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Bill Meldrum | PORTLAND’S Sea View House appears certain to remain open as a community-run supported residential service. It follows an in-principle decision by the Portland District Health’s board of management to hand over management of the facility to the Friends of Sea View House steering committee. The committee is expected to take over the lease of the building from January 24 next year with a five-year lease with future five-year lease options. News of the breakthrough was circulating throughout the community on … Continue reading 0 Comments
Bill Meldrum | THE Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has ruled in favour of an appeal to allow four houses to be built on small allotments at Foleys Rd, Cashmore. Permits have now been issued to allow houses on lots 2, 3, 4 … Continue reading 0 Comments
Bill Meldrum | THE Friends of Sea View House committee believes it is close to securing a lease to operate Sea View House as a supported residential service (SRS). Committee chairwoman Myra Bourke said that while the final decision on the future of … Continue reading 0 Comments
Emma-Jayne Schenk | A WARRAYURE woman has proved her worth in the community, beating almost 2500 other people to become the regional winner in the Family Day Care Australia Educator of the Year awards. Despite receiving the top honour, family day care educator, … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | PORTLAND’S decision to follow the newly-merged Hamilton clubs into the Hampden Football Netball League will be good for business say team sponsors, but the move may damage the Western Border League beyond repair. On Tuesday night Tigers club members voted … Continue reading
Huw Cushing | IN A bid to curb alcohol-fuelled violence, the Richmond Henty Hotel’s Club 101 is closing its doors at 1am, instead of 3am, from this weekend — leaving Portland without a late-night venue. Owner Peter McIntyre declined to comment to the … Continue reading
Emma-Jayne Schenk | HAMILTON’S Frank Marcollo said unfair public scrutiny, personal abuse and the “hangable offence” of making a decision in council, would stop him from running this year. Negativity has also affected Southern Grampians Mayor, Bob Penny’s outlook on the job, with … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | ONE of Portland’s captains of industry Brian Murphy will retire on August 3 as site manager at the Incitec Pivot fertiliser production facility after almost 23 years in the position. He has held the site manager’s position since 1990, and … Continue reading
Tiana Richardson | THE Friends of Sea View House Inc support committee will soon meet with the Portland District Health board of management to work through aspects of the committee’s business plan. The steering committee wrote to board president Mike Noske requesting an … Continue reading
Huw Cushing | THE Nelson Visitor Information Centre is likely to be closed for the equivalent of four-days of the week with Parks Victoria withdrawing their services in favour of online bookings. The decision to drop out of the Nelson Visitor Information Centre … Continue reading
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