Tag: Portland 3305
37 aluminium smelter workers laid off
Thirty-seven workers have lost their jobs at a production company in south-west Victoria.[MORE]
Coast Guard resuscitates drowning koala
Victoria's Port of Portland Coast Guard had a rescue of a different nature last night, with volunteers giving CPR to a drowning koala.[MORE]
Emergency ward open '24-7' after funds boost
The operators of Portland's public hospital say its emergency ward will be able to operate around-the-clock from next year.[MORE]
Portland smelter to cut jobs
The Portland aluminium smelter will cut production and contractor jobs from next week.[MORE]
Childcare centre Govt intervention not warranted yet: MP
The federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, says Government intervention is not yet needed to prop up ABC childcare centres.[MORE]
Eight injured in accidents
Eight people have been injured in two crashes on western Victorian roads overnight.[MORE]
Union want new mill to employ Dartmoor workers
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union says the developers of a $30 million woodchip mill north of Portland should employ some of the workers retrenched from the Dartmoor sawmill.[MORE]
States given responsibility for protecting abalone fisheries
Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke says it is up to state governments to protect abalone fisheries from the deadly ganglionueritis virus.[MORE]
Injured farmer says no doctors in emergency ward
A man injured in a farm accident this week says there were no doctors at the Portland Hospital's emergency ward to treat him.[MORE]
Injured man told to drive 100 kms for treatment
A man injured in a farm accident in western Victoria had to drive about 100 kilometres for medical attention.[MORE]
Planned wind turbine numbers halved
Energy company Pacific Hydro hopes to halve the number of wind turbines it is building in south-western Victoria because of improvements to the technology.[MORE]
Fewer turbines for Portland wind project
The wind farm developer Pacific Hydro has halved the number of turbines it plans to build at a wind farm site near Portland.[MORE]
Rail freight back on Portland-Maroona line
Rail freight will return to the Portland to Maroona train line, under a multi-million deal between miner Iluka Resources and freight operator El Zorro.[MORE]
Company tests for south-west oil
An exploration company has begun testing for oil beneath a known gas deposit in Victoria's south-west.[MORE]
Bushwalkers rescue sparks police warning
Police are warning bushwalkers to plan ahead, after the rescue of a Mt Gambier couple near Portland, in south-west Victoria, at the weekend.[MORE]
Portland man dies in head-on crash
A man from Portland was killed in a head-on smash with a truck in western Victoria last night.[MORE]
Fisher fears market closure
A Portland trawler fisherman is concerned there will not be a Melbourne Fish Market next year.[MORE]
Govt approves woodchip storage expansion
The Port of Portland is planning to begin an expansion of woodchip storage facilities in November.[MORE]
Tractor death prompts safety warning
WorkSafe is warning farmers against do-it-yourself tractor attachments, after the death of a Portland farmer on Sunday.[MORE]
Farmer crushed to death by bale of hay
Police are investigating the accidental death of a man after he was crushed by a bale of hay on a farm at West Portland, in Victoria's south-west.[MORE]
Jobs to go when Dartmoor mill shuts down
More than 130 jobs will be lost with the closure of a timber mill in south-west Victoria.[MORE]
Wet July for south-west Vic
Victoria's south-west has had a wetter than average July already, with Ballarat having had more than 74 millimetres of rain this month, 8mm more than the long-term average.[MORE]
MP seeks business case to reopen Portland Maroona line
Mount Gambier MP Rory McEwen says there needs to be a strong business case for reopening the rail line from Mount Gambier through to Victoria.[MORE]
Cannibal squid dissected live on internet
Scientists have dissected a giant squid in front of a live tv and internet audience at the Melbourne Museum.[MORE]
Giant squid goes under the knife
A giant squid is going under the knife at Melbourne Museum, with proceedings screened live on the internet.[MORE]
