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Scott Malcolm | PORTLAND had a good 3-1 win over Redbacks in last weekend’s Lower South East Hockey Association round. “We decided to go back to the basics of hockey, which we had neglected last week (in the team’s loss to Cavaliers),” coach Chris Saunders said. “We just focused on our short passes and controlling the ball, so as to not give the opposition a chance to attack. “Instead of doing long uncontrolled hits where we don’t actually have possession we were honouring [...] 0 Comments
Steve Robertson | SOMEWHERE in Greece, there’s a merchant seaman who reckons Portlanders are just about the nicest people on the planet. At Monday’s 50th anniversary celebrations for Portland’s Mission to Seafarers, manager Neville Manson told a story to about 35 guests, a [...] 0 Comments
Tiana Richardson | A PORTLAND man will appeal the severity of a six-month jail sentence imposed in the Portland Magistrates’ Court this week as a result of an assault late last year. It has been alleged that William Janes, 24, of Wellington Rd, [...] 0 Comments
Tiana Richardson | JEAN Kittson kicked off Friday morning on a hilarious note for many of Portland’s professional administrators. Ms Kittson was the guest speaker at the Committee for Portland/United Way Glenelg run 2012 Administrative Professional Breakfast, in the Portland Golf Club, at [...] 0 Comments
Steve Robertson | INVESTIGATORS probing the cause of Sunday morning’s devastating fire at Daly’s IGA supermarket in Portland are focusing in on a possible electrical fault in a large refrigerator as a likely starting point for the $4.5 million blaze. CCTV footage indicates [...]
Huw Cushing | FIFTY cartons of cigarettes valued at roughly $5000 were stolen from the burnt-out IGA Monday night as staff and owners try to rebuild. Portland police Sergeant Ray Hastings said the thieves broke-in through a window sometime between Monday night and [...]
Kristy McDonald | AS bugler, Frank Marcollo, played the Last Post for the 40th time at Hamilton’s Anzac Day service, the community gathered to give what they could and remember in their own way. Like most, Mr Marcollo honoured the memory of relatives [...]
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 [...]
Kristy McDonald | AS dawn breaks, our veterans are called to order and they make their way to the cenotaph; Jorja listens for the jingle of their service medals which, for her, is one of the special signatures of Anzac Day. “That mean’s [...]
Bill Meldrum | THE $4.9 million Active Health Portland is predicted to play a major role in attracting more medical professionals to the city — removing its tag as an isolated community. The clinic was officially opened by Federal Human Services Minister Kim [...]
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