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Today Friday Saturday Sunday
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Portland

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Today Friday Saturday Sunday
It is forcast to be Mostly Cloudy at 10:00 PM EST on May 17, 2012
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Casterton

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Today Friday Saturday Sunday
It is forcast to be Mostly Cloudy at 10:00 PM EST on May 17, 2012
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Mostly Cloudy
14°C/5°C

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Fighting for sea change dream

14 May 2012 @ 12:24 PM

Bill Meldrum  |  A MELBOURNE resident who intends to make a sea change move to a controversial coastal strip at Narrawong believes his land can easily sustain his hopes to build a single storey two-bedroom house. Charles Hardman owns land at Ocean View Drive West and intends making a strong submission to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in the hope that it will support the decision by Planning Minister Matthew Guy to grant a planning permit. Environmental group Friends of the Surry [...]  0 Comments

  • Site to be born-again?

    9 May 2012 @ 10:35 AM

    Bill Meldrum  |  THE Portland Baptist Church has confirmed it is involved in early negotiations to buy the former Portland Holden site. The freehold owner of the site, Hamilton businessman Andrew Rau, would not comment on the issue yesterday morning. However, church spokesman [...]  0 Comments

  • Aboriginal tent embassy stays

    30 Apr 2012 @ 3:50 PM

    Huw Cushing  |  AFTER a month of consulting with lawyers to close the tent embassy, the Glenelg Shire Council will allow protestors to stay because Gunditj Mirring Corporation no longer supports the council’s recommendation for removal. The decision was finalised by councillors behind [...]  0 Comments

  • Residents continue push to stop B-doubles

    18 Apr 2012 @ 10:47 AM

    Tiana Richardson  |  BROWNING and Kennedy streets residents hope they are a step closer to getting B-double trucks off their streets following a special meeting this week. Glenelg Shire councillors and officers met with the residents on Monday night to explore options to [...]  0 Comments

Gunns to sell export facility 0

16 Apr 2012 @ 12:30 PM | Portland Observer   

Tiana Richardson  |  GUNNS Limited has announced it will sell its export woodchip terminal at the Port of Portland. The decision was made public late last week and a spokesperson for the company said the Portland facility was no longer the strategic asset [...]

Mothers are ‘expecting’ too much of the system 0

13 Apr 2012 @ 4:00 PM | General   

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 [...]

Lions to embark on a new future 0

9 Apr 2012 @ 1:42 PM | Football    Portland Observer   

Scott Malcolm  |  HEYWOOD Football Netball Club is on track to find success and sustainability in the South West District Football Netball League. “A main part of the committee’s decision to change leagues was about making sure that we still have a football [...]

Baptists put options on the table 0

9 Apr 2012 @ 1:13 PM | Portland Observer   

Bill Meldrum  |  PORTLAND Baptists are rethinking the future of their proposed new church-community centre in Learmonth St. The church’s leadership group is expected to make a decision in the next few weeks as it explores various options for its future direction. It [...]

Shire fined for breaching hazardous waste regulations 0

6 Apr 2012 @ 11:15 AM | Portland Observer   

Spectator-Observer Partnership  |  GLENELG Shire Council has been fined $6107 by the Victorian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for breaching requirements to cover hazardous materials at the Portland landfill. Concerns about the condition of the landfill were first reported last May, during EPA’s Portland [...]

B-doubles can be stopped – for $40,000 0

4 Apr 2012 @ 12:14 PM | Portland Observer   

Bill Meldrum  |  VICROADS has told the Glenelg Shire Council it can stop Browning and Kennedy streets from being used as a designated B-double route – at the council’s cost. It has been confirmed VicRoads has told the shire it can re-gazette the [...]

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