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Bill Meldrum | THIRTY-SIX organisations have shared in almost $85,000 from the Glenelg Shire Council for a wide variety of community-based projects. The Heywood Tennis Club was one six organisations to receive the maximum of $5000 from the second round of the shire’s community grants. It will use the money to replace damaged and unsafe fencing. Shire mayor Gilbert Wilson said the facility was used by a wide cross section of the community including local school children, the Heywood tennis and netball clubs, [...] 0 Comments
Bill Meldrum | THE Glenelg Shire Council has proposed a 4.02 per cent increase in rate revenue for 2012-13. The details of the rate increase were given as part of the draft budget which was put out for public comment by the council [...] 0 Comments
Tiana Richardson | THE Portland foreshore lagoon infilling was completed last week, leaving only some final levelling to be completed in the near future. The project is the first stage of works under the Portland Bay Coastal Infrastructure Plan and, according to the [...] 0 Comments
Spectator-Observer Partnership | RIDE into the future of exercise, where you generated electricity with the calories you burn! This is the idea behind the Future Spark Bike Project which will be launched tonight by the Portland Sustainability Group (PSG) Cycling Club, YMCA and [...] 0 Comments
Emma-Jayne Schenk | WEARY residents could finally see construction start at the dormant Coles redevelopment site that was initially said to be finished by next month. Southern Grampians Shire Council has said positive news is on its way about plans and timing for [...]
Bill Meldrum | THE Glenelg Shire Council will continue with its push to ban B-doubles from using Browning and Kennedy streets. The council decided at its meeting on Tuesday night to continue its push to have VicRoads re-gazette the roads so they are [...]
Spectator-Observer Partnership | THE Department of Health, Victoria, warns that whopping cough cases have starkly increased in the past few years, from 3741 cases in 2009 to 6736 cases in 2010 — and 2012 is likely to be even worse. Portland is preparing [...]
Spectator-Observer Partnership | FIVE community members have been appointed to a committee which aims to improve Portland’s central business district. The Glenelg Shire Council has appointed businessmen Allan Barrett, Mark McIntyre and Michael Hein; administrator Anita Rank, and Portland Historic Buildings Restoration Committee [...]
Spectator-Observer Partnership | GLENELG Shire Council has been fined $6107 by the Victorian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for breaching requirements to cover hazardous materials at the Portland landfill. Concerns about the condition of the landfill were first reported last May, during EPA’s Portland [...]
Bill Meldrum | PORTLAND District Health will move forward on public safety and transport management plans for the proposed helipad at The Ploughed Field. It follows a meeting between the PDH board of management and Glenelg Shire chief executive officer Sharon Kelsey late [...]
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