so strong for the facility that 25 people at the meeting nominated to join the new Sea View House steering committee. The committee was formed during the public meeting, attended by about 80 people, that was led by members of the Sea View House Support Group. The meeting was held after Portland District Health (PDH) board president Mike [...] 0 Comments
Tiana Richardson | SUPPORTERS of Portland’s Sea View House have sent out an SOS for the public to rally at a meeting on Monday night to keep the facility open to the public. In a breakthrough this week, the Portland District Health (PDH) [...] 0 Comments
Rex Martinich | HAMILTON families could be $1000-$2000 better off in the Federal budget through family tax benefits and school student bonuses. Changes to the tax free threshold will keep more money in the average person’s pocket, at the expense of businesses and [...] 0 Comments
Steve Robertson | INVESTIGATORS probing the cause of Sunday morning’s devastating fire at Daly’s IGA supermarket in Portland are focusing in on a possible electrical fault in a large refrigerator as a likely starting point for the $4.5 million blaze. CCTV footage indicates [...] 0 Comments
Bill Meldrum | FREE range egg producer Kaz’s Googs is one business that will feel the impact of Sunday’s Daly’s IGA Supermarket fire in Portland. The Heywood-based egg producer supplies about 200 dozen eggs a week to the supermarket. Kaz’s Googs operator Fred [...]
Rex Martinich | A BILLBOARD on the wall of a Glenthompson business was been painted over after the Southern Grampians Shire objected to its size. The shire wrote to Glenthompson Motors owner, Dot Williams, over two weeks ago to advise her that the [...]
Bill Meldrum | THE Committee for Portland has backed Glenelg Shire’s planning and economic development group manager Syd Deam’s comments that regional development is essential to Portland’s economic growth prospects. Mr Deam made the comments last week in reference to an economic slump [...]
Rex Martinich | HAMILTON’S local business leaders were given some encouraging news at the Major Industries in the Southern Grampians presentation last week. Two of Hamilton’s major industrial companies, Iluka Resources and Australian Blue Gum Plantations (ABP) are performing well. Iluka Hamilton Mineral [...]
Tiana Richardson | THE Portland Hotondo Homes franchise owes more than $1 million to a long list of creditors across the south-west and beyond, with little chance of anyone being repaid what they are owed. Keith Sutherland, from Bent & Cougle Insolvency Administrators, [...]
Rex Martinich | DUNKELD Structure Plan committee members are pleased with the draft’s commitment to preserving the character of the town. Dunkeld Progress Association president and member of the structure plan steering committee, Dr Doug Fleming, said he was satisfied with most aspects [...]
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