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Steve Robertson | SOMEWHERE in Greece, there’s a merchant seaman who reckons Portlanders are just about the nicest people on the planet. At Monday’s 50th anniversary celebrations for Portland’s Mission to Seafarers, manager Neville Manson told a story to about 35 guests, a tale that neatly encapsulates what the mission is all about. “A Greek ship arrived in port and one of the crewmen had a very serious skin rash that could have been debilitating,” Mr Manson recalled. “He was terrified the condition [...] 0 Comments
Ross Moir | BUNDARRA Primary is preparing to bid a fond farewell to mainstay Carmel Cleary after 30 years work at the school. Mrs Cleary has been working at Bundarra since it was Portland South West Primary, after the split from Portland South [...] 0 Comments
Steve Robertson | A PROJECT called Biochar and Energy from Trees (BETR), conducted by Greening Australia and funded by the Alcoa Foundation, could benefit Glenelg Shire agriculture in the short term, and perhaps someday provide renewable energy for local farms. That’s the confident [...] 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | THE reality of Sunday’s IGA fire is only just beginning to sink in for employees who convened at the Fawthrop Community Centre Wednesday to learn of their future. Employees were addressed by owner Michael Daly and representatives from the Glenelg [...] 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | THREE brazen thieves stole roughly $1000 worth of goods from Toy World Portland in broad daylight on Tuesday. Two males and a female, who was pushing a pram, browsed the store for 45 minutes and ask for assistance from store [...]
Huw Cushing | FIFTY cartons of cigarettes valued at roughly $5000 were stolen from the burnt-out IGA Monday night as staff and owners try to rebuild. Portland police Sergeant Ray Hastings said the thieves broke-in through a window sometime between Monday night and [...]
Bill Meldrum | THE Committee for Portland has backed Glenelg Shire’s planning and economic development group manager Syd Deam’s comments that regional development is essential to Portland’s economic growth prospects. Mr Deam made the comments last week in reference to an economic slump [...]
Spectator-Observer Partnership | AFTER a long and arduous journey there is finally an air of excitement and optimism at the Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club with major court upgrades nearing completion. The Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club is pleased to advise that the redevelopment of [...]
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 [...]
Danielle Grindlay | WITH new synthetic courts, lights and fencing less than three weeks from completion, Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club’s next project is grand opening celebrations. Council recreation manager, Jason Thomas said the project would be delivered on budget and was due to [...]
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