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Pat Koopman | PORTLAND retained its unbeaten status with a hard fought 14.10 (94) to 11.5 (71) win against Hamilton on Saturday at Hanlon Park. But the Tigers aren’t getting carried away with their unblemished start to their 2012 Western Border Football League season campaign. Those at Tigerland know only too well that there is still a lot more hard work to be done as the season continues to unfold. “You’d rather be four and zip, than zip and four,” senior playing coach [...] 0 Comments
Scott Malcolm | GRAHAM Duffy is enjoying a long sporting career with Tyrendarra and played his 250th football game for the Darras on Saturday. “It feels like it’s gone quicker than it has; 1996 I think I started out at Tyrendarra … it’s [...] 0 Comments
Lisa Cameron | A CELEBRATION is planned to mark 150 years of Methodism in Hamilton. The event will recognise 150 years since the laying of the foundation stone for Hamilton’s first Methodist Church on May 8, 1862. An old-fashioned Methodist tea is planned [...] 0 Comments
Pat Koopman | THE curtain came down on a bumper Southern 500 Speedway 2011-12 season on Saturday night. “We had a great night,” club secretary Trevor Logan told the Portland Observer. “Weather-wise we couldn’t have wished for better. “The racing was tremendous in [...] 0 Comments
Kristy McDonald | FALLOUT from the collapse of the Hotondo Homes Portland franchise has extended to Hamilton, with bricklayer, Jack Goss, left holding a $14,000 bill, propped up by an empty, $10,000 promise from the now defunct company. The self-employed, 23-year-old brickie said [...]
Emma-Jayne Schenk | LAKE Hamilton is set for an impressive makeover, much to the delight of residents, rowers and yachting enthusiasts. The Aquatic Users Beach Project is part of the Lake Hamilton Master Plan and proposes the construction of a beach entry for [...]
Ross Moir | DESPITE rough seas curtailing fishing, Portland was packed for the Easter break with visitors giving a welcome boost to the local economy. Wild windy weather on Friday did not stop most accommodation venues in Portland being full and caravan parks [...]
Wayne Drew | A MACARTHUR man was arrested on Saturday night after allegedly making threats to kill during an incident in Strachan St, Hamilton. Sergeant Paul Stanhope, of Hamilton, said the 36 year-old man allegedly arrived at the Strachan St address in an [...]
Wayne Drew | WOODCUTTERS were greeted by Cavendish police and VicRoads officers on Saturday at Cavendish as they returned from a day in the bush collecting firewood. Leading Senior Constable Scott Olsen, of Cavendish, said about 90 people were breath tested and tests [...]
Tiana Richardson | THE 2012 Portland Sustainability Group Earth Hour event was well received with more than 150 people congregating at the Portland Botanic Gardens on Saturday night. Organiser Nicole Reefman said the event had once again been well received by the community. [...]
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