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 Chance of Rain 16°C/8°C | Chance of Rain 15°C/2°C |  Partly Cloudy 16°C/4°C | Partly Cloudy 16°C/6°C |
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Chance of Rain 16°C/11°C | Chance of Rain 16°C/12°C | Partly Cloudy 16°C/9°C |  Overcast 15°C/5°C |
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Chance of Rain 17°C/10°C | Chance of Rain 16°C/4°C |  Clear 16°C/6°C | Partly Cloudy 15°C/7°C |
Emma-Jayne Schenk | THE south-west was hit with its highest August rainfall in eight years on Friday, with widespread flash flooding creating havoc across the region. With 26 millimetres of rain drenching Hamilton on Friday and more than 13 millimetres on Thursday, local police, SES workers and shire officers were kept busy with a stream of calls being made regarding the chaos. Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster, Dean Stewart said the 24-hour dumping equated to more than half of August’s rainfall for this … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | THE Australian Bureau of Statistics has confirmed what many people in Glenelg’s rural townships have long-known – the population is shrinking. While the census provides us with a snap-shot of our community every five years, the bureau’s most recent figures … Continue reading 0 Comments
Scott Malcolm | AUSTRALIAN Football Hall of Famer Peter Knights is coming to Heathmere for Sunday’s Worksafe Game of the Month. The game should bring a bumper crowd to the stand-alone Round 16 South West clash between close rivals Heathmere and Tyrendarra. Knights … Continue reading 0 Comments
Scott Malcolm | PORTLAND basketball star Ebony Rolph has triumphed at the National 3×3 competition as part of the Victoria Country Under-18 women’s team. Vic Country’s team of four was new to the tournament structure and had only one training session prior to … Continue reading 0 Comments
Pat Koopman | PORTLAND “young gun” Jay Moody is poised to take his promising football career to another level. His selection in the Victoria Football Boys 15 Years and Under Country Team to contest the School Sport Australia Championships represents an exciting time … Continue reading
Scott Malcolm | WESTERNS demonstrated their class with a 15.14 (104) to 11.3 (69) victory over Tyrendarra in South West football on Saturday. The Roos struggled to take advantage of the strong wind at the start of the first quarter. “There was a … Continue reading
Tiana Richardson | CAPE Bridgewater on a beautiful winter’s day is a sight to behold in itself, but on Thursday and Friday last week a striking sand sculpture added to the beauty. Local resident Brian Kermond set out to show his nine-year-old nephew … Continue reading
Steve Robertson | PACIFIC Hydro says there is a “50-60 per cent chance” that phase four of its Portland wind energy project will get the go-ahead before the end of this year. The company’s executive manager for government and corporate affairs, Andrew Richards, … Continue reading
Scott Malcolm | PORTLAND had a good 3-1 win over Redbacks in last weekend’s Lower South East Hockey Association round. “We decided to go back to the basics of hockey, which we had neglected last week (in the team’s loss to Cavaliers),” coach … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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