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Huw Cushing | THE main Portland boat ramp is being upgraded at a cost of $251,000 as an interim measure ahead of the construction of a new four-lane boat ramp, but the Glenelg Shire Council says some materials will be recycled. The upgrade of the boat ramp, to meet the demands of heavy boat use in the summer, was announced in 2010 after the state government awarded a $201,000 grant to the council. However, the project has been delayed due to design changes … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | FOR the Saunders family it was the welcoming home of a loved one and the final chapter in a 70-year story. After travelling nearly 4000 kilometres, soil from thePort Moresbygrave of WWII soldier Harry Saunders, was returned to Gunditjmara country … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | WHEN Wayne Wyllie opened his rates notice on Monday he was expecting an increase — but nothing this large. To his shock, the Glenelg Shire Council has increased Mr Wyllie’s rates by 70 per cent. Yet the shire’s overall rates … Continue reading 0 Comments
Danielle Grindlay | RESIDENTS have expressed little faith in Southern Grampians Shire Council’s pound service, with pet-owners concerned that rangers failed to notify them or confirm that their animal had been found. When Barb Lewis discovered both family dogs, ‘Mia’ and ‘Jess’, were … Continue reading 0 Comments
Bill Meldrum | THE proposed 70-berth marina project in Portland harbour is expected to provide direct employment for up to 20 local tradespeople. Queensland-based Superior Jetties confirmed on Monday it was likely to bring down a small number of its workers, comprising mainly … Continue reading
Tiana Richardson | THE Friends of Sea View House Inc steering committee is planning to take over the running of the Supported Residential Service (SRS) in early 2013. The committee, which was officially incorporated earlier this week, is also seeking an extension from … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | THE Australian Press Council has considered a complaint about the coverage in the Portland Observer in September-December 2011 of a local development project involving a foreshore lagoon. The local shire council complained that the coverage focused much more on the … Continue reading
Tiana Richardson | THE Glenelg Shire is set to save up to $89,000 in street lighting expenses per year under a new project entitled the Great South Coast Street Smart Lighting Program. The Great South Coast region has been awarded more than $1.4 … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | THE owner of the Dartmoor mill site, Carter Holt Harvey, has not ruled out the possibility of re-opening the site to generate timber-related economic activity. CHH Woodproducts Australia general manager Ian Tyson said late last week the company was waiting … Continue reading
Ross Moir | PORTLAND resident Leah Rodgers is fighting to stop the dog she surrendered to the RSPCA from being put down as a restricted breed. Last week Ms Rodgers surrendered the dog, Ozzy, to the Portland RSPCA so he could be adopted, … Continue reading
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