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Steve Robertson | RUBBISH strewn about, along the length of the Lee Breakwater, has become such a problem that the Port of Portland might temporarily close the popular fishing spot to the public this summer in order to clean it up. Port chief executive officer Jim Cooper called the breakwater “a mess” and appealed to its users to stop dumping their waste along its rocky edges. “It is local users who are causing the problem, so my appeal is simple: Can you help … Continue reading 0 Comments
Sam Fleming | THE late Stephen R. Covey wrote, ‘Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships’. BUT in today’s digital age, has trust been undervalued as the most … Continue reading 0 Comments
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Illegal drag racing in the dark on the Princes Hwy at Heathmere, with two teenage passengers, has landed a young man in jail. Police recorded the two racing cars, driven by a Heywood and a Portland man, at speeds of … Continue reading 0 Comments
Bill Meldrum | THE proposed rail link between Broken Hill and the Port of Portland to capitalise on several mining developments has made Infrastructure Australia’s priority list. A critical part of the project, the $400 million Transcontinental Rail Link, is a proposal to … Continue reading 0 Comments
Steve Robertson | A PROMINENT fisherman has predicted a catastrophic hit to the local economy if the Commonwealth Government moves to restrict or even ban recreational fishing for southern bluefin tuna. Dale McClelland, who founded the activist group WE FISH three years ago … Continue reading
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
Bill Meldrum | THE Port of Portland will research the future demand for magnetite iron ore in China before pushing ahead with major infrastructure plans linking the port with proposed mining developments near Broken Hill. The Port of Portland and senior State Government … Continue reading
Steve Robertson | EIGHT passengers and crew aboard a charter fishing boat are thankful to be safe and well today after their vessel caught fire and later sank near Cape Nelson on Saturday. The eight had to abandon the vessel Bluefin II and … Continue reading
Tiana Richardson | PORTLAND District Health (PDH) has hit back at the Rural Doctors Association of Victoria (RDAV) after it claimed obstetrics services had ceased at the hospital. PDH director of nursing Frank Megens said the hospital continued to offer a safe birthing … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | A THIRD railway company is likely to start operating grain trains to the Port of Portland in the near future. It is expected Genesee and Wyoming will join existing operators El Zorro and Pacific National in using the Portland-Maroona railway … Continue reading
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