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Portlanders are heroes to one Greek seafarer
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 tale that neatly encapsulates what the mission is all about. “A Greek ship arrived in port and one of the crewmen had a very serious skin rash that could have been debilitating,” Mr Manson recalled. “He was terrified the condition [...] 0 Comments
Community answers Sea View House SOS
SCORES of people ventured out on a chilly Portland Monday evening to show support for [...] 0 Comments
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DYLAN Guy only had his car three weeks before a run-in with a deer on [...] 0 Comments
One driver in hospital after three-car smash
A THREE-CAR collision at the intersection of Percy and Townsend streets at 3.45pm on Monday [...] 0 Comments
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Basketball drawcard
ENTRIES for the South West Classic will close on Friday and those interested are urged to get their teams in as soon as possible. The Portland tournament, now in its 37th year, will be held on the June long weekend, and teams from all over Victoria and South East South Australia are expected to have some fun in the coastal town. “The focus of the tournament is on promoting basketball, as well as promoting friendship, and mateship within the basketball [...] 0 Comments
Tigers respond to challenge
PORTLAND held on to defeat Hamilton by five goals in their Western Border Netball Association [...] 0 Comments
Back to basics works
PORTLAND had a good 3-1 win over Redbacks in last weekend’s Lower South East Hockey [...] 0 Comments
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