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Ross Moir | THE inaugural Beats Cycle for Hope cruised down the road toBridgewaterBayon Sunday, with about 450 registered cyclists and twice as many supporters. Event organiser and namesake Paul Beattie, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2006, said the response was fantastic. He said donations were still coming in, but up until yesterday the event had raised $12,500, all of which will be donated to the Cancer Council of Victoria through the Rotary Club of Portland. Although the ride itself was free … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | TALKS are ongoing with 20 Kalari employees who were told late last week that they will be made redundant from the company’s Portland branch. A Kalari spokeswoman said yesterday that at this stage no more of the branches 50 employees … Continue reading 0 Comments
James Bourke | GROUPS of cheering school children waving posters, loud commentators and intrigued adults added to the atmosphere of stage one of the 2012 Budget Forklifts Tour of the Great South Coast cycling race in Portland on Wednesday. People lined both sides … Continue reading 0 Comments
Kristy McDonald | FEARS have been raised that public and private aged care providers will face tough times ahead in their struggle to battle Commonwealth Government funding changes. Already $500 million has been cut from the Aged Residential Care budget this year. Western … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | THE language of opera is a foreign one for most people, let alone young students. It’s stranger still, when sung in a language you’re never spoken, or for many, never heard. For a select group of Portland primary and secondary … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | PLANS for further job losses at Keppel Prince Engineering’s Darts Rd facility have been shelved. Keppel Prince general manager Steve Garner broke the news to the workforce at meetings on Wednesday. He said he had told the 100 employees at … Continue reading
Scott Malcolm | PORTLAND’S Rick Smith out-raced 100 of Australia’s best drag racers to place second in the Super Sedan bracket at the 2012 Willowbank Fuchs Winternationals. The Winternationals, which were held in Brisbane, are the grand finale of the Australian National Drag … Continue reading
Steve Robertson | IF you want to book your tickets for an arts event in Glenelg Shire, there’s now an easy, on-line option available. Just go to the Glenelg Shire Arts website – www.arts.glenelg.vic.gov.au – and purchase your tickets for touring shows online. … Continue reading
Scott Malcolm | WESTERNS demonstrated their class with a 15.14 (104) to 11.3 (69) victory over Tyrendarra in South West football on Saturday. The Roos struggled to take advantage of the strong wind at the start of the first quarter. “There was a … Continue reading
Pat Koopman | PORTLAND Soccer Club continues to make giant strides in season 2012, both at senior and junior levels. The club’s Under-14 team was runner-up in last Sunday’s final of the prestigious Caffe Belgiorno Cup in Mount Gambier. The young Panthers were … Continue reading
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