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Rubbish threatens breakwater use

2 Nov 2012 @ 9:00 AM

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

  • SATURDAY MAGAZINE: Trust – it’s a matter of communication

    28 Jul 2012 @ 9:10 AM

    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

  • Jail for highway racing

    25 Jul 2012 @ 11:47 AM

    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

  • Iron ore rail gains momentum

    25 Jul 2012 @ 11:45 AM

    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

Call to fight for tuna fishing 0

18 Jul 2012 @ 2:20 PM | Portland Observer   

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 →

Jay set to kick Big V goals 0

18 Jul 2012 @ 1:55 PM | Football    Portland Observer   

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 →

Port dips ore in 0

13 Jul 2012 @ 11:33 AM | Portland Observer   

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 →

Eight survive boat blaze 0

9 Jul 2012 @ 1:55 PM | Portland Observer   

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 →

PDH fires back over obstetrics services 0

25 Jun 2012 @ 12:10 PM | Portland Observer   

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 →

Rail making headway 0

21 May 2012 @ 12:04 PM | Portland Observer   

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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