Tag: Portland 2847
Local builders show no interest in theatre revamp
Lithgow City Council says it is disappointed no local builders have expressed an interest in renovating the Crystal Theatre in Portland.[MORE]
Funds boost for western NSW schools
Eight disadvantaged schools in western New South Wales are to get up to $200,000 a year in extra funding to improve literacy and numeracy rates.[MORE]
Police reopen missing boy case 40 years later
Police have reopened their investigation into the disappearance of nine-year-old boy from the Lithgow district, in central western New South Wales, more than 40 years ago.[MORE]
Wild weather hits central west NSW
Gale force winds have brought down trees over roads across central west New South Wales, but emergency workers say there has been little structural damage.[MORE]
Pacific National shuts Portland-Maroona operations
The Portland to Maroona train line no longer has a rail freight operator, after Pacific National closed its operations on the line today.[MORE]
Needle factory closure disappoints council
The Glenelg Council remains disappointed at a syringe factory in Portland shutting down.[MORE]
Man turns himself in over Caloundra killing
A 27-year-old man has handed himself into New South Wales police over the death of man on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.[MORE]
Govt says too early to tell smoking ban impact on clubs
The New South Wales Minister for Gaming, Graham West, says it is too early to tell whether the ban on smoking in pubs and clubs around the state is having an effect on patronage.[MORE]
Power out in 2,000 homes
An electrical storm moving through the Blue Mountains and into western Sydney has cut power to more than 2,000 properties.[MORE]
