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Steve Robertson | ONE of Portland’s most impressive gardens will provide the setting for the “Cup Day Fever” fundraiser next week to help make dreams come true for deserving Portland children. Des and Nicki Hein’s garden, inKerrs Rd, has already been honoured with inclusion in the Open Gardens scheme. Now the garden and its picturesque lake will be appreciated by upwards of 200 guests supporting this Make-A-Wish Australia Portland Branch fundraiser. “It’s a nice way to let others appreciate the garden at a … Continue reading 0 Comments
James Bourke | THE Portland Chickenfeed store could possibly be re-branded as Crazy Clark’s, or may even face closure over the coming weeks. The uncertain future of the Chickenfeed store has come about after the discount retailer’s parent company, Retail Adventures Proprietary Limited, … Continue reading 0 Comments
Steve Robertson | THE planned visit of a cruise ship toPortlandin February has been thrown into disarray with news the ship’s operator, Classic International Cruises, has been placed into voluntary administration. It’s understood that passengers who booked cruises on the MV Athena in … Continue reading 0 Comments
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 … Continue reading 0 Comments
Spectator-Observer Partnership | “A TOUCH of Red” will be the theme for this year’s Rotary Art Show, opening on Friday and celebrating its 30th birthday. The show, by far the biggest art exhibition inPortlandevery year, will feature more than 350 paintings from 90 … Continue reading
Huw Cushing | THE misuse of prescribed opiate drugs is on the rise in south-westVictoriaaccording to Portland-based experts. Drugs used for the treatment of chronic pain, such as oxycontin, MS contin, kapanol and fentanyl, are highly addictive and are being traded on a … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | THE two Heywood residents who failed to be elected to the Glenelg Shire Council for the next four years have expressed disappointment the town will not have a resident councillor. Ken Saunders was the second candidate to be excluded during … Continue reading
Huw Cushing | THE Glenelg Shire’s seven councillors elect gathered for the first time on Monday afternoon, and will conduct their first public business in just six days. The councillors elect were welcomed by council staff at a private function in thePortlandcouncil offices, … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | TWO new faces have been elected to the Glenelg Shire Council for the next four years after yesterday’s declaration of the poll inPortland. The two new councillors are high profile Portland YMCA executive officer Anita Rank and long-time Portlander and … Continue reading
Emma-Jayne Schenk | AN indefinite number of south-west residents fear the loss of their life savings, with the shock collapse of Banksia Financial Group leaving $660 million of investment in doubt. The Victorian financial group, with an agency inPortland, went into receivership last … Continue reading
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